[sqlite3] Remove ASCII limitation from sqlite3.Connection.create_collation()

[erlend-aasland]

BPO	44688
Nosy	@encukou, @erlend-aasland
PRs	bpo-44688: Remove ASCII limitation from sqlite3 collation names #27395

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title = '[sqlite3] Remove ASCII limitation from sqlite3.Connection.create_collation()'
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[erlend-aasland]

The sqlite3.Connection.create_collation() function limits collation names to ASCII characters only. As sqlite3_create_collation_v2() (and sqlite3_create_collation()) support UTF8, there is no need for this limitation anymore.

See #27156 (comment)

[encukou]

New changeset 5269c09 by Erlend Egeberg Aasland in branch 'main':
bpo-44688: Remove ASCII limitation from sqlite3 collation names (GH-27395)
5269c09