Correct title should be “Apple removes Python 2.7 from macOS in favor of Python3...

dagmx · on Jan 28, 2022

That would be incorrect. It's not being replaced in the OS with python3. It's just being removed.

vl · on Jan 28, 2022

But current title implies that there is no Python left at all, which is "more" incorrect.

angulardragon03 · on Jan 28, 2022

A fresh installation of macOS 12.3 will not contain Python.

python3 is a shim, when you run it it tells you you need to install the XCode CLI tools. It is not included by default.

dagmx · on Jan 29, 2022

There is no Python left at all unless you install it via other tools like Xcode or brew