7287 flag values convert to bytes

[mphemming]

I also tested creating a LTSP and worked as expected.

The failing pytest was due to xarray==2025.9.1. When testing locally in my virtual environment it passed with xarray==2025.3.1. I changed the setup.py to reflect this, but GH actions don't seem to run when the base is the V2 branch.

[mhidas]

but GH actions don't seem to run when the base is the V2 branch.

It's configured to run only on PR and push into the master branch (see lines 5 & 7 of the workflow)

Since we're now effectively making v2 the new main branch, we should add:

on:
  push:
    branches: [ master, v2 ]
  pull_request:
    branches: [ master, v2 ]

[mphemming]

but GH actions don't seem to run when the base is the V2 branch.

It's configured to run only on PR and push into the master branch (see lines 5 & 7 of the workflow)

Since we're now effectively making v2 the new main branch, we should add:

on:
  push:
    branches: [ master, v2 ]
  pull_request:
    branches: [ master, v2 ]

that worked, thanks!