On: Apple removes Python 2.7 in macOS 12.3 beta

[runjake]

Apple has been warning people for several years[1]. It's continued to be included in macOS until they could resolve dependencies with shipped software. And Python 3 is still there.

1. https://developer.apple.com/documentation/macos-release-note...

[ArchOversight → runjake]

python3 is not included, unless you install Xcode. It's now a shim!

[my123 → ArchOversight]

Note that a full Xcode install isn’t required, Xcode-select —-install (500MB or so command line tools bundle) includes Python.

[jessriedel → my123]

Is this new or has it always been true?

[my123 → jessriedel]

For Python 3, has been true since Apple started shipping Python 3 on macOS. For Python 2, it was bundled within the OS itself.

[runjake → ArchOversight]

You are right (but, it’s specifically the XCode Command-line Tools).

Thanks for the correction!