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[3.12] Add note to sys.orig_argv clarifying the difference from sys.argv (GH-114630) #114821

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The list of the original command line arguments passed to the Python
executable.

See also :data:`sys.argv`.
The elements of :data:`sys.orig_argv` are the arguments to the Python interpreter,
while the elements of :data:`sys.argv` are the arguments to the user's program.
Arguments consumed by the interpreter itself will be present in :data:`sys.orig_argv`
and missing from :data:`sys.argv`.

.. versionadded:: 3.10

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