Update GitHub Actions workflows to support Python 3.12 and 3.13, and add check for Python file changes before release

Author: fasteiner

.devcontainer/devcontainer.json

@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@
     "vscode": {
       "extensions": [
         "elagil.pre-commit-helper",
-        "ms-python.python"
+        "ms-python.python",
+        "github.vscode-github-actions",
+        "vscode-icons-team.vscode-icons",
+        "yzhang.markdown-all-in-one",
+        "bierner.markdown-checkbox",
+        "bierner.markdown-preview-github-styles"
       ]
     }
   }

.github/workflows/python-package.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   create-release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      python_changed: ${{ steps.check-python-changes.outputs.python_changed }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
@@ -35,6 +37,21 @@ jobs:
           command: query
           version: unreleased
 
+      - name: Check for Python file changes
+        id: check-python-changes
+        run: |
+          git fetch origin main
+          # Compare current commit to previous one on this branch
+          CHANGED_FILES=$(git diff --name-only HEAD^ HEAD)
+          echo "Changed files: $CHANGED_FILES"
+          
+          # Check if any Python file was changed
+          if echo "$CHANGED_FILES" | grep -E '\.py$'; then
+            echo "python_changed=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          else
+            echo "python_changed=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+
       - name: Set Version Bump Type from GitVersion
         id: version-bump
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
@@ -117,6 +134,7 @@ jobs:
           git push origin ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.semVer }}
 
       - name: Create GitHub Release
+        if: env.python_changed == 'true'
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         with:
           tag_name: v${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.semVer }}
@@ -128,6 +146,7 @@ jobs:
             dist/*.whl
             dist/*.tar.gz
       - name: Upload distributions
+        if: env.python_changed == 'true'
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: release-dists
@@ -136,7 +155,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs:
       - create-release
-    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'  # Ensures it only runs for the main branch
+    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && needs.create-release.outputs.python_changed == 'true'  # Ensures it only runs for the main branch and if Python files were changed
     permissions:
       # IMPORTANT: this permission is mandatory for trusted publishing
       id-token: write

.vscode/extensions.json

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
     "recommendations": [
         "elagil.pre-commit-helper",
-        "ms-python.python"
+        "ms-python.python",
+        "github.vscode-github-actions"
     ]
 }