[davidkwast]

You can always use pyenv to install any Python on any mainstream Linux. I only use pyenv Python to develop on any laptop or any server. My dev laptop is still Ubuntu 22.04 and I have any Python from 2.7 to 3.14 .

https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv

Simple Python version management

[majorchord]

Wow I had no idea about that, thanks!

[int_19h]

Better yet, uv:

https://docs.astral.sh/uv/guides/install-python/