Commit 85622e4b authored by Brett Cannon's avatar Brett Cannon

Issue #25874: Clarify platform support in the "Using Python on Windows" doc.

Thanks to Chris Wilcox for the initial patch.
parent 191321d1
...@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ core interpreter and library being used by a single user. The installer is also ...@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ core interpreter and library being used by a single user. The installer is also
able to install for all users of a single machine, and a separate ZIP file is able to install for all users of a single machine, and a separate ZIP file is
available for application-local distributions. available for application-local distributions.
Supported Versions
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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 3.5 supports Windows Vista and newer. If you require Windows XP support
then please install Python 3.4.
Installation Steps Installation Steps
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...@@ -1554,6 +1554,7 @@ Felix Wiemann ...@@ -1554,6 +1554,7 @@ Felix Wiemann
Gerry Wiener Gerry Wiener
Frank Wierzbicki Frank Wierzbicki
Santoso Wijaya Santoso Wijaya
Chris Wilcox
Bryce "Zooko" Wilcox-O'Hearn Bryce "Zooko" Wilcox-O'Hearn
Timothy Wild Timothy Wild
Jakub Wilk Jakub Wilk
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