Instead of using libsass-python's `sass` module, which is incompatible
with Python 3.11, we now directly use libsass-python's `_sass` module,
which directly binds to the underlying C++ libsass library.
This ensures that the Sass build will not a blocker for the edx-platform
Python 3.11 upgrade, which needs to land in Redwood.
For more details, see the docstring at scripts/compile_sass.py#L167
This PR implements much of the static assets rework ADR [1], including:
* `npm run build[-dev]`, and its subcommands,
* `npm run webpack[-dev]` and
* `npm run compile-sass[-dev]`.
This is backwards-compatible. `paver update_assets` should not be affected.
The new command warns that it is "experimental" for a few reasons:
* `npm run build` will fail in the webpack phase unless you first
run `xmodule_assets`. This will be changed soon [2].
* We have tested the new build, but not quite so thoroughly that we'd
recommend it as the production default yet. Once the xmodule_assets
work lands, we'll share this on the forums so early adopters can try it
out.
* The commands lack some top-level documentation. Once they stabilize more,
we'll add a section to the README that explains how and when to use `npm run
build` and its subcommands and its env vars.
* `npm run watch` is not yet implemented.
References:
1. https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/blob/master/docs/decisions/0017-reimplement-asset-processing.rst
2. https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/pull/32685
Part of: https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/issues/31604
