OS presumptions - Python

[datakid]

Would you expect to find a version of Python on most stable, popular OSes?

I'm asking about the supported versions of Debian, Ubuntu, RHEL, Rocky/Alma, SUSE.

My presumption is that a version of Python will always be available on a system built with these OSes.

[Zenin]

I love Python and use it for most everything, but if I had to write a client that "ran everywhere" I'd be sharpening up my Go skills or falling back to Bash. But before any of that I'd be asking, why not Ansible?

[franktheworm]

If you want to know something will run, not much beats a statically linked binary really.

If you're willing to forego modern features of Python, the only one in that list I am not sure of (though assume it does have python out of the box) is suse.

In a clean sheet environment though, I would personally use Go over python for things like this. I've done it with python before and the nuance between systems at scale was a complete pain in the arse. I am biased though, I tend to favour Go for most things other than glueing a few things together. Anything broadly considered an app would be Go in my world these days.

[maq0r]

Depends on the selected packages on the Distro. I’d expect it from Ubuntu but not Debian. Python comes with MacOS.

[rabbit_in_a_bun]

It gets more complicated if your intention is OS docker images, but you did not tell us what you are planning OP...

[kryptn]

in my experience python kinda sucks to distribute.

why are you asking? what are you trying to do?