I've been repeating again and again that everywhere, but the sweet spot for beginners is to stick to the boostrapping method that will lead to the least possible modes of failure.

Because I don't want to repeat it every time, I eventually wrote everything down, so know I can just link to it:

For installing Python: "Installing and running Python: the bare minimum you can get away with"

https://www.bitecode.dev/p/installing-python-the-bare-minimu...

To manage deps: "Back to basics with pip and venv":

https://www.bitecode.dev/p/back-to-basics-with-pip-and-venv

And how I justify those very steps: "Why not tell people to "simply" use pyenv, poetry, pipx or anaconda".

https://www.bitecode.dev/p/why-not-tell-people-to-simply-use

At this point it kinda feels like spamming, but honestly, there is too much noise out there, and those points don't come across enough. Especially since most dev are either too little or too much experienced to be helpful.