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Evan Mattson d3404ccc28 Python: Support callers passing in max supersteps for processes (#11798)
### Motivation and Context

Today in Python processes the `max_supersteps` config is hidden from the
caller. The internal execute method defaults the value to 100, and this
doesn't allow for developers to leverage custom values depending on
their use cases.

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### Description

Provide a way for callers to pass in `max_supersteps` via the process
runtime `start` method.
- Update README
- Update unit tests accordingly. 

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# Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
from enum import Enum
from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
from semantic_kernel.exceptions.process_exceptions import ProcessInvalidConfigurationException
from semantic_kernel.processes.dapr_runtime.dapr_kernel_process_context import DaprKernelProcessContext
from semantic_kernel.processes.kernel_process.kernel_process_event import KernelProcessEvent
from semantic_kernel.utils.feature_stage_decorator import experimental
if TYPE_CHECKING:
from semantic_kernel.processes.kernel_process.kernel_process import KernelProcess
@experimental
async def start(
process: "KernelProcess",
initial_event: KernelProcessEvent | str | Enum,
process_id: str | None = None,
max_supersteps: int | None = None,
**kwargs,
) -> DaprKernelProcessContext:
"""Start the kernel process.
Args:
process: The kernel process to start.
initial_event: The initial event to start the process with.
process_id: The ID of the process. If None, a new ID will be generated.
max_supersteps: The maximum number of supersteps. This is the total number of times process steps will run.
Defaults to None, and thus the process will run its steps 100 times.
**kwargs: Additional keyword arguments.
"""
if process is None:
raise ProcessInvalidConfigurationException("process cannot be None")
if process.state is None:
raise ProcessInvalidConfigurationException("process state cannot be empty")
if initial_event is None:
raise ProcessInvalidConfigurationException("initial_event cannot be None")
initial_event_str: str | KernelProcessEvent = (
initial_event.value if isinstance(initial_event, Enum) else initial_event
)
if isinstance(initial_event_str, str):
initial_event_str = KernelProcessEvent(id=initial_event_str, data=kwargs.get("data"))
if process_id is not None:
process.state.id = process_id
process_context = DaprKernelProcessContext(process=process, max_supersteps=max_supersteps)
await process_context.start_with_event(initial_event_str)
return process_context