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doc: recommend supported Python versions #50407

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Expand Up @@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ The Node.js project supports Python >= 3 for building and testing.

* `gcc` and `g++` >= 10.1 or newer
* GNU Make 3.81 or newer
* Python >=3.6 <=3.11 (see note above)
* [A supported version of Python][Python versions]
* For test coverage, your Python installation must include pip.

Installation via Linux package manager can be achieved with:
Expand All @@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ FreeBSD and OpenBSD users may also need to install `libexecinfo`.
#### macOS prerequisites

* Xcode Command Line Tools >= 13 for macOS
* Python >=3.6 <=3.11 (see note above)
* [A supported version of Python][Python versions]
* For test coverage, your Python installation must include pip.

macOS users can install the `Xcode Command Line Tools` by running
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -576,7 +576,8 @@ to run it again before invoking `make -j4`.

##### Option 1: Manual install

* [Python 3.11](https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/python-311/9NRWMJP3717K)
* The current [version of Python][Python versions] from the
[Microsoft Store](https://apps.microsoft.com/store/search?publisher=Python+Software+Foundation)
* The "Desktop development with C++" workload from
[Visual Studio 2022](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/) or
the "C++ build tools" workload from the
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -887,3 +888,5 @@ incompatible with the official Node.js builds (e.g. using a ABI incompatible
version of a dependency), please reserve and use a custom `NODE_MODULE_VERSION`
by opening a pull request against the registry available at
<https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/HEAD/doc/abi_version_registry.json>.

[Python versions]: https://devguide.python.org/versions/