chore: [proposal] de-matrix python-version in GHAs (#27906)

.github/actions/setup-backend/action.yml

@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ name: 'Setup Python Environment'
 description: 'Set up Python and install dependencies with optional configurations.'
 inputs:
   python-version:
-    description: 'Python version to set up.'
+    description: 'Python version to set up. Accepts a version number, "current", or "next".'
     required: true
-    default: '3.10'
+    default: 'current'
   cache:
     description: 'Cache dependencies. Options: pip'
     required: false
@@ -13,22 +13,39 @@ inputs:
     description: 'Type of requirements to install. Options: base, development, default'
     required: false
     default: 'dev'
+  install-superset:
+    description: 'Whether to install Superset itself. If false, only python is installed'
+    required: false
+    default: 'true'
 
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
-    - name: Set up Python ${{ inputs.python-version }}
+    - name: Interpret Python Version
+      id: set-python-version
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        if [ "${{ inputs.python-version }}" = "current" ]; then
+          echo "PYTHON_VERSION=3.10" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        elif [ "${{ inputs.python-version }}" = "next" ]; then
+          echo "PYTHON_VERSION=3.11" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        else
+          echo "PYTHON_VERSION=${{ inputs.python-version }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        fi
+    - name: Set up Python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version }}
+        python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
         cache: ${{ inputs.cache }}
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
-        sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install libldap2-dev libsasl2-dev
-        pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
-        if [ "${{ inputs.requirements-type }}" = "dev" ]; then
-          pip install -r requirements/development.txt
-        elif [ "${{ inputs.requirements-type }}" = "base" ]; then
-          pip install -r requirements/base.txt
+        if [ "${{ inputs.install-superset }}" = "true" ]; then
+          sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install libldap2-dev libsasl2-dev
+          pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
+          if [ "${{ inputs.requirements-type }}" = "dev" ]; then
+            pip install -r requirements/development.txt
+          elif [ "${{ inputs.requirements-type }}" = "base" ]; then
+            pip install -r requirements/base.txt
+          fi
         fi
       shell: bash