PyConfig_Set() sets PyInterpreterState.config and sys attributes (such as sys.flags), but it doesn't set global variables (such as Py_InspectFlag). It can lead to inconsistencies in C code using these deprecated global variables.

Linked PRs

• gh-153300: Set global configuration variables in PyConfig_Set() #153301
• [3.15] gh-153300: Set global configuration variables in PyConfig_Set() (GH-153301) #153356
• [3.14] gh-153300: Set global configuration variables in PyConfig_Set() (#153301) #153359
• gh-153300: Reuse PYCONFIG_SPEC in config_set_global_vars() #153471