Coming from Ubuntu and Manjaro Linux, I have the idea that
every Linux distro uses Python scripts as well as Shell scripts,
so we have to be very careful not to mess up the "system python".
Recently I installed FreeBSD 13.1 with only the base system,
and was surprised to see that Python was not installed in it.
My question is: does FreeBSD (the OS itself) ever use Python?
If the answer is no, I can :
Did I understand that right? Is it true?
Not suggesting it's generally a good idea to stuff up "system python",
just want to know if we can do it, and not crash a FreeBSD system,
in contrast to some Linux distros, where the OS has some essential scripts in Python.
every Linux distro uses Python scripts as well as Shell scripts,
so we have to be very careful not to mess up the "system python".
Recently I installed FreeBSD 13.1 with only the base system,
and was surprised to see that Python was not installed in it.
My question is: does FreeBSD (the OS itself) ever use Python?
If the answer is no, I can :
- use pip as root,
- put my own apps under /usr/local/lib/pythonX/,
- make a complete broken mess of it,
Did I understand that right? Is it true?
Not suggesting it's generally a good idea to stuff up "system python",
just want to know if we can do it, and not crash a FreeBSD system,
in contrast to some Linux distros, where the OS has some essential scripts in Python.