Merge pull request #264908 from dominicbetts/central-python-versions

IoT Central: Update Python versioning information

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

articles/iot-central/core/how-to-connect-iot-edge-transparent-gateway.md

@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ Your transparent gateway is now configured and ready to start forwarding telemet
 
 ## Provision a downstream device
 
-IoT Central relies on the Device Provisioning Service (DPS) to provision devices in IoT Central. Currently, IoT Edge can't use DPS provision a downstream device to your IoT Central application. The following steps show you how to provision the `thermostat1` device manually. To complete these steps, you need an environment with Python 3.6 (or higher) installed and internet connectivity. The [Azure Cloud Shell](https://shell.azure.com/) has Python 3.7 pre-installed:
+IoT Central relies on the Device Provisioning Service (DPS) to provision devices in IoT Central. Currently, IoT Edge can't use DPS provision a downstream device to your IoT Central application. The following steps show you how to provision the `thermostat1` device manually. To complete these steps, you need an environment with Python installed and internet connectivity. Check the [Azure IoT Python SDK](https://github.com/Azure/azure-iot-sdk-python/blob/main/README.md) for current Python version requirements. The [Azure Cloud Shell](https://shell.azure.com/) has Python pre-installed:
 
 1. Run the following command to install the `azure.iot.device` module:
 

includes/iot-central-connect-device-python.md

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ To complete the steps in this article, you need the following resources:
 
 [!INCLUDE [iot-central-prerequisites-basic](iot-central-prerequisites-basic.md)]
 
-- A development machine with [Python](https://www.python.org/) version 3.7 or later installed. You can run `python --version` at the command line to check your version. Python is available for a wide variety of operating systems. The instructions in this tutorial assume you're running the **python** command at the Windows command prompt.
+- A development machine with [Python](https://www.python.org/) installed. Check the [Azure IoT Python SDK](https://github.com/Azure/azure-iot-sdk-python/blob/main/README.md) for current Python version requirements. You can run `python --version` at the command line to check your version. Python is available for a wide variety of operating systems. The instructions in this tutorial assume you're running the **python** command at the Windows command prompt.
 
 - A local copy of the [Microsoft Azure IoT SDK for Python](https://github.com/Azure/azure-iot-sdk-python/tree/v2/) GitHub repository that contains the sample code. Use this link to download a copy of the repository: [Download ZIP](https://github.com/Azure/azure-iot-sdk-python/archive/v2.zip). Then unzip the file to a suitable location on your local machine.
 

includes/iot-develop-send-telemetry-central-python.md

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ This quickstart runs on Windows, Linux, and Raspberry Pi. It's been tested on th
 
 Install the following prerequisites on your development machine:
 
-- [Python](https://www.python.org/downloads/) version 3.7 or later. To check your Python version, run `python3 --version`.
+- [Python](https://www.python.org/downloads/). Check the [Azure IoT Python SDK](https://github.com/Azure/azure-iot-sdk-python/blob/main/README.md) for current Python version requirements. To check your Python version, run `python3 --version`.
 - [Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads).
 
 [!INCLUDE [iot-develop-create-central-app-with-device](iot-develop-create-central-app-with-device.md)]

includes/iot-develop-send-telemetry-iot-hub-python.md

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Install the following prerequisites on your development machine except where not
 
 - If you don't have an Azure subscription, [create one for free](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F) before you begin.
 - [Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads).
-- [Python](https://www.python.org/downloads/) version 3.7 or later. To check your Python version, run `python3 --version`.
+- [Python](https://www.python.org/downloads/). Check the [Azure IoT Python SDK](https://github.com/Azure/azure-iot-sdk-python/blob/main/README.md) for current Python version requirements. To check your Python version, run `python3 --version`.
 - [Azure IoT Explorer](https://github.com/Azure/azure-iot-explorer/releases): Cross-platform, GUI-based utility to monitor and manage Azure IoT. If you're using Raspberry Pi as your development platform, we recommend that you install IoT Explorer on another computer. If you don't want to install IoT Explorer, you can use Azure CLI to perform the same steps.
 - Azure CLI. You have two options for running Azure CLI commands in this quickstart:
     - Use the Azure Cloud Shell, an interactive shell that runs CLI commands in your browser. This option is recommended because you don't need to install anything. If you're using Cloud Shell for the first time, sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com). Follow the steps in [Get started with Azure Cloud Shell](../articles/cloud-shell/get-started.md) to **Start Cloud Shell** and **Select the Bash environment**.

includes/iot-pnp-connect-device-python.md

@@ -14,12 +14,14 @@ This tutorial shows you how to build a sample IoT Plug and Play device applicati
 
 [!INCLUDE [iot-pnp-prerequisites](iot-pnp-prerequisites.md)]
 
-To complete this tutorial, you need Python 3.7 on your development machine. You can download the latest recommended version for multiple platforms from [python.org](https://www.python.org/). You can check your Python version with the following command:  
+To complete this tutorial, you need Python installed on your development machine. Check the [Azure IoT Python SDK](https://github.com/Azure/azure-iot-sdk-python/blob/main/README.md) for current Python version requirements. You can check your Python version with the following command:  
 
 ```cmd/sh
 python --version
 ```
 
+You can download the latest recommended version for multiple platforms from [python.org](https://www.python.org/).
+
 In your local Python environment, install the package as follows:
 
 ```cmd/sh

includes/iot-pnp-multiple-components-python.md

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ In this tutorial, you:
 
 You can run this tutorial on Linux or Windows. The shell commands in this tutorial follow the Linux convention for path separators '`/`', if you're following along on Windows be sure to swap these separators for '`\`'.
 
-To complete this tutorial, you need Python 3.7 on your development machine. You can download the latest recommended version for multiple platforms from [python.org](https://www.python.org/). You can check your Python version with the following command:  
+To complete this tutorial, you need Python installed on your development machine. Check the [Azure IoT Python SDK](https://github.com/Azure/azure-iot-sdk-python/blob/main/README.md) for current Python version requirements. You can check your Python version with the following command:  
 
 ```cmd/sh
 python --version

includes/iot-pnp-service-python.md

@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@ IoT Plug and Play simplifies IoT by enabling you to interact with a device's mod
 
 [!INCLUDE [iot-pnp-prerequisites](iot-pnp-prerequisites.md)]
 
-To complete this tutorial, you need Python 3.7 on your development machine. You can download the latest recommended version for multiple platforms from [python.org](https://www.python.org/). You can check your Python version with the following command:  
+To complete this tutorial, you need Python installed on your development machine. Check the [Azure IoT Python SDK](https://github.com/Azure/azure-iot-sdk-python/blob/main/README.md) for current Python version requirements. You can check your Python version with the following command:  
 
 ```cmd/sh
 python --version
 ```
 
+You can download the latest recommended version for multiple platforms from [python.org](https://www.python.org/).
+
 In your local Python environment, install the **azure-iot-device** package as follows:
 
 ```cmd/sh