I found a python.exe in my win but it's mainly a link to an app store.

Found this in the net:

"every install of Windows will include python and python3 commands that take you directly to the Python store page."

If it runs, maybe check what else was installed with the same timestamp.

I found a python.exe in my win but it's mainly a link to an app store.

I've checked on another Windows laptop and it doesn't have Python.

Update...
It does have an app called python.exe that is not in a Python directory and, like you say, opens the Microsoft Store.

does it really run?

It opens up a command prompt looking window with the following:

Python 2.7.17 (v2.7.17:c2f86d86e6, Oct 19 2019, 21:01:17) [MSC v.1500 
+64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>
[download]

I guess that's Python doing its thing...

since there's really a python there and findable, where python will show you where in your path it is -- which will give a hint what app may have bundled it.

That was my thought until I checked the timestamp on the installation directory which is January 2020

Does Windows have something like ls -lc ?

Does Windows have something like ls -lc ?

That was a big weird...I had to look up what the -lc switch does so used Termux on my Android mobile to access ls --help!

If, as I think, it lists the files in order of creation, then yes...Windows does it within the GUI by clicking the 'Date Created' column within File Explorer. Although this column is hidden by default but trivial to switch on. Alternatively, at a command prompt it is dir /od /tc