add support for arm64 architecture to UsePythonVersionV0

[frittsy]

Context

Adds support for ARM64 architecture when downloading or using local copies of Python binaries

Fixes #21089

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Task Name

UsePythonVersionV0

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Description

• Adds arm64 as a valid input to the architecture parameter
• Updates localization strings to include arm64 in task documentation
• Updates unit test and mock data to validate selecting the arm64 architecture

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Risk Assessment (Low / Medium / High)

Low risk, all previous functionality remains the same. Simply allows an additional architecture option.

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Change Behind Feature Flag (Yes / No)

No

Tech Design / Approach

Similar approach to the JavaToolInstallerV1 task, with its jdkArchitectureOption parameter.

Another approach would be to try and override the input architecture option if os.arch() detects being in an ARM environment, similar to what DockerInstallerV0 does. Then consumers of this task would not need to change their input parameters when switching to ARM-based agents, but it does make the existing architecture parameter a bit more confusing.

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Documentation Changes Required (Yes/No)

Yes, arm64 needs to be documented as a valid option to the architecture parameter

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Unit Tests Added or Updated (Yes / No)

Yes

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Additional Testing Performed

None yet

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Logging Added/Updated (Yes/No)

No

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Telemetry Added/Updated (Yes/No)

No

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Rollback Scenario and Process (Yes/No)

Revert commit or roll forward with a fix

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Dependency Impact Assessed and Regression Tested (Yes/No)

No

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Checklist

• Related issue linked (if applicable)
• Task version was bumped — see versioning guide
• Verified the task behaves as expected

[frittsy]

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