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macOS Tahoe 26.2 ships with an outdated version of Python 3.9.6

7 points by Gabrielfair ↗ HN
Not only is 3.9 reached end-of-life, the last release was 3.9.25

% python3 Python 3.9.6 (default, Dec 2 2025, 07:27:58) [Clang 17.0.0 (clang-1700.6.3.2)] on darwin

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frou_dh
AFAIK macOS does not ship any version of Python in the normal installation, and it's Xcode / Xcode-CommandLineTools that bundles a Python.
raw_anon_1111
Why does it matter? Tye first thing I do when getting a Mac is install the newest version of everything I need.
runjake
macOS Tahoe doesn't ship with Python. It comes with the Developer Tools as an internal dependency.

It is not intended nor supported for end users. It's only purpose is as a dependency for Apple's developer tools.

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LarryMade2
"MacOS ships with an outdated version of Python" - heh, heard that phrase many times over the years. it's amazing Apple still includes it.