diff --git a/docs/starting/install3/linux.rst b/docs/starting/install3/linux.rst
index b02204bc0..355d10f21 100644
--- a/docs/starting/install3/linux.rst
+++ b/docs/starting/install3/linux.rst
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Installing Python 3 on Linux
 
 .. image:: /_static/photos/34435689480_2e6f358510_k_d.jpg
 
-This document describes how to install Python 3.6 or 3.8 on Ubuntu Linux machines.
+This document describes how to install Python 3 on Ubuntu Linux machines.
 
 To see which version of Python 3 you have installed, open a command prompt and run
 
@@ -15,17 +15,17 @@ To see which version of Python 3 you have installed, open a command prompt and r
 
     $ python3 --version
 
-If you are using Ubuntu 16.10 or newer, then you can easily install Python 3.6 with the following commands::
+If you are using Ubuntu 16.10 or newer, then you can easily install Python 3 with the following commands::
 
     $ sudo apt-get update
-    $ sudo apt-get install python3.6
+    $ sudo apt-get install python3
 
-If you're using another version of Ubuntu (e.g. the latest LTS release) or you want to use a more current Python, we recommend using the `deadsnakes PPA <https://launchpad.net/~deadsnakes/+archive/ubuntu/ppa>`_ to install Python 3.8::
+If you're using another version of Ubuntu (e.g. the latest LTS release) or you want to use a more current Python, we recommend using the `deadsnakes PPA <https://launchpad.net/~deadsnakes/+archive/ubuntu/ppa>`_ to install Python 3::
 
     $ sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
     $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa
     $ sudo apt-get update
-    $ sudo apt-get install python3.8
+    $ sudo apt-get install python3
 
 If you are using other Linux distribution, chances are you already have Python 3
 pre-installed as well. If not, use your distribution's package manager.
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ For example on Fedora, you would use `dnf`:
 
 Note that if the version of the ``python3`` package is not recent enough
 for you, there may be ways of installing more recent versions as well,
-depending on you distribution. For example installing the ``python3.9`` package
-on Fedora 32 to get Python 3.9. If you are a Fedora user, you might want
+depending on you distribution. For example installing the ``python3.13`` package
+on Fedora 32 to get Python 3.13. If you are a Fedora user, you might want
 to read about `multiple Python versions available in Fedora`_.
 
 .. _multiple Python versions available in Fedora: https://developer.fedoraproject.org/tech/languages/python/multiple-pythons.html
diff --git a/docs/starting/install3/osx.rst b/docs/starting/install3/osx.rst
index fa90fb93a..0c71ce1a3 100644
--- a/docs/starting/install3/osx.rst
+++ b/docs/starting/install3/osx.rst
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ Installing Python 3 on Mac OS X
 **Mac OS X comes with Python 2.7 out of the box between versions 10.8 and 12.3.**
 
 If your Mac OS X version is between the above versions,
-you do not need to install or configure anything else to use Python 2. These
-instructions document the installation of Python 3.
+you do not need to install or configure anything else to use Python. 
 
 The version of Python that ships with OS X is great for learning, but it's not
 good for development. The version shipped with OS X may be out of date from the
@@ -88,8 +87,8 @@ Homebrew installs ``pip`` pointing to the Homebrew'd Python 3 for you.
 Working with Python 3
 *********************
 
-At this point, you have the system Python 2.7 available, potentially the
-:ref:`Homebrew version of Python 2 <install-osx>` installed, and the Homebrew
+
+At this point, you have the system Python available, and the Homebrew
 version of Python 3 as well.
 
 .. code-block:: console
@@ -98,19 +97,12 @@ version of Python 3 as well.
 
 will launch the Homebrew-installed Python 3 interpreter.
 
-.. code-block:: console
-
-    $ python2
-
-will launch the Homebrew-installed Python 2 interpreter (if any).
-
 .. code-block:: console
 
     $ python3
 
 will launch the Homebrew-installed Python 3 interpreter.
 
-If the Homebrew version of Python 2 is installed then ``pip2`` will point to Python 2.
 If the Homebrew version of Python 3 is installed then ``pip`` will point to Python 3.
 
 The rest of the guide will assume that ``python`` references Python 3.
@@ -119,7 +111,7 @@ The rest of the guide will assume that ``python`` references Python 3.
 
     # Do I have a Python 3 installed?
     $ python --version
-    Python 3.7.1 # Success!
+    Python 3.9.6 # Success!
 
 
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