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+if [[ -n "$ZSH_VERSION" ]]; then
+  source "$(dirname "$0")/../shared.sh"
+else
+  source "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../shared.sh"
+fi
+prevent_to_execute_directly
+
+kube_run_pod_python() {
+  local python_version="3.11"
+  local pod_name="python-${python_version//./}-pod"
+  local run_as_root=false
+  local force=false
+  local user_id=1000
+  local group_id=1000
+  local username="pyuser"
+
+  while [[ "$#" -gt 0 ]]; do
+    case $1 in
+      --root)
+        run_as_root=true
+        shift
+        ;;
+      -f | --force)
+        force=true
+        shift
+        ;;
+      -u | --user)
+        user_id="$2"
+        shift 2
+        ;;
+      -g | --group)
+        group_id="$2"
+        shift 2
+        ;;
+      -v | --version)
+        python_version="$2"
+        pod_name="python-${python_version//./}-pod"
+        shift 2
+        ;;
+      -h | --help)
+        echo "Usage: kube_run_pod_python [--root] [-f|--force] [-u|--user <user_id>] [-g|--group <group_id>] [-v|--version <python_version>]"
+        echo "  --root        Run as root user (default is non-root)"
+        echo "  -f, --force   Force creation of new pod if it already exists"
+        echo "  -u, --user    Specify user ID (default: 1000)"
+        echo "  -g, --group   Specify group ID (default: 1000)"
+        echo "  -v, --version Specify Python version (default: 3.11)"
+        return 0
+        ;;
+      *)
+        echo "Unknown parameter passed: $1"
+        return 1
+        ;;
+    esac
+  done
+
+  if kubectl get pod "$pod_name" &>/dev/null; then
+    if [ "$force" = true ]; then
+      echo "Pod $pod_name already exists. Deleting it..."
+      kubectl delete pod "$pod_name"
+      sleep 5
+    else
+      echo "Pod $pod_name already exists. Use -f or --force to replace it."
+      return 1
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  echo "Creating new Python $python_version environment pod..."
+
+  local yaml_template
+  yaml_template=$(
+    cat <<EOF
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: $pod_name
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - name: python
+    image: python:$python_version-slim
+    command: ["/bin/bash", "-c"]
+    args:
+      - |
+        set -e
+        groupadd -g $group_id $username
+        useradd -u $user_id -g $group_id -m -s /bin/bash $username
+        chown $user_id:$group_id /home/$username
+        echo 'export PATH="/home/$username/.local/bin:$PATH"' >> /home/$username/.bashrc
+        echo "PS1='\u@\h:\w\$ '" >> /home/$username/.bashrc
+        mkdir -p /home/$username/.cache/pip
+        chown -R $user_id:$group_id /home/$username
+        if [ $user_id -ne 0 ]; then
+          su - $username -c "pip install --user --upgrade pip"
+        else
+          pip install --upgrade pip
+        fi
+        echo "Environment setup complete. Running sleep loop..."
+        while true; do sleep 30; done
+    env:
+    - name: HOME
+      value: /home/$username
+    - name: PATH
+      value: /home/$username/.local/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
+EOF
+  )
+
+  if [ "$run_as_root" = false ]; then
+    yaml_template+=$(
+      cat <<EOF
+
+  securityContext:
+    runAsUser: 0
+    runAsGroup: 0
+EOF
+    )
+  fi
+
+  echo "$yaml_template" | kubectl apply -f -
+
+  echo "Waiting for pod to be ready..."
+  if kubectl wait --for=condition=ready pod/"$pod_name" --timeout=60s; then
+    echo "Python $python_version environment is ready."
+    if [ "$run_as_root" = true ]; then
+      echo "Pod is running as root user."
+    else
+      echo "Pod is running as user ID: $user_id, group ID: $group_id"
+      echo "Use 'kubectl exec -it $pod_name -- su - $username' to start a shell as the user."
+    fi
+    echo "Use 'kubectl delete pod $pod_name' to remove the pod when you're done."
+  else
+    echo "Failed to create the pod. Please check for any error messages above."
+  fi
+}