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If you can install nix (you can install it per user) then you can have whatever you want in a temporary shell with nix-shell -p python
nix profile install nixpkgs#python if you want it actually installed
Home manager is also entirely user level I believe and lets you use a declarative config too
I tried to get install instructions for home-manager and they only had them if you are already on nix?
I didnt get it
Careful, there's three different terms in the mix here:
NixOS: an entire operating system, you don't need this.
nix: the nix package manager. This is what you'll need to install. look for single user install in the instructions.
home-manager: a module for nix. It's aim is to allow declarative configuration of a users' home configuration (and allow easier per-user install of packages on a global nix install).
If you want to go down the nix route, which I would recommend if you enjoy tinkering and having fine control over your system, you should start with installing nix. With that, you can already setup a shell that has the newest version of python available.
Going beyond that, I can link you some more resources, if you want c:
So "nix install" means placing a nix binary somewhere in my user $PATH?