Accept -i x.y and -i python-x.y in maturin build command

This makes it easier to write CI configuration, for example
`setup-python` action use `pypy-3.9` as version, accepting `pypy-3.9`
as `pypy3.9` is much nicer than writing another `pypy3.9` option.

Changelog.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 * Don't consider compile to i686 on x86_64 Windows cross compiling in [#923](https://github.com/PyO3/maturin/pull/923)
+* Accept `-i x.y` and `-i python-x.y` in `maturin build` command in [#925](https://github.com/PyO3/maturin/pull/925)
 
 ## [0.12.16] - 2022-05-16
 

src/build_options.rs

@@ -660,9 +660,20 @@ fn find_interpreter_in_sysconfig(
             .context("Invalid python interpreter")?
             .to_string_lossy();
         let (python_impl, python_ver) = if let Some(ver) = python.strip_prefix("pypy") {
-            (InterpreterKind::PyPy, ver)
+            (InterpreterKind::PyPy, ver.strip_prefix('-').unwrap_or(ver))
         } else if let Some(ver) = python.strip_prefix("python") {
-            (InterpreterKind::CPython, ver)
+            (
+                InterpreterKind::CPython,
+                ver.strip_prefix('-').unwrap_or(ver),
+            )
+        } else if python
+            .chars()
+            .next()
+            .map(|c| c.is_ascii_digit())
+            .unwrap_or(false)
+        {
+            // Eg: -i 3.9 without interpreter kind, assume it's CPython
+            (InterpreterKind::CPython, &*python)
         } else {
             bail!("Unsupported Python interpreter: {}", python);
         };