Updating r7 from v7.3.0

.github/workflows/ApplicationTesting.yml

@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ jobs:
             "pyyaml":              "python-pyyaml:p python-types-pyyaml:p",
             "ruamel.yaml":         "python-ruamel-yaml:p python-ruamel.yaml.clib:p",
             "sphinx":              "python-markupsafe:p",
-            "tomli":               "python-tomli:p",
+            "tomli":               "python-tomli:p",        # outdated, now part of Python as tomllib
             "wheel":               "python-wheel:p",
             "pyEDAA.ProjectModel": "python-ruamel-yaml:p python-ruamel.yaml.clib:p python-lxml:p",
             "pyEDAA.Reports":      "python-ruamel-yaml:p python-ruamel.yaml.clib:p python-lxml:p",

.github/workflows/ExtractConfiguration.yml

@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ inputs.python_version }}
 
-      - name: 🔧 Install wheel,tomli and pip dependencies (native)
+      - name: 🔧 Install wheel and pip dependencies (native)
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --disable-pip-version-check -U wheel tomli
+          python -m pip install --disable-pip-version-check -U wheel
 
       - name: 🔁 Extract configurations from pyproject.toml
         id: getVariables
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ jobs:
 
           print(f"Python: {version} (of default installation)")
 
-          from tomli import load as tomli_load
+          from tomllib import load as toml_load
 
           unittestXMLFile =       Path("./unittest.xml")
           coverageHTMLDirectory = Path("htmlcov")
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ jobs:
             pyProjectFile =  Path("pyproject.toml")
             if pyProjectFile.exists():
               with pyProjectFile.open("rb") as file:
-                pyProjectSettings = tomli_load(file)
+                pyProjectSettings = toml_load(file)
 
               toolSection = pyProjectSettings["tool"]
               if "pytest" in toolSection:
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ jobs:
             coverageRCFile = Path(coverageRC)
             if coverageRCFile.exists():
               with coverageRCFile.open("rb") as file:
-                coverageRCSettings = tomli_load(file)
+                coverageRCSettings = toml_load(file)
 
               coverageHTMLDirectory = Path(coverageRCSettings["html"]["directory"])
               coverageXMLFile =       Path(coverageRCSettings["xml"]["output"])

.github/workflows/InstallPackage.yml

@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ jobs:
             python-markupsafe:p
             python-pyaml:p python-types-pyyaml:p
             python-ruamel-yaml:p python-ruamel.yaml.clib:p
-            python-tomli:p
 
       - name: 🐍 Setup Python ${{ matrix.python }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6

.github/workflows/Parameters.yml

@@ -287,9 +287,9 @@ jobs:
           exclude_list =   "${{ inputs.exclude_list }}".strip()
           disable_list =   "${{ inputs.disable_list }}".strip()
 
-          currentMSYS2Version = "3.12"
+          currentMSYS2Version = "3.13"
           currentAlphaVersion = "3.15"
-          currentAlphaRelease = "3.15.0-a.1"
+          currentAlphaRelease = "3.15.0-a.4"
 
           if systems == "":
             print("::error title=Parameters::system_list is empty.")

.github/workflows/PublishCoverageResults.yml

@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           tree -pash artifacts
 
-      - name: 🔧 Install coverage and tomli
+      - name: 🔧 Install coverage
         run: |
-          python -m pip install -U --disable-pip-version-check --break-system-packages coverage[toml] tomli
+          python -m pip install -U --disable-pip-version-check --break-system-packages coverage[toml]
 
       - name: Rename .coverage files and move them all into 'coverage/'
         run: |

.github/workflows/SphinxDocumentation.yml

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ inputs.python_version }}
 
-      - name: 🔧 Install wheel,tomli and pip dependencies (native)
+      - name: 🔧 Install wheel and pip dependencies (native)
         run: |
           python -m pip install --disable-pip-version-check -U wheel
           python -m pip install --disable-pip-version-check ${{ inputs.requirements }}
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ inputs.python_version }}
 
-      - name: 🔧 Install wheel,tomli and pip dependencies (native)
+      - name: 🔧 Install wheel and pip dependencies (native)
         run: |
           python -m pip install --disable-pip-version-check -U wheel
           python -m pip install --disable-pip-version-check ${{ inputs.requirements }}

.github/workflows/UnitTesting.yml

@@ -199,11 +199,11 @@ jobs:
 
 # Compute Dependencies for MSYS2 steps
 
-      - name: 🔧 Install dependencies (system Python for Python shell)
-        if: matrix.system == 'msys2'
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: |
-          py -3.9 -m pip install --disable-pip-version-check --break-system-packages -U tomli
+#      - name: 🔧 Install dependencies (system Python for Python shell)
+#        if: matrix.system == 'msys2'
+#        shell: pwsh
+#        run: |
+#          py -3.12 -m pip install --disable-pip-version-check --break-system-packages -U tomli
 
       - name: Compute path to requirements file
         id: requirements
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ jobs:
             "ruamel.yaml":         "python-ruamel-yaml:p",
           #  "ruamel.yaml":         "python-ruamel-yaml:p python-ruamel.yaml.clib:p",
             "sphinx":              "python-markupsafe:p",
-            "tomli":               "python-tomli:p",
+            "tomli":               "python-tomli:p",        # outdated, now part of Python as tomllib
             "wheel":               "python-wheel:p",
             "pyedaa.projectmodel": "python-ruamel-yaml:p python-ruamel.yaml.clib:p python-lxml:p",
             "pyedaa.reports":      "python-ruamel-yaml:p python-ruamel.yaml.clib:p python-lxml:p",
@@ -351,10 +351,10 @@ jobs:
 
 # Python Dependency steps
 
-      - name: 🔧 Install wheel,tomli and pip dependencies (native)
+      - name: 🔧 Install wheel and pip dependencies (native)
         if: matrix.system != 'msys2'
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --disable-pip-version-check -U wheel tomli
+          python -m pip install --disable-pip-version-check -U wheel
           python -m pip install --disable-pip-version-check ${{ steps.requirements.outputs.requirements }}
 
       - name: 🔧 Install pip dependencies (MSYS2)

.github/workflows/_Checking_Parameters.yml

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
           expected-python-versions: '["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]'
           expected-systems:         '["ubuntu", "ubuntu-arm", "windows", "windows-arm", "macos", "macos-arm"]'
           expected-exclude-jobs:    '["windows-arm:3.10"]'
-          expected-include-jobs:    '["mingw64:3.12", "ucrt64:3.12"]'
+          expected-include-jobs:    '["mingw64:3.13", "ucrt64:3.13"]'
           generated-default-version: ${{ needs.Params_Default.outputs.python_version }}
           generated-jobmatrix:       ${{ needs.Params_Default.outputs.python_jobs }}
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
           expected-python-versions: '["3.12", "3.13", "pypy-3.10", "pypy-3.11"]'
           expected-systems:         '["ubuntu", "ubuntu-arm", "windows", "windows-arm", "macos", "macos-arm"]'
           expected-exclude-jobs:    '["windows-arm:pypy-3.10", "windows-arm:pypy-3.11"]'
-          expected-include-jobs:    '["mingw64:3.12", "ucrt64:3.12"]'
+          expected-include-jobs:    '["mingw64:3.13", "ucrt64:3.13"]'
           generated-default-version: ${{ needs.Params_PythonVersions.outputs.python_version }}
           generated-jobmatrix:       ${{ needs.Params_PythonVersions.outputs.python_jobs }}
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
           expected-python-versions: '["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]'
           expected-systems:         '["windows"]'
           expected-exclude-jobs:    '[]'
-          expected-include-jobs:    '["mingw32:3.12", "mingw64:3.12"]'
+          expected-include-jobs:    '["mingw32:3.13", "mingw64:3.13"]'
           generated-default-version: ${{ needs.Params_Systems.outputs.python_version }}
           generated-jobmatrix:       ${{ needs.Params_Systems.outputs.python_jobs }}