docs/python: document builders using doInstallCheck and not doCheck (#86051)

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+If you'd like to disable tests for a particular Python based package built with
+`buildPythonPackage` or `buildPythonApplication`, you'd need to set
+`doInstallCheck = false` and not `doCheck = false` as the later will take no
+effect.
+
 ### `python setup.py bdist_wheel` cannot create .whl

 Executing `python setup.py bdist_wheel` in a `nix-shell `fails with