diff --git a/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.11.12.ebuild b/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.11.12.ebuild
index f37ee2ec78fb5..44d3793186627 100644
--- a/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.11.12.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.11.12.ebuild
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ S="${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}/Lib"
 LICENSE="PSF-2"
 SLOT="${PYVER}"
 KEYWORDS="~alpha amd64 arm arm64 hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ppc ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 sparc x86"
+# enable by default to help CI handle it (we have no additional deps)
+IUSE="+python_targets_${PYTHON_COMPAT[0]}"
 REQUIRED_USE="${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}"
 
 RDEPEND="
diff --git a/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.11.12_p1.ebuild b/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.11.12_p1.ebuild
index 285ed8eef860b..891a46f99a13c 100644
--- a/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.11.12_p1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.11.12_p1.ebuild
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ S="${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}/Lib"
 LICENSE="PSF-2"
 SLOT="${PYVER}"
 KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ppc ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86"
+# enable by default to help CI handle it (we have no additional deps)
+IUSE="+python_targets_${PYTHON_COMPAT[0]}"
 REQUIRED_USE="${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}"
 
 RDEPEND="
diff --git a/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.12.10.ebuild b/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.12.10.ebuild
index a8a5d217bf43b..a578ea2133da2 100644
--- a/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.12.10.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.12.10.ebuild
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ S="${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}/Lib"
 LICENSE="PSF-2"
 SLOT="${PYVER}"
 KEYWORDS="~alpha amd64 arm arm64 hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ppc ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 sparc x86"
+# enable by default to help CI handle it (we have no additional deps)
+IUSE="+python_targets_${PYTHON_COMPAT[0]}"
 REQUIRED_USE="${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}"
 
 RDEPEND="
diff --git a/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.12.10_p1.ebuild b/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.12.10_p1.ebuild
index fa89d04e53beb..974f9b62233c3 100644
--- a/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.12.10_p1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.12.10_p1.ebuild
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ S="${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}/Lib"
 LICENSE="PSF-2"
 SLOT="${PYVER}"
 KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ppc ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86"
+# enable by default to help CI handle it (we have no additional deps)
+IUSE="+python_targets_${PYTHON_COMPAT[0]}"
 REQUIRED_USE="${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}"
 
 RDEPEND="
diff --git a/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.13.3-r100.ebuild b/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.13.3-r100.ebuild
index 22e5afad0e454..7756583869b8f 100644
--- a/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.13.3-r100.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.13.3-r100.ebuild
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ S="${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}/Lib"
 LICENSE="PSF-2"
 SLOT="${PYVER}"
 KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86"
+# enable by default to help CI handle it (we have no additional deps)
+IUSE="+python_targets_${PYTHON_COMPAT[0]}"
 REQUIRED_USE="${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}"
 
 RDEPEND="
diff --git a/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.13.3.ebuild b/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.13.3.ebuild
index bcea1d9432da4..4f3330e5a249f 100644
--- a/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.13.3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.13.3.ebuild
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ S="${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}/Lib"
 LICENSE="PSF-2"
 SLOT="${PYVER}"
 KEYWORDS="~alpha amd64 arm arm64 hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ppc ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 sparc x86"
+# enable by default to help CI handle it (we have no additional deps)
+IUSE="+python_targets_${PYTHON_COMPAT[0]}"
 REQUIRED_USE="${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}"
 
 RDEPEND="
diff --git a/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.13.3_p1-r100.ebuild b/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.13.3_p1-r100.ebuild
index 3d2ff15db4e32..07d251d70f213 100644
--- a/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.13.3_p1-r100.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.13.3_p1-r100.ebuild
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ S="${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}/Lib"
 LICENSE="PSF-2"
 SLOT="${PYVER}"
 KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86"
+# enable by default to help CI handle it (we have no additional deps)
+IUSE="+python_targets_${PYTHON_COMPAT[0]}"
 REQUIRED_USE="${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}"
 
 RDEPEND="
diff --git a/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.13.3_p1.ebuild b/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.13.3_p1.ebuild
index 535a9deb4b92b..7b62d5f1ae71f 100644
--- a/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.13.3_p1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.13.3_p1.ebuild
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ S="${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}/Lib"
 LICENSE="PSF-2"
 SLOT="${PYVER}"
 KEYWORDS="~alpha amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ppc ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc x86"
+# enable by default to help CI handle it (we have no additional deps)
+IUSE="+python_targets_${PYTHON_COMPAT[0]}"
 REQUIRED_USE="${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}"
 
 RDEPEND="
diff --git a/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.14.0_beta2-r100.ebuild b/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.14.0_beta2-r100.ebuild
index 517a1dcbc2040..42c74e7425665 100644
--- a/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.14.0_beta2-r100.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.14.0_beta2-r100.ebuild
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ S="${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}/Lib"
 LICENSE="PSF-2"
 SLOT="${PYVER}"
 KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86"
+# enable by default to help CI handle it (we have no additional deps)
+IUSE="+python_targets_${PYTHON_COMPAT[0]}"
 REQUIRED_USE="${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}"
 
 RDEPEND="
diff --git a/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.14.0_beta2.ebuild b/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.14.0_beta2.ebuild
index ecc96f6cd8dcc..cb6ca1b1d860b 100644
--- a/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.14.0_beta2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.14.0_beta2.ebuild
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ S="${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}/Lib"
 LICENSE="PSF-2"
 SLOT="${PYVER}"
 KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86"
+# enable by default to help CI handle it (we have no additional deps)
+IUSE="+python_targets_${PYTHON_COMPAT[0]}"
 REQUIRED_USE="${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}"
 
 RDEPEND="
diff --git a/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.14.9999-r100.ebuild b/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.14.9999-r100.ebuild
index 837ed77debdbe..2769aedd8a300 100644
--- a/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.14.9999-r100.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.14.9999-r100.ebuild
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ S="${WORKDIR}/${P}/Lib"
 
 LICENSE="PSF-2"
 SLOT="${PYVER}"
+# enable by default to help CI handle it (we have no additional deps)
+IUSE="+python_targets_${PYTHON_COMPAT[0]}"
 REQUIRED_USE="${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}"
 
 RDEPEND="
diff --git a/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.14.9999.ebuild b/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.14.9999.ebuild
index ea2da946d1f2b..5c1799fdf974e 100644
--- a/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.14.9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/python-tests/python-tests-3.14.9999.ebuild
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ S="${WORKDIR}/${P}/Lib"
 
 LICENSE="PSF-2"
 SLOT="${PYVER}"
+# enable by default to help CI handle it (we have no additional deps)
+IUSE="+python_targets_${PYTHON_COMPAT[0]}"
 REQUIRED_USE="${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}"
 
 RDEPEND="