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gh-158445: Allocate memory in the heap in Py_GetVersion() - #158608

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Py_GetVersion() now allocates memory on the heap, instead of using a static buffer, to no longer truncate the version if it's longer than 299 bytes.

Update Py_GetCompiler() and Py_GetBuildInfo() tests: they are now always a part of sys.version.

Py_GetVersion() now allocates memory on the heap, instead of using a
static buffer, to no longer truncate the version if it's longer than
299 bytes.

Update Py_GetCompiler() and Py_GetBuildInfo() tests: they are now
always a part of sys.version.
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📚 cpython-previews | 🛠️ Build #34907310 | 📁 Comparing ef0a101 against main (be87a85)

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