I have Alma Linux 9 in my VM, which is not compatible with python 2.7, but I need backward compatibility as well.
I had installed python2.7 from the source code and created a softlink between /usr/bin/python and /usr/local/bin/python2.7. It was working.

But, now I am unable to install any new packages using dnf.

I tried to make /usr/bin/python point back to python3.9. Now python is not working at all in my system. That is typing python in the terminal doesnot give any outputs.

I am trying to find a way in which dnf in alma linux 9 works with python 2