diff --git a/docs/faq/install.txt b/docs/faq/install.txt
index 03573a17bf9..38b01a4d6bb 100644
--- a/docs/faq/install.txt
+++ b/docs/faq/install.txt
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ How do I get started?
 What are Django's prerequisites?
 --------------------------------
 
-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
@@ -47,13 +47,19 @@ Django version Python versions
 ============== ===============
 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?
 ---------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/docs/intro/install.txt b/docs/intro/install.txt
index 64e07f1d76e..f7056975244 100644
--- a/docs/intro/install.txt
+++ b/docs/intro/install.txt
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ that'll work while you walk through the introduction.
 Install Python
 --------------
 
-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/