From 4c25db7bf1774464706ea19b60521719ec7f7171 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Zackery Spytz Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2020 13:10:15 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] bpo-42523: Fix supported versions in "Using Python on Windows" --- Doc/using/windows.rst | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Doc/using/windows.rst b/Doc/using/windows.rst index 78c1e03f7462c9..c3af43c5f57cf5 100644 --- a/Doc/using/windows.rst +++ b/Doc/using/windows.rst @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ 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 +Python |version| supports Windows 8.1 and newer. If you require Windows XP support then please install Python 3.4. There are a number of different installers available for Windows, each with From 3a18afc5f807568b1a33723dc73c32bbf9bd5064 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Zackery Spytz Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2020 17:32:26 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Drop the reference to Windows XP. --- Doc/using/windows.rst | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/using/windows.rst b/Doc/using/windows.rst index c3af43c5f57cf5..265c07c7099f35 100644 --- a/Doc/using/windows.rst +++ b/Doc/using/windows.rst @@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ 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 8.1 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 7 +support, please install Python 3.8. There are a number of different installers available for Windows, each with certain benefits and downsides.