Remove redundant check from arraymodule b_getitem (GH-14676)
The `arraymodule`'s `b_getitem` function returns a `PyLong` converted from `arrayobject`'s array, by dereferencing a pointer to `char`. When the `char` type is `signed char`, the `if (x >= 128) x -= 256;` comparison/code is redundant because a `signed char` will have a value of `[-128, 127]` and so `x` will never be greater or equal than 128. This check was indeed needed for situations where a given compiler would assume `char` being `unsigned char` which would make `x` in `[0, 256]` range. However, the check can be removed if we cast the `ob_item` into a signed char pointer (`signed char*`) instead of `char*`. This PR/commit introduces this change.
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