Add WinPython support to the System Python manager#1369
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[WIP] Add support for WinPython environments via System Python manager
Add WinPython support to the System Python manager
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fixes: #1251
PET can discover WinPython environments, but the extension was silently dropping them because
WinPythonwas not a recognizedNativePythonEnvironmentKind. WinPython is a portable Windows Python distribution that belongs under the existing System Python manager alongsideWindowsRegistry,WindowsStore, andGlobalPaths.Changes
nativePythonFinder.ts— Addwinpython = 'WinPython'to theNativePythonEnvironmentKindenum to match the value emitted by PET'spet-winpythoncrate.managers/builtin/utils.ts— AddNativePythonEnvironmentKind.winpythonto therefreshPythonsallowlist so WinPython environments surface through the System Python manager.WinPython falls through to the
defaultbranch ingetKindName(), so it displays asPython <version>— consistent with other undecorated system Pythons.Warning
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