A framework build is a specific build of Python to make it work like a .framework on macOS. The original motivation of this was that you can also ship framewor

A framework build is a specific build of Python to make it work like a .framework on macOS. The original motivation of this was that you can also ship frameworks within .app bundles but the Python framework build has hardcoded paths so you cannot really do it. One of the consequences of framework builds is that they have a different layout than a regular Python installation on the file system. The Python installer will also litter a bunch of files into /Applications which makes installing competing versions surprisingly annoying. In theory a framework build of Python would be preferrable but the framework build would have to become fully relocatable for that benefit to pay off. They are not today.