docs: Update managed node requirements (#78468)

docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/developing_python_3.rst

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ However, the three types of code do not use the same string strategy. If you're
 Minimum version of Python 3.x and Python 2.x
 ============================================
 
-See :ref:`Control Node Requirements <control_node_requirements>` and `Managed Node Requirements <:ref:managed-node-requirements>`_ for the
+See :ref:`Control Node Requirements <control_node_requirements>` and :ref:`Managed Node Requirements <managed_node_requirements>` for the
 specific versions supported.
 
 Your custom modules can support any version of Python (or other languages) you want, but the above are the requirements for the code contributed to the Ansible project.

docs/docsite/rst/installation_guide/intro_installation.rst

@@ -15,7 +15,47 @@ Ansible is an agentless automation tool that you install on a single host (refer
 Control node requirements
 =========================
 
-For your control node (the machine that runs Ansible), you can use nearly any UNIX-like machine with Python 3.9 or newer installed. This includes Red Hat, Debian, Ubuntu, macOS, BSDs, and Windows under a `Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) distribution <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/about>`_. Windows without WSL is not natively supported as a control node; see `Matt Davis' blog post <http://blog.rolpdog.com/2020/03/why-no-ansible-controller-for-windows.html>`_ for more information.
+For your *control* node (the machine that runs Ansible), you can use nearly any UNIX-like machine with Python 3.9 or newer installed. This includes Red Hat, Debian, Ubuntu, macOS, BSDs, and Windows under a `Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) distribution <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/about>`_. Windows without WSL is not natively supported as a control node; see `Matt Davis' blog post <http://blog.rolpdog.com/2020/03/why-no-ansible-controller-for-windows.html>`_ for more information.
+
+.. _managed_node_requirements:
+
+Managed node requirements
+=========================
+
+The *managed* node (the machine that Ansible is managing) does not require Ansible to be installed, but requires Python 2.7, or Python 3.5 - 3.11 to run Ansible library code.
+
+.. note::
+
+   Network modules are an exception and do not require Python on the managed device.  See :ref:`network_modules`.
+
+.. _node_requirements_summary:
+
+Node requirement summary
+========================
+
+The table below lists the current and historical versions of Python
+required on control and managed nodes.
+
+.. list-table::
+   :header-rows: 1
+
+   * - ansible-core Version
+     - Control node Python
+     - Managed node Python
+   * - 2.11
+     - Python 2.7, Python 3.5 - 3.9 `[†]`_
+     - Python 2.6 - 2.7, Python 3.5 - 3.9
+   * - 2.12
+     - Python 3.8 - 3.10
+     - Python 2.6 - 2.7, Python 3.5 - 3.10
+   * - 2.13
+     - Python 3.8 - 3.10
+     - Python 2.7, Python 3.5 - 3.10
+   * - 2.14
+     - Python 3.9 - 3.11
+     - Python 2.7, Python 3.5 - 3.11
+
+_`[†]`: Has a soft requirement of Python 3.8 as not packaged for older versions
 
 .. _getting_ansible: