macOS isn't quite semver unfortunately. The mid year releases are usually quite significant. While I'm not a fan of removing Python 2 mid major cycle, it's not

macOS isn't quite semver unfortunately. The mid year releases are usually quite significant. While I'm not a fan of removing Python 2 mid major cycle, it's not without precedent, and they've had popups since the first Monterey release anytime anything linked against the system Python 2