use previous py3.8 shared object for py3.10 + simplify workflow

.github/workflows/python-package-tests.yml

@@ -18,27 +18,13 @@ jobs:
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
 
-    - name: Install dependencies for Python build
-      run: |
-        dnf install -y dnf-plugins-core
-        dnf install -y gcc openssl openssl-devel bzip2-devel libffi-devel zlib-devel make wget curl-minimal
-        dnf install -y git
+    - name: Setup Python 3
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: "3.10"
 
-    - name: Download and Install Python 3.10 from Source
-      run: |
-        PYTHON_VERSION=3.10.12
-        wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$PYTHON_VERSION/Python-$PYTHON_VERSION.tgz
-        tar -xzf Python-$PYTHON_VERSION.tgz
-        cd Python-$PYTHON_VERSION
-        ./configure --enable-optimizations
-        make -j $(nproc)
-        make altinstall  # This installs it as `python3.10` without overwriting the default `python3`
-        ln -s /usr/local/bin/python3.10 /usr/local/bin/python  # Link it as `python`
-
-    - name: Verify Python and SSL module
-      run: |
-        python --version
-        python -c "import ssl; print('SSL support is available:', ssl.OPENSSL_VERSION)"
+    - name: Install prerequisites
+      run: dnf install -y git
 
     - name: Install Torque
       run: |