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assert rewriting: support sys.pycache_prefix (py38) #4730

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A new feature will be added in Python 3.8 allowing to specify an alternate prefix/location for the pycache files: https://github.com/python/cpython/blame/dcfcd146f8e6fc5c2fc16a4c192a0c5f5ca8c53c/Doc/whatsnew/3.8.rst#L70-L83

Pytest should support/use this with its assertion rewriting.

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    topic: rewriterelated to the assertion rewrite mechanismtype: backward compatibilitymight present some backward compatibility issues which should be carefully noted in the changelogtype: enhancementnew feature or API change, should be merged into features branchtype: feature-branchnew feature or API change, should be merged into features branch

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