Support free threaded Python versions like '3.13t' (#973)

* Support free threaded Python versions like '3.13t'

Python wheels, pyenv, and a number of other tools use 't' in the Python
version number to identify free threaded builds. For example, '3.13t',
'3.14.0a1', '3.14t-dev'.

This PR supports that syntax in `actions/setup-python`, strips the "t",
and adds "-freethreading" to the architecture to select the correct
Python version.

See #771

* Add free threading to advanced usage documentation

* Fix desugaring of `3.13.1t` and add test case.

* Add freethreaded input and fix handling of prerelease versions

* Fix lint

* Add 't' suffix to python-version output

* Use distinct cache key for free threaded Python

* Remove support for syntax like '3.14.0a1'

* Clarify use of 't' suffix

* Improve error message when trying to use free threaded Python versions before 3.13
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Sam Gross
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@ -45,6 +45,16 @@ steps:
- run: python my_script.py
```
**Free threaded Python**
```yaml
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- uses: actions/setup-python@v5
with:
python-version: '3.13t'
- run: python my_script.py
```
The `python-version` input is optional. If not supplied, the action will try to resolve the version from the default `.python-version` file. If the `.python-version` file doesn't exist Python or PyPy version from the PATH will be used. The default version of Python or PyPy in PATH varies between runners and can be changed unexpectedly so we recommend always setting Python version explicitly using the `python-version` or `python-version-file` inputs.
The action will first check the local [tool cache](docs/advanced-usage.md#hosted-tool-cache) for a [semver](https://github.com/npm/node-semver#versions) match. If unable to find a specific version in the tool cache, the action will attempt to download a version of Python from [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/actions/python-versions/releases) and for PyPy from the official [PyPy's dist](https://downloads.python.org/pypy/).