Counter-anecdote: none of my Linux PCs have python.
Counter-counter-anecdote: my toaster has python.
I am sorry for your toaster.
Debian comes prepackaged with Python. If there are distros that are good enough for a server almost out of the box, surely Debian stable is one.
Not sure who's to "blame", but I was super surprised a few days ago when I installed Kubuntu 24.04 (minimal), and Python was missing. Was fine though as I strictly use via pipx and miniconda only, but still surprising.