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Python is available by default in macOS. Not latest version python, but available. (Both 2 & 3 I think, or maybe they've dropped 2 now.)



A minor update of macOS Monterey[1] removed /usr/bin/python, but /usr/bin/perl still exists. Xcode's Command Line Tools will install Python 3, but I do not count as being bundled by default with macOS. Unfortunately, I can't find any Apple documentation to prove this. You'll just have to check with a fresh install of macOS Ventura yourself (or, at your own risk, uninstall Xcode and/or the Command Line Tools)

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


(Ouch, a minor update!) Oh ok, I stand corrected. I don't currently have any macOS machines.




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