diff --git a/Doc/using/windows.rst b/Doc/using/windows.rst index b95a43c853c288..b902fc0be62769 100644 --- a/Doc/using/windows.rst +++ b/Doc/using/windows.rst @@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ available for application-local distributions. As specified in :pep:`11`, a Python release only supports a Windows platform while Microsoft considers the platform under extended support. This means that -Python |version| supports Windows Vista and newer. If you require Windows XP -support then please install Python 3.4. +Python |version| supports Windows 8.1 and newer. If you require Windows XP +support then please install Python 3.4. If you require Windows Vista then +please install Python 3.6. If you require Windows 7 then please install +Python 3.8. There are a number of different installers available for Windows, each with certain benefits and downsides. diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2020-10-07-20-56-45.bpo-32592.xbIbP1.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2020-10-07-20-56-45.bpo-32592.xbIbP1.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000000000..3c2f65d7e846c8 --- /dev/null +++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2020-10-07-20-56-45.bpo-32592.xbIbP1.rst @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +Update "Using Python on Windows" document. Commented for Windows Vista and +Windows 7.