README: document cases of extended support

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* [Using Pyenv without shims](#using-pyenv-without-shims)
* [Environment variables](#environment-variables)
* **[Development](#development)**
* [Contributing](#contributing)**
* [Version History](#version-history)
* [License](#license)
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[Common Build Problems](https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv/wiki/Common-build-problems).
#### Python versions with user-backed extended support
For the following Python releases, Pyenv applies user-provided patches that add support for some newer environments.
Though we don't actively maintain those patches, since existing releases never change,
it's safe to assume that they will continue working until there are further incompatible changes
in some later version of those environments.
* *3.7.8-3.7.13, 3.8.4-3.8.12, 3.9.0-3.9.7* : XCode 13.3
* *3.6.15* : MacOS 11+ and XCode 13.3
* *2.7.18* : MacOS 10.15+ and Apple Silicon
### Switch between Python versions
To select a Pyenv-installed Python as the version to use, run one