[llvm][docs] Update the Python version requirement to 3.8.0 for lit testing on Windows with substitute (virtual) drives. #81663
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Python 3.8.0 or newer is now required by at least the following tests when they are run on Windows from a substitute (virtual) drive. A substitute drive is often used as a workaround for
MAX_PATH
limitations on Windows. These tests are impacted because they use the lit%{?:real}
path expansion syntax to expand symbolic links and substitute drives. This path expansion is implemented with Python'sos.path.realpath()
function which changed behavior in Python 3.8.0 with regard to expansion of substitute drives. The changes mentioned above rely on the newer Python behavior.clang/test/Lexer/case-insensitive-include-absolute.c
clang/test/Lexer/case-insensitive-include-win.c
This change updates the LLVM Getting Started guide to note this newer Python version dependency for this relatively niche case. Python 3.6.0 remains the minimum required Python version otherwise.