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Add more details about the Python build in sys.version

Currently, it's not easy to guess how Python was built just by looking at python -VV output or sys.version.

I propose to enhance sys.version to include more details about how Python was configured for the build:

  • debug or release build
  • "shared" or "framework" build
  • assertions enabled or not
  • address/memory/undefined behavior sanitizer
  • etc.

It should help me to more quickly identify if a buildbot was built in debug mode or release mode.

It should help to see how Python was optimized: with or without LTO and PGO optimizations?

It should help to quickly have an idea of which ABI is used: the "pystats" ABI is different than the "debug" than the "release" ABI.

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