pkg/59968: lang/python3* installs ~100 MB of test data

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>Number:         59968
>Category:       pkg
>Synopsis:       lang/python3* installs ~100 MB of test data
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    pkg-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Feb 07 16:10:01 +0000 2026
>Originator:     Taylor R Campbell
>Release:        current, 2025Q4, ...
>Organization:
Test NetBSD Pythondation, Inc.
>Environment:
>Description:
$ du -shx /usr/pkg/lib/python3.13/test
102M    /usr/pkg/lib/python3.13/test

I'm all for shipping tests you can run at runtime, but not in the base python package!  (Would be nice if could make multiple binary packages from one source package...)
>How-To-Repeat:
install python and wonder why it takes up so much space
>Fix:
Yes, please!
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