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Minor parsing issue with new -X int_max_str_digits option if PYTHONINTMAXSTRDIGITS #96848

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python -X int_max_str_digits command is invalid:

$ python -X int_max_str_digits
Fatal Python error: config_init_int_max_str_digits: -X int_max_str_digits: invalid limit; must be >= 640 or 0 for unlimited.
Python runtime state: preinitialized

But if PYTHONINTMAXSTRDIGITS environment variable is defined, the invalid option is no longer rejected:

$ PYTHONINTMAXSTRDIGITS=5000 python -X int_max_str_digits
Python 3.12.0a0 (heads/main:e37ac5fbb6, Sep 15 2022, 15:03:41) [GCC 12.2.1 20220819 (Red Hat 12.2.1-1)] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> 

It's just because the valid variable in config_init_int_max_str_digits() is not initialized again in the -X option code path, after the env var is parsed.

I noticed this minor issue while backporting the change to Python 3.6 in Fedora for Red Hat.

cc @tiran @gpshead

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