Update get_package_version() to include the short milestone tags.

Review Request #11475 — Created Feb. 19, 2021 and submitted

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release-3.0.x

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Historically, our get_package_version() method has returned
alpha/beta versions as, say, 3.0.21alpha1 or 3.0.21beta1. However,
Python packages use a instead of alpha and b instead of beta,
which leads to a warning every time we build a package. Worse, that
difference means we can't reliably call this function to get a suitable
verison string for matching a package filename.

This change updates this method to use the shortened a and b tags
instead.

Built a package and saw the correct filename, without warnings.

Used this in an upcoming change to correctly match a generated package
filename.

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Update get_package_version() to include the short milestone tags.
Historically, our `get_package_version()` method has returned alpha/beta versions as, say, `3.0.21alpha1` or `3.0.21beta1`. However, Python packages use `a` instead of `alpha` and `b` instead of `beta`, which leads to a warning every time we build a package. Worse, that difference means we can't reliably call this function to get a suitable verison string for matching a package filename. This change updates this method to use the shortened `a` and `b` tags instead.
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david
  1. Ship It!
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chipx86
Review request changed
Status:
Completed
Change Summary:
Pushed to release-3.0.x (b71ae01)