clarified the documentation

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diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index c05a2da..f77c040 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -37,12 +37,15 @@ Getting Started
 .. code-block:: pycon
 
     >>> import redis
-    >>> r = redis.StrictRedis(host='localhost', port=6379, db=0) #Add `decode_responses=True` if you are using Python 3
+    >>> r = redis.StrictRedis(host='localhost', port=6379, db=0)
     >>> r.set('foo', 'bar')
     True
     >>> r.get('foo')
     'bar'
 
+By default, the value returned if you are using Python3 are in raw byte strings.
+If you want a decoded response you can add `decode_response=True` in `redis.StrictRedis()`.
+
 API Reference
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