which python3
/usr/bin/python3
cwsiv@localhost:~> python3 --version
Python 3.6.15

I did  a clean install how is it you have 3.11 without anaconda?

CWSIV

On Thu, Aug 3, 2023 at 2:09 AM Darryl Gregorash <raven@accesscomm.ca> wrote:
On 2023-08-02 22:18, Masaru Nomiya wrote:

>
> So, you need python3.7 or later to use yt-dlp.
>
> The solution to this problem is not difficult; simply install python
> 3.7 or higher (you will also be asked to install some files, but you
> can accept them all) and run as root like this;

I just checked my system in some detail. I found that python3.11 is
included in the openSUSE repositories, that yt-dlp is installed, and
that yt-dlp lists python3.11 as a dependency.
Guess what? python3.11 is installed on my system.