Quick-fire questions
Where can I find Python in Monterey?
> Before macOS 12.3, Python 2.7 has been included in the normal macOS distribution. That changes in 12.3, where it has been removed, and Python 3 has to be installed by the user. Universal installers are available from bit.ly/ mac377python and elsewhere.
How to stop lid opening booting an M1 MacBook Pro?
> Unless Apple provides a new option to allow you to open an M1 notebook without it starting up, there’s no way to do that. Because of this, you mustn’t put anything thicker than the tissue paper used by Apple to cover the keyboard between that and the display, or your Mac may think its lid is opened, and could start up by mistake.