Add .rst to mimetypes

>>> import mimetypes
>>> mimetypes.guess_type("README.rst", strict=False)
(None, None)

In the python:3.11 Docker image, we get a vanity type:

>>> mimetypes.guess_type("README.rst", strict=False)
('text/prs.fallenstein.rst', None)

I think most people would expect text/x-rst. Even better would be to get it registered!

Related: #17995

Given that this type is explicit in packaging specifications, it would be valuable for Python to support inferring it from an extension and avoid hacks like these.

I am on it :)

pythongh-101137: Add `text/x-rst` and `text/markdown` to `mimetypes`

gh-101137: Add `text/x-rst` to `mimetypes` (#118593)

pythongh-101137: Add `text/x-rst` to `mimetypes` (python#118593)

[3.12] gh-101137: Add `text/x-rst` to `mimetypes` (GH-118593) (GH-118599

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