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test: Clarify that Python UTF-8 mode is the default today for most systems

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It will likely be the default for all systems, starting with Python
3.15, according to https://peps.python.org/pep-0686/#abstract.

It is hard to find a system other than Windows that has it not enabled
today. Nonetheless, Bitcoin Core requires UTF-8 in scripts and normally
enforces it via LC_ALL=C.UTF-8 or PYTHONUTF8=1.
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@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ venv/bin/pip3 install ./pycapnp -C force-bundled-libcapnp=True
venv/bin/python3 build/test/functional/interface_ipc.py
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The functional tests assume Python UTF-8 Mode, which is the default on most
systems.
On Windows the `PYTHONUTF8` environment variable must be set to 1:
```cmd