docs: Remove non-Python specific references in Python platform docs

[alexander-alderman-webb]

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Generic references or plural references to SDKa are confusing in the platform docs. The reader expects us to describe the behavior of the Python SDK, and not make vague statements about how it may work.

Closes #15062

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Refines Python docs to be Python-SDK specific and clarifies options/hooks, adding details for shutdown draining (close/flush), breadcrumb hints/automation, filtering/sampling, and PII handling.

• Python SDK specificity:
  • Replace generic “SDKs” language with Python-SDK specific phrasing across configuration, filtering, sampling, sessions, usage, and sensitive data pages.
• Shutdown & draining (configuration/draining*.mdx):
  • Clarify background sending; document client.close() behavior (disables client) and flush alternative.
• Filtering & hooks (configuration/filtering, options.mdx):
  • Clarify before_send, before_send_transaction, before_breadcrumb, and before_send_log semantics and hints usage.
  • Tighten transport and shutdown_timeout descriptions.
• Sampling (configuration/sampling.mdx):
  • Clarify sampling-context description (integration-based) and examples.
• Sensitive data (data-management/sensitive-data) :
  • Emphasize default non-PII behavior, SDK-level scrubbing options, and where sensitive data may appear.
• Breadcrumbs (enriching-events/breadcrumbs) :
  • Specify available keys, return None behavior, and link hints; add Python includes for automatic breadcrumbs and breadcrumb hint (log_record).
• Identify user: clarify IP extraction, {{auto}}, and defaults.
• Scopes: minor wording to reflect SDK-managed scopes.
• Performance metrics: minor wording to refer to “the SDK.”
• Fingerprinting/Usage/Sessions: tighten language to Python context and examples.

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Bundle Report

Changes will increase total bundle size by 879 bytes (0.0%) ⬆️. This is within the configured threshold ✅

Detailed changes

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