Use /usr/bin/python3 on rhelish 9+ (#74547)

The /usr/libexec/platform-python symbolic link is just a backwards compatibility shim there. See ce226d00fa
3 years ago · 728b52a6ff
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--- a/changelogs/fragments/74547-use-python3-on-rhel-9.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/74547-use-python3-on-rhel-9.yaml
@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+- On RHEL 9, CentOS Stream 9 etc., use /usr/bin/python3 as the default interpreter; /usr/libexec/platform-python is just a backwards-compatibility symbolic link there.
--- a/lib/ansible/config/base.yml
+++ b/lib/ansible/config/base.yml
@ -1486,6 +1486,7 @@ INTERPRETER_PYTHON_DISTRO_MAP:
    centos: &rhelish
      '6': /usr/bin/python
      '8': /usr/libexec/platform-python
+      '9': /usr/bin/python3
    debian:
      '8': /usr/bin/python
      '10': /usr/bin/python3