diff --git a/Android.mk b/Android.mk
index c759b8b..c17ddbe 100755
--- a/Android.mk
+++ b/Android.mk
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@
     TW_EXCLUDE_TZDATA := true
     TW_EXCLUDE_NANO := true
     TW_EXCLUDE_BASH := true
+    TW_EXCLUDE_PYTHON := true
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(AB_OTA_UPDATER),true)
@@ -557,6 +558,9 @@
 ifneq ($(TW_LOAD_VENDOR_MODULES),)
     TWRP_REQUIRED_MODULES += libmodprobe
 endif
+ifneq ($(TW_EXCLUDE_PYTHON),true)
+    TWRP_REQUIRED_MODULES += python3_twrp
+endif
 
 TWRP_REQUIRED_MODULES += file_contexts_text
 
diff --git a/twrp-functions.cpp b/twrp-functions.cpp
index 73399b3..f427195 100755
--- a/twrp-functions.cpp
+++ b/twrp-functions.cpp
@@ -1550,7 +1550,7 @@
 		File.close();
 		// Android Binary Xml start from these bytes
 		if(!buffer.compare(0, abx_hdr.size(), abx_hdr))
-			return false; // bad format, not possible to parse
+			return false; // ABX format - requires conversion
 	}
 	return true; // good format, possible to parse
 }