diff --git a/doc/plugins/write/external.mdwn b/doc/plugins/write/external.mdwn
index a1a3811dc..fd343bda6 100644
--- a/doc/plugins/write/external.mdwn
+++ b/doc/plugins/write/external.mdwn
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ external plugin in your favorite programming language. Wow us at how much
 easier you can do the same thing in your favorite language. ;-)
 
 There's now a second external plugin, the [[rst]] plugin, written in
-python. (Could someone convert it into a python library that can be used by
-other plugins?)
+python. It uses a `proxy.py`, a helper library for ikiwiki python plugins.
 
 [[toc ]]