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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Supported python version not found on self-hosted runner","articleBody":"**Description:**\r\nI have a self-hosted runner; Github's hosted runners aren't cheap at scale. It runs x86 Debian linux. _Why? Ubuntu is bloated and Canonical is full of bad production practices. [fite me]_ My build action fails to run because setup-python possibly searches with `platform_version` instead of `arch` and `platform` alone. \r\n\r\n**Action version:**\r\nv5\r\n\r\n**Platform:**\r\n- [x] ~~Ubuntu~~ Linux x86\r\n\r\n**Runner type:**\r\n- [x] Self-hosted\r\n\r\n**Tools version:**\r\nAll.\r\n\r\n**Repro steps:**  \r\nWorking in [elderlabs/BetterDisco](https://github.com/elderlabs/BetterDisco/actions/runs/11301259815) with [build.yml](https://github.com/elderlabs/BetterDisco/blob/main/.github/workflows/build.yml).\r\n\r\n**Expected behavior:**\r\nI expect setup-python to treat the distro agnostically, or at the least, support Ubuntu's parent distro -- rather, not locked to Ubuntu alone. I understand this is the linux distro Github offers with their hosted runners, but they also allow self-hosted linux runners that _aren't_ running Ubuntu. At the least, an override that's able to skip the `platform_version` would be a nice-to-have. Python is python, and in theory it should be able to work in most (linux) places identically. \r\n\r\n**Actual behavior:**\r\n```\r\nThe version '3.12.7' with architecture 'x64' was not found for Debian n/a.\r\nThe list of all available versions can be found here: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/actions/python-versions/main/versions-manifest.json\r\n```\r\n\r\n\r\nIf a patch can be pushed for difficult people like me, I'd be grateful. Thank you.\r\n\r\nEDIT: This may be a variant of #716, though in my instance, I'm not looking for the ability to override outside of my action file, merely the treatment of linux universally.","author":{"url":"https://github.com/elderlabs","@type":"Person","name":"elderlabs"},"datePublished":"2024-10-12T01:10:03Z","url":"https://github.com/actions/setup-python/issues/961"}