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[1.8.x] Added Python version support policy 

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What are Django's prerequisites?
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Django requires Python, specifically Python 2.7 or 3.2 and above. Other Python
libraries may be required for some uses, but you'll receive an error about it
as they're needed.
Django requires Python. See the table in the next question for the versions of
Python that work with each version of Django. Other Python libraries may be
required for some uses, but you'll receive an error about it as they're needed.
For a development environment -- if you just want to experiment with Django --
you don't need to have a separate Web server installed; Django comes with its
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============== ===============
1.4 2.5, 2.6, 2.7
**1.7, 1.8** **2.7** and **3.2, 3.3, 3.4**
1.9 2.7, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5
1.9 2.7, 3.4, 3.5
============== ===============
For each version of Python, only the latest micro release (A.B.C) is officially
supported. You can find the latest micro version for each series on the `Python
download page <https://www.python.org/downloads/>`_.
Typically, we will support a Python version up to and including the first
Django LTS release that will receive security updates until after security
support for that version of Python ends. For example, Python 3.3 security
support ends September 2017 and Django 1.8 LTS security support ends April
2018. Therefore Django 1.8 is the last version to support Python 3.3.
What Python version should I use with Django?
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Install Python
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Being a Python Web framework, Django requires Python. It works with Python 2.7,
3.2, 3.3, or 3.4. All these versions of Python include a lightweight database
called SQLite_ so you won't need to set up a database just yet.
Being a Python Web framework, Django requires Python. See
:ref:`faq-python-version-support` for details. Python includes a lightweight
database called SQLite_ so you won't need to set up a database just yet.
.. _sqlite: http://sqlite.org/