Improve Python version handling #1152

Job	Run time
cpp-lib-build (macos-12, clang, ON)	2m 34s
cpp-lib-build (macos-12, clang, OFF)	3m 47s
build (macos-12, tool)	1m 26s
cpp-lib-build (macos-12, gcc, ON)	2m 24s
build (macos-12, cpp)	13m 11s
cpp-lib-build (macos-12, gcc, OFF)	4m 16s
build (macos-12, csharp)	5m 25s
cpp-lib-build (ubuntu-20.04, clang, ON)	2m 43s
build (macos-12, dart)	4m 10s
cpp-lib-build (ubuntu-20.04, clang, OFF)	4m 29s
build (macos-12, go)	3m 23s
cpp-lib-build (ubuntu-20.04, gcc, ON)	2m 30s
build (macos-12, java)	1m 49s
cpp-lib-build (ubuntu-20.04, gcc, OFF)	4m 20s
build (macos-12, javascript)	4m 22s
cpp-lib-build (windows-2022, clang, ON)	4m 44s
build (macos-12, typescript)	10m 42s
cpp-lib-build (windows-2022, clang, OFF)	4m 55s
build (macos-12, php)	1h 28m 45s
cpp-lib-build (windows-2022, cl)	3m 58s
build (macos-12, python3)	1m 26s
build (ubuntu-20.04, tool)	3m 28s
build (ubuntu-20.04, cpp)	17m 27s
build (ubuntu-20.04, csharp)	5m 23s
build (ubuntu-20.04, dart)	3m 57s
build (ubuntu-20.04, go)	2m 37s
build (ubuntu-20.04, java)	1m 22s
build (ubuntu-20.04, javascript)	1m 41s
build (ubuntu-20.04, typescript)	10m 18s
build (ubuntu-20.04, php)	1m 36s
build (ubuntu-20.04, python3)	1m 23s
build (windows-2022, tool)	1m 49s
build (windows-2022, cpp)	23m 55s
build (windows-2022, csharp)	6m 51s
build (windows-2022, dart)	4m 8s
build (windows-2022, go)	5m 29s
build (windows-2022, java)	1m 48s
build (windows-2022, javascript)	4m 46s
build (windows-2022, typescript)	20m 27s
build (windows-2022, php)	2m 8s
build (windows-2022, python3)	1m 46s
	4h 57m 38s

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