Update the pipelines to download the latest version of python from github

Author: sathiya-nhs

azure/build-prereqs.yml

@@ -12,16 +12,18 @@ steps:
       PATCH=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/actions/python-versions/releases \
         | jq -r '[.[] | .tag_name | select(startswith("3.13"))] | .[]' \
         | sort -V | tail -n 1 | cut -d- -f1)
+
+      echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=PY_VER]$PATCH"
       echo "Resolved latest python version: $PATCH"
       echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=LD_LIBRARY_PATH;]/agent/_work/_tool/Python/${PATCH}/x64/lib/"
     displayName: 'Query and set python tool cache path'  
 
 
   - task: UsePythonVersion@0
     name: UsePy
-    displayName: 'Use Python 3.13'
+    displayName: 'Use Python $(PY_VER)'
     inputs:
-      versionSpec: '3.13'
+      versionSpec: '$(PY_VER)'
 
   - bash: |
       echo "Checking the python version in use to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH"

azure/cleanup-ecs-pr-proxies.yml

@@ -64,15 +64,18 @@ jobs:
           PATCH=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/actions/python-versions/releases \
             | jq -r '[.[] | .tag_name | select(startswith("3.13"))] | .[]' \
             | sort -V | tail -n 1 | cut -d- -f1)
+
+          echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=PY_VER]$PATCH"
           echo "Resolved latest python version: $PATCH"
           echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=LD_LIBRARY_PATH;]/agent/_work/_tool/Python/${PATCH}/x64/lib/"
-        displayName: 'Query and set python tool cache path'            
+        displayName: 'Query and set python tool cache path'  
+
 
       - task: UsePythonVersion@0
         name: UsePy
-        displayName: "Use Python 3.13"
+        displayName: 'Use Python $(PY_VER)'
         inputs:
-          versionSpec: 3.13
+          versionSpec: '$(PY_VER)'
 
       - bash: |
           echo "Checking the python version in use to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH"

azure/common/apigee-build.yml

@@ -153,14 +153,15 @@ jobs:
               | jq -r '[.[] | .tag_name | select(startswith("'"${{ parameters.python_version }}"'"))] | .[]' \
               | sort -V | tail -n 1 | cut -d- -f1)
           echo "Resolved latest python version: $PATCH"
+          echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=PY_VER]$PATCH"
           echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=LD_LIBRARY_PATH;]/agent/_work/_tool/Python/${PATCH}/x64/lib/"
         displayName: 'Query and set python tool cache path'      
 
       - task: UsePythonVersion@0
         name: UsePy
-        displayName: "Use Python ${{ parameters.python_version }}"
+        displayName: 'Use Python $(PY_VER)'
         inputs:
-          versionSpec: ${{ parameters.python_version }}
+          versionSpec: '$(PY_VER)'
 
 
       - bash: |

azure/common/deploy-stage.yml

@@ -128,15 +128,18 @@ stages:
                     PATCH=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/actions/python-versions/releases \
                       | jq -r '[.[] | .tag_name | select(startswith("3.13"))] | .[]' \
                       | sort -V | tail -n 1 | cut -d- -f1)
+
+                    echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=PY_VER]$PATCH"
                     echo "Resolved latest python version: $PATCH"
                     echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=LD_LIBRARY_PATH;]/agent/_work/_tool/Python/${PATCH}/x64/lib/"
-                  displayName: 'Query and set python tool cache path' 
+                  displayName: 'Query and set python tool cache path'  
+
 
                 - task: UsePythonVersion@0
                   name: UsePy
-                  displayName: "Use Python 3.13"
+                  displayName: 'Use Python $(PY_VER)'
                   inputs:
-                    versionSpec: 3.13
+                    versionSpec: '$(PY_VER)'
 
                 - bash: |
                     echo "Checking the python version in use to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH"

azure/utils-pr-pipeline.yml

@@ -36,18 +36,20 @@ jobs:
 
       - bash: |
           PATCH=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/actions/python-versions/releases \
-              | jq -r '[.[] | .tag_name | select(startswith("3.13"))] | .[]' \
-              | sort -V | tail -n 1 | cut -d- -f1)
+            | jq -r '[.[] | .tag_name | select(startswith("3.13"))] | .[]' \
+            | sort -V | tail -n 1 | cut -d- -f1)
+
+          echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=PY_VER]$PATCH"
           echo "Resolved latest python version: $PATCH"
           echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=LD_LIBRARY_PATH;]/agent/_work/_tool/Python/${PATCH}/x64/lib/"
-        displayName: 'Query and set python tool cache path'
+        displayName: 'Query and set python tool cache path'  
 
 
       - task: UsePythonVersion@0
         name: UsePy
-        displayName: 'Use Python 3.13'
+        displayName: 'Use Python $(PY_VER)'
         inputs:
-          versionSpec: 3.13
+          versionSpec: '$(PY_VER)'
 
       - bash: |
           echo "Checking the python version in use to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH"