CI: make Python version configurable

Add a new parameter "usePythonVersion" to the CI job templates.
This makes it possible to specify the version of Python to use.
The default value is '', in which case Python will not be downloaded
at runtime and the one provided by the VM/container image will be used.

Additionally, add a template .azurepipelines/templates/defaults.yml,
from which the default Pyhton version string can be obtained.

Signed-off-by: Oliver Steffen <osteffen@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Michael Kubacki <michael.kubacki@microsoft.com>
Acked-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Chris Fernald <chfernal@microsoft.com>

.azurepipelines/templates/defaults.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+## @file
+# File templates/default.yml
+#
+# template file containing common default values
+#
+# Copyright (c) Red Hat, Inc.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-Patent
+##
+
+variables:
+  default_python_version: ">=3.10.6"

.azurepipelines/templates/platform-build-run-steps.yml

@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ parameters:
 - name: extra_install_step
   type: stepList
   default: []
+- name: usePythonVersion
+  type: string
+  default: ''
 
 steps:
 - checkout: self
@@ -42,8 +45,9 @@ steps:
 
 - task: UsePythonVersion@0
   inputs:
-    versionSpec: ">=3.10.6"
+    versionSpec: ${{ parameters.usePythonVersion }}
     architecture: "x64"
+  condition: ne('${{ parameters.usePythonVersion }}', '')
 
 - script: pip install -r pip-requirements.txt --upgrade
   displayName: 'Install/Upgrade pip modules'

.azurepipelines/templates/pr-gate-build-job.yml

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ parameters:
   vm_image: ''
   arch_list: ''
   extra_install_step: []
+  usePythonVersion: ''
 
 # Build step
 jobs:
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ jobs:
       build_pkgs: $(Build.Pkgs)
       build_targets: $(Build.Targets)
       build_archs: ${{ parameters.arch_list }}
+      usePythonVersion: ${{ parameters.usePythonVersion }}
       extra_install_step: ${{ parameters.extra_install_step }}
 
 - job: Build_${{ parameters.tool_chain_tag }}_TARGET_CODE_COVERAGE

.azurepipelines/templates/pr-gate-steps.yml

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ parameters:
   build_pkgs: ''
   build_targets: ''
   build_archs: ''
+  usePythonVersion: ''
   extra_install_step: []
 
 steps:
@@ -21,8 +22,9 @@ steps:
 
 - task: UsePythonVersion@0
   inputs:
-    versionSpec: '>=3.10.6'
-    architecture: 'x64'
+    versionSpec: ${{ parameters.usePythonVersion }}
+    architecture: "x64"
+  condition: ne('${{ parameters.usePythonVersion }}', '')
 
 - script: pip install -r pip-requirements.txt --upgrade
   displayName: 'Install/Upgrade pip modules'