Refactor python code #605

Job	Run time
Build (ubuntu:mantic, gcc, LEGACY, OFF, true)	9m 34s
Build (ubuntu:mantic, clang, LEGACY, OFF, true)	12m 43s
Build (ubuntu:mantic, gcc, GLVND, OFF, true)	9m 46s
Build (ubuntu:mantic, clang, GLVND, OFF, true)	12m 54s
Build (ubuntu:jammy, gcc, GLVND, OFF, false)	9m 29s
Build (ubuntu:jammy, clang, GLVND, OFF, false)	12m 2s
Build (ubuntu:focal, gcc, GLVND, OFF, false)	10m 45s
Build (ubuntu:focal, clang, GLVND, OFF, false)	11m 7s
Build (linuxmintd/mint21.1-amd64, clang, GLVND, OFF, true)	12m 10s
Build (linuxmintd/mint21-amd64, clang, GLVND, OFF, false)	12m 17s
Build (linuxmintd/mint20-amd64, clang, GLVND, OFF, false)	11m 54s
Build (debian:bookworm, clang, GLVND, OFF, false)	12m 20s
Build (debian:bullseye, clang, GLVND, OFF, false)	12m 21s
Build (debian:buster, clang, GLVND, OFF, false)	10m 27s
Build (opensuse/leap:15.5, clang, LEGACY, ON, true)	11m 7s
Build (opensuse/leap:15.5, clang, GLVND, ON, true)	11m 12s
Build (opensuse/leap:15.4, clang, GLVND, ON, false)	11m 54s
Build (fedora:38, clang, LEGACY, ON, true)	11m 56s
Build (fedora:38, clang, GLVND, ON, true)	12m 12s
Build (fedora:37, clang, GLVND, ON, false)	11m 32s
Build (rockylinux:9.1, clang, GLVND, ON, false)	12m 34s
Build (rockylinux:8.7, clang, GLVND, ON, false)	44s
	4h 3m 0s

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