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by hack1312 1 day ago
It’s incorrect for Linux too, distributions build Python binaries for their repos.
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The thread does mention that:

> (The notable exception here is that Linux distros _can_ support, e.g., `apt install python3` and ship a binary, because IIUC they can rely on standardized system paths.)

Of course, there are lots of use cases where that doesn't suffice, such as, for example, if you care what Python version you're using.