Does glib really need python at runtime?

I installed a package that needs glib on a server and noticed that
python was installed as glib depends on it

root@arthur:1# pkg info -d glib
glib-2.74.1,2:
	libxml2-2.10.3_1
	python39-3.9.15       <-----
	pcre2-10.40
	libffi-3.4.3
	gettext-runtime-0.21
	libiconv-1.17

I can understand python being need for building glib, but as a run time
dependency it's ridiculous, as well as exposing a massive attack
surface. Does anyone know what's going on here?

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We build our computer systems the way we build our cities; over time,
without a plan, on top of ruins.
			— Ellen Ullman