Ok, I guess we'll have to revert the Python change and make another release. I was worried about the change. But I am not sure of how best to deal with the intended benefits.
Joshua, can you please take a look at these reports and advise? https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake/2021-08/msg00007.html https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/automake/2021-08/msg00006.html Thanks, Karl