Python: exclude tests folder by default (or config)

[eugenesvk]

Half of Python's installation size of rtx install [email protected] is a mostly useless tests folder lib/python3.12/test Is it possible to exlude that folder from installation via some kind of config https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/71827 (or maybe just autodelete it post-install if that previous one not posible)

[jdx]

I believe you should be able to do this today with the following:

CONFIGURE_OPTS=--disable-test-modules rtx install

[eugenesvk]

Oh, I see, thank you! What do you think of adding that as the default in rtx to make it more efficient without user effort (more waste should require more effort)?

[jdx]

I don't like the idea of modifying python-build's defaults.

[jdx]

new precompiled pythons won't have this directory