New update needed!

[BogdanovCoding]

The new and improved Linux Mint 20.2 should come with Python3.9 by default instead of 3.8

I am just spreading the word on the street and hoping that the powers that be take notice

[xenopeek]

All the operating system components that use Python are tested with the LTS version of Python so it won't be upgraded. Such an upgrade happens with a next major release of Linux Mint, when it switches to a next LTS package base.

On any Linux Mint 20.x version you can install python3.9 package through Synaptic if you need Python 3.9. Just start any script with #!/usr/bin/python3.9 to use that version instead of the system Python version.

[BogdanovCoding]

Dear @ xenopeek,

Thank you for edjucating me, now I know

[deepakdeshp]

This may be useful.
https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/venv.html