HPy support

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Since Jul 14, 2022.

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Supporting HPy - an alternative for the CPython C API could offer some benefits for cinder. Some python libraries have branches which support the HPy API - and while it is slower by default when used as a shim on top of the standard CPython implementation - it removes implementation details from the CPython C API, which buys options to make different choices (JIT, garbage collector, etc) like those made here in cinder. CPython extension modules that target the HPy API would Just Work with any python runtime that supports HPy - which means you don't have to change your C API to match changes from 3.9+.

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