:mod:`ensurepip` includes a bundled copy of ``pip``, up-to-date as of the first
release candidate of the release of CPython with which it ships (this applies
to both maintenance releases and feature releases). ``ensurepip`` does not
-access the internet. (If the installation has Internet access, it is of course
-possible to upgrade ``pip`` to a release more recent than the bundled ``pip``
-by using the bundled ``pip`` command itself once it is installed.)
+access the internet. If the installation has Internet access, after
+``ensurepip`` is run the bundled ``pip`` can be used to upgrade ``pip`` to a
+more recent release than the bundled one. (Note that such an upgraded version
+of ``pip`` is considered to be a separately installed package and will not be
+removed if Python is uninstalled.)
The module is named *ensure*\ pip because if called when ``pip`` is already
installed, it does nothing. It also has an ``--upgrade`` option that will