From 8512ad0289ad2fef937f3b232c410c597be21c44 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kevin Stillhammer Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 18:00:39 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify impact of using actions/setup-python (#732) Closes: #724 --- README.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 20efa42..d944b2e 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -202,7 +202,8 @@ by name (`uv`). With `setup-uv`, you can install a specific version of Python using `uv python install` rather than relying on `actions/setup-python`. -Using `actions/setup-python` can be faster, because GitHub caches the Python versions alongside the runner. +Using `actions/setup-python` can be faster (~1s), because GitHub includes several Python versions in the runner image +which are available to get activated by `actions/setup-python` without having to download them. For example: