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I notice that when running softwareupdate --install with sudo on the DTK, we get the message not to run it with sudo on Apple Silicon Macs. When we run it without sudo, at the point of installation of the update, a GUI prompt appears asking for a password. It's not clear from the prompt whether the account needs to be an administrator or not. there is only one field - no opportunity to provide a different user. Also, since we had to run through the update to test the behaviour, it's also not clear if running a software update from the GUI requires credentials. Does anyone know if/where there is documentation about this change in behaviour? Or can share their experiences so we can piece together the new behaviour? e.g. does this mean it's no longer possible to script a software update?

python 2.7 is still shipped in Catalina but flagged as deprecated:WARNING: Python 2.7 is not recommended. This version is included in macOS for compatibility with legacy software. Future versions of macOS will not include Python 2.7. Instead, it is recommended that you transition to using 'python3' from within Terminal.Typing python3 results in an error.If I install the xcode-command-line-tools-beta from https://developer.apple.com/download/more/ and enter python3, I get this error:xcode-select: error: tool 'python3' requires Xcode, but active developer directory '/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools' is a command line tools instanceOnly if I install the 7GB Xcode-beta.app, and then the following line, can I successfully run the Apple-supplied version of python3:sudo xcode-select -switch /Applications/Xcode-beta.app/Contents/DeveloperI would like to know if python3 will be included in the xcode command line tools?