CI updates and add Python 3.11 remove Python 3.7 and 3.8

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: 'github-actions'
+    directory: '/'
+    schedule:
+      # Check for updates once a week
+      interval: 'weekly'

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -3,13 +3,11 @@ on:
   push:
   pull_request:
   workflow_dispatch:
-  # schedule:
-  #    - cron: '0 0 * * *' # Daily “At 00:00”
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 0 * * *' # Daily “At 00:00”
 
 jobs:
   test:
-    # if: |
-    #   github.repository == 'NCAR/wrf-python'
     name: Python (${{ matrix.python-version }}, ${{ matrix.os }})
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     defaults:
@@ -19,32 +17,40 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ "ubuntu-latest", "macos-latest"]
-        python-version: [ "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10" ]
+        os: [ "ubuntu-latest", "macos-latest", "macos-14" ]
+        python-version: [ "3.9", "3.10", "3.11" ]
 
     steps:
       - name: Cancel previous runs
-        uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@0.9.1
+        uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@0.11.0
         with:
           access_token: ${{ github.token }}
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           token: ${{ github.token }}
-      - name: Conda setup
+      - name: Conda setup (Linux)
         uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' 
         with:
-          activate-environment: wrf_python_build
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-          channels: conda-forge, ncar
-      - name: Conda install (Darwin)
+          channels: conda-forge
+          environment-file: build_envs/Linux.yml
+      - name: Conda setup (macOS)
+        uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
         if: matrix.os == 'macos-latest'
-        run: |
-          conda env update --file build_envs/Darwin.yml --prune
-      - name: Conda install (Linux)
-        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
-        run: |
-          conda env update --file build_envs/Linux.yml --prune
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+          channels: conda-forge
+          environment-file: build_envs/Darwin.yml
+      - name: Conda setup (macOS M1)
+        uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+        if: matrix.os == 'macos-14'
+        with:
+          installer-url: https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge/releases/download/23.11.0-0/Mambaforge-23.11.0-0-MacOSX-arm64.sh
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+          channels: conda-forge
+          environment-file: build_envs/environment.yml
       - name: Build WRF-Python
         run: |
           cd build_scripts

.readthedocs.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# .readthedocs.yml
+# Read the Docs configuration file
+# See https://docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/config-file/v2.html for details
+
+# Required
+version: 2
+
+build:
+  os: "ubuntu-20.04"
+  tools:
+    python: "mambaforge-4.10"
+  jobs:
+    post_create_environment:
+      - python -m pip install --no-cache-dir .
+
+# Build documentation in the docs/ directory with Sphinx
+sphinx:
+  configuration: doc/source/conf.py
+
+conda:
+  environment: build_envs/environment.yml

build_envs/Darwin.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dependencies:
   - jupyter
   - matplotlib
   - netcdf4
-  - numpy!=1.24.3
+  - numpy
   - pycodestyle
   - setuptools
   - sphinx

build_envs/Linux.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dependencies:
   - jupyter
   - matplotlib
   - netcdf4
-  - numpy!=1.24.3
+  - numpy
   - pycodestyle
   - setuptools
   - sphinx

build_envs/Win64.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dependencies:
   - m2w64-toolchain
   - matplotlib
   - netcdf4
-  - numpy!=1.24.3
+  - numpy
   - pycodestyle
   - setuptools
   - sphinx

build_envs/environment.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Create full conda environment for development, including some useful tools
+name: wrf_python_build
+channels:
+  - conda-forge
+dependencies:
+  - python>=3.9, <3.12
+  - compilers
+  - basemap
+  - cartopy
+  - jupyter
+  - matplotlib
+  - netcdf4
+  - numpy
+  - pycodestyle
+  - setuptools
+  - sphinx
+  - sphinx_rtd_theme
+  - wrapt
+  - xarray
+

setup.py

@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@
                  "Intended Audience :: Developers",
                  "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
                  "Programming Language :: Fortran",
-                 "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
-                 'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
-                 'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
+                 "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
+                 "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+                 "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
                  "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Atmospheric Science",
                  "Topic :: Software Development",
                  "Operating System :: POSIX",