> You need Python 3.10 to create a Python 3.10 venv.
Yes, but this doesn't need to cause a problem for those of us using bare-bones tooling. Speaking for myself, I just... run venv with that version of Python. Because I have a global installation of everything from 3.5 to 3.13 inclusive, plus 2.7 (just so I can verify what I post online about how things used to work in 2.x). And I never install anything to my base Python versions, because my system Python is Apt's territory and the ones I built from source are only and specifically there to make venvs with.
Yes, but this doesn't need to cause a problem for those of us using bare-bones tooling. Speaking for myself, I just... run venv with that version of Python. Because I have a global installation of everything from 3.5 to 3.13 inclusive, plus 2.7 (just so I can verify what I post online about how things used to work in 2.x). And I never install anything to my base Python versions, because my system Python is Apt's territory and the ones I built from source are only and specifically there to make venvs with.
Compiling Python from source on Linux is about as straightforward as compiling from source ever gets, honestly. (The Python dev guide has some useful tips - https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/setup-building/i... .)