another round of improvements

.github/workflows/python-builder.yml

@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ jobs:
           submodules: true
 
       - name: Build Python ${{ env.VERSION }}
-        shell: pwsh
         run: |
           ./builders/build-python.ps1 -Version $env:VERSION `
                   -Platform ${{ matrix.platform }} -Architecture ${{ matrix.arch }}
@@ -120,11 +119,12 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Apply build artifact to the local machine
         run: |
-          if ('${{ matrix.platform }}' -eq 'win32') { powershell ./setup.ps1 } else { sh ./setup.sh }
-          if ('${{ matrix.platform }}' -ne 'win32') {
+          if ('${{ matrix.platform }}' -eq 'win32') {
+            powershell ./setup.ps1
+            } else {
+              sh ./setup.sh
               cp ${{ runner.temp }}/${{ env.ARTIFACT_NAME }}/build_output.txt ${{ runner.temp }}
             }
-
         working-directory: ${{ runner.temp }}/${{ env.ARTIFACT_NAME }}
 
       - name: Setup Python ${{ env.VERSION }}
@@ -133,16 +133,15 @@ jobs:
           python-version: ${{ env.VERSION }}
 
       - name: Verbose sysconfig dump
-        run: |
-          if ('${{ matrix.platform }}' -ne 'win32') { python ./sources/python-config-output.py }
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux' || runner.os == 'macOS'
+        run: python ./sources/python-config-output.py
         working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/tests
 
       - name: Verbose python binary links
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux' || runner.os == 'macOS'
         run: |
           $pythonLocation = which python
-          if ('${{ matrix.platform }}' -ne 'win32') {
           if ('${{ matrix.platform }}' -eq 'darwin') { otool -L $pythonLocation } else { ldd $pythonLocation }
-          }
 
       - name: Run tests
         run: |

builders/python-builder.psm1

@@ -41,8 +41,11 @@ class PythonBuilder {
     PythonBuilder ([semver] $version, [string] $architecture, [string] $platform) {
         $this.InstallationTemplatesLocation = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "../installers"
 
-        New-Item -Force -Type Directory (Join-Path $env:RUNNER_TEMP "artifact")
-        New-Item -Force -Type Directory (Join-Path $env:RUNNER_TEMP "work")
+        $artifactDirectory = Join-Path $env:RUNNER_TEMP "artifact"
+        $workDirectory = Join-Path $env:RUNNER_TEMP "work"
+
+        New-Item -Force -Type Directory $artifactDirectory
+        New-Item -Force -Type Directory $workDirectory
 
         $this.HostedToolcacheLocation = $env:RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE
         $this.TempFolderLocation = $env:RUNNER_TEMP