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From: John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Python: A Little Trick For Every Need
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On Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:17:59 +0200
Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote:

> So do all versions of Linux come with a built-in Python interpreter?

I mean, nothing but the kernel is truly "built-in," but it's right in
the repository in every major distro and underlies a large number of
fairly core-ish utilities (e.g. Synaptic,) so...more or less, yes?
Highly unlikely that you'd find a modern Linux environment outside of
(maybe) the embedded space where you *couldn't* run Python programs, if
it came to it.