Merge pull request #36135 from MicrosoftDocs/main

Auto Publish – main to live - 2025-12-29 18:30 UTC

Author: learn-build-service-prod[bot]

docs/connect/odbc/bug-fixes.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
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-title: "Quickstart: Python SQL Driver - mssql-python Connect to a SQL database from a Jupyter Notebook in Visual Studio Code"
+title: "Quickstart: Python SQL Driver - mssql-python Connect to a SQL Database from a Jupyter Notebook in Visual Studio Code"
 description: This quickstart describes connect to your SQL database from a Jupyter Notebook in Visual Studio Code.
 author: dlevy-msft-sql
 ms.author: dlevy
 ms.reviewer: vanto, randolphwest
-ms.date: 11/18/2025
+ms.date: 12/29/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: connectivity
 ms.topic: quickstart-sdk
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ The `mssql-python` driver doesn't require any external dependencies on Windows m
 
 - Python 3
 
-  - If you don't already have Python, install the **Python runtime** and **Python Package Index (PyPI) package manager** from [python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/).
+  - If you don't already have Python, install the **Python runtime** and **pip package manager** from [python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/).
 
   - Prefer to not use your own environment? Open as a devcontainer using [GitHub Codespaces](https://github.com/features/codespaces).
 

docs/connect/python/mssql-python/python-sql-driver-mssql-python-connect-jupyter-notebook.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: This quickstart describes installing Python, and mssql-python then
 author: dlevy-msft-sql
 ms.author: dlevy
 ms.reviewer: vanto, randolphwest
-ms.date: 11/18/2025
+ms.date: 12/29/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: connectivity
 ms.topic: quickstart-sdk
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ The `mssql-python` driver doesn't require any external dependencies on Windows m
 
 - Python 3
 
-  - If you don't already have Python, install the **Python runtime** and **Python Package Index (PyPI) package manager** from [python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/).
+  - If you don't already have Python, install the **Python runtime** and **pip package manager** from [python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/).
 
   - Prefer to not use your own environment? Open as a devcontainer using [GitHub Codespaces](https://github.com/features/codespaces).
 

docs/connect/python/mssql-python/python-sql-driver-mssql-python-quickstart.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: This quickstart describes creating prototypes reports quickly using
 author: dlevy-msft-sql
 ms.author: dlevy
 ms.reviewer: vanto, randolphwest
-ms.date: 11/18/2025
+ms.date: 12/29/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: connectivity
 ms.topic: quickstart-sdk
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ The `mssql-python` driver doesn't require any external dependencies on Windows m
 
 - Python 3
 
-  - If you don't already have Python, install the **Python runtime** and **Python Package Index (PyPI) package manager** from [python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/).
+  - If you don't already have Python, install the **Python runtime** and **pip package manager** from [python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/).
 
   - Prefer to not use your own environment? Open as a devcontainer using [GitHub Codespaces](https://github.com/features/codespaces).
 

docs/connect/python/mssql-python/python-sql-driver-mssql-python-rapid-prototyping-quickstart.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: This quickstart describes repeatable deployments of the mssql-pytho
 author: dlevy-msft-sql
 ms.author: dlevy
 ms.reviewer: vanto, randolphwest
-ms.date: 11/18/2025
+ms.date: 12/29/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: connectivity
 ms.topic: quickstart-sdk
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ The `mssql-python` driver doesn't require any external dependencies on Windows m
 
 - Python 3
 
-  - If you don't already have Python, install the **Python runtime** and **Python Package Index (PyPI) package manager** from [python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/).
+  - If you don't already have Python, install the **Python runtime** and **pip package manager** from [python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/).
 
   - Prefer to not use your own environment? Open as a devcontainer using [GitHub Codespaces](https://github.com/features/codespaces).
 

docs/connect/python/mssql-python/python-sql-driver-mssql-python-repeatable-deployments-quickstart.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 author: WilliamDAssafMSFT
 ms.author: wiassaf
 ms.reviewer: jopilov, randolphwest
-ms.date: 07/16/2024
+ms.date: 12/29/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.topic: include
 ---

docs/includes/snac-removed-oledb-and-odbc.md

@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ For more information about support periods for SUSE versions, see [https://www.s
 
 If you previously installed a preview version of [!INCLUDE [ssnoversion-md](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)], you must first remove the old repository before following these steps. For more information, see [Configure repositories for installing and upgrading SQL Server on Linux](sql-server-linux-change-repo.md).
 
-> [!NOTE]  
-> At this time, the [Windows Subsystem for Linux](/windows/wsl/about) for Windows 10 or Windows 11 isn't supported as an installation target.
+> [!NOTE]
+> [!INCLUDE [ssnoversion-md](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is supported for development purposes only. For instructions on installing SQL Server on WSL, see [Quickstart: Install SQL Server and create a database on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL 2)](quickstart-install-connect-wsl-2.md).
 
 For other system requirements, see [System requirements for SQL Server on Linux](sql-server-linux-setup.md#system).
 

docs/linux/quickstart-install-connect-suse.md

@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ If you previously installed a preview version of [!INCLUDE [ssnoversion-md](../i
 
 ::: moniker-end
 
-The [Windows Subsystem for Linux](/windows/wsl/about) isn't supported as an installation target for [!INCLUDE [ssnoversion-md](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)].
+> [!NOTE]
+> [!INCLUDE [ssnoversion-md](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is supported for development purposes only. For instructions on installing SQL Server on WSL, see [Quickstart: Install SQL Server and create a database on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL 2)](quickstart-install-connect-wsl-2.md).
 
 For other system requirements, see [System requirements for SQL Server on Linux](sql-server-linux-setup.md#system).