CI: Print detailed Python version

[hugovk]

Purpose

• Print more debug info on CI

Detail

Running python with a single --version gives info like:

Python 3.12.2
Python 3.13.0a5+

Running with a double --version --version gives more details:

Python 3.12.2 (v3.12.2:6abddd9f6a, Feb  6 2024, 17:02:06) [Clang 13.0.0 (clang-1300.0.29.30)]
Python 3.13.0a5+ (heads/main-dirty:63d6f2623e, Mar 22 2024, 15:29:42) [Clang 15.0.0 (clang-1500.3.9.4)]

This contains a commit hash and timestamp, which could be useful in identifying the Python version in more details.

[jayaddison]

Hi @hugovk - is this intended for merge, or is it a one-time version-gathering task for #12174?

[hugovk]

For merge, it could also be useful in the future.

python/cpython#117120 is a potential fix for #12174. For that PR, our own doctests are back down from ~45 mins to ~10 mins.

[chrisjsewell]

the more info the better thanks 😄

[picnixz]

It's been more than 10 years that I was coding in Python and I didn't know about this --version --version... I've been enlightened.

[chrisjsewell]

It's been more than 10 years that I was coding in Python and I didn't know about this --version --version... I've been enlightened.

The simpler form would be Python -VV, but I didn't want to be pedantic 😄

[hugovk]

It's been more than 10 years that I was coding in Python and I didn't know about this --version --version... I've been enlightened.

It was added in 3.6: https://docs.python.org/3/using/cmdline.html#cmdoption-version