Upgrade dependencies to latest stable and modernize for Python 3.11

.github/workflows/pull_request.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on:
     - cron: "30 23 * * 1" # 2330 UTC Every Monday
 
 env:
-  PYTHON_VERSION: 3.9
+  PYTHON_VERSION: "3.11"
 
 jobs:
   code_analysis:
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ jobs:
         language: ["python"]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Set up Python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v7
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
       - name: Install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@08807647e7069bb48b6ef5acd8ec9567f424441b # v8.1.0
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@1c37ad07a6a961277cf70c0d37d6f313000f5884 # v10.3.0
       - name: Change Directory
         run: cd ${{ github.workspace }}
       - name: Setup Environment
@@ -43,26 +43,26 @@ jobs:
       - name: Lint
         run: make lint
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v4
         with:
           languages: "${{ matrix.language }}"
       - name: Autobuild
-        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v2
+        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v4
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v2
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v4
 
   linux_check:
     name: Linux Check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Set up Python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v7
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
       - name: Install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@08807647e7069bb48b6ef5acd8ec9567f424441b # v8.1.0
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@1c37ad07a6a961277cf70c0d37d6f313000f5884 # v10.3.0
       - name: Change Directory
         run: cd ${{ github.workspace }}
       - name: Setup Environment
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         run: make build validate
       - name: Full Test Suite & Coverage
-        uses: nick-fields/retry@v2
+        uses: nick-fields/retry@v4
         with:
           timeout_minutes: 10
           max_attempts: 1
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Set up Python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v7
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
       - name: Install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@08807647e7069bb48b6ef5acd8ec9567f424441b # v8.1.0
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@1c37ad07a6a961277cf70c0d37d6f313000f5884 # v10.3.0
       - name: Change Directory
         run: cd ${{ github.workspace }}
       - name: Setup Environment
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         run: make build validate
       - name: Integration Tests
-        uses: nick-fields/retry@v2
+        uses: nick-fields/retry@v4
         with:
           timeout_minutes: 3
           max_attempts: 1

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -5,21 +5,21 @@ on:
     types: [closed]
 
 env:
-  PYTHON_VERSION: 3.9
+  PYTHON_VERSION: "3.11"
 
 jobs:
   code_analysis:
     name: Code Analysis
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Set up Python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v7
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
       - name: Install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@08807647e7069bb48b6ef5acd8ec9567f424441b # v8.1.0
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@1c37ad07a6a961277cf70c0d37d6f313000f5884 # v10.3.0
       - name: Change Directory
         run: cd ${{ github.workspace }}
       - name: Setup Environment
@@ -29,26 +29,26 @@ jobs:
       - name: Lint
         run: make lint
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v4
         with:
           languages: python
       - name: Autobuild
-        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v2
+        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v4
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v2
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v4
 
   linux_check:
     name: Linux Check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Set up Python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v7
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
       - name: Install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@08807647e7069bb48b6ef5acd8ec9567f424441b # v8.1.0
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@1c37ad07a6a961277cf70c0d37d6f313000f5884 # v10.3.0
       - name: Change Directory
         run: cd ${{ github.workspace }}
       - name: Setup Environment
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Set up Python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v7
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
       - name: Install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@08807647e7069bb48b6ef5acd8ec9567f424441b # v8.1.0
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@1c37ad07a6a961277cf70c0d37d6f313000f5884 # v10.3.0
       - name: Change Directory
         run: cd ${{ github.workspace }}
       - name: Setup Environment
@@ -89,13 +89,13 @@ jobs:
     needs: [code_analysis, mac_check, linux_check]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - name: Set up Python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v7
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
       - name: Install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@08807647e7069bb48b6ef5acd8ec9567f424441b # v8.1.0
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@1c37ad07a6a961277cf70c0d37d6f313000f5884 # v10.3.0
       - name: Change Directory
         run: cd ${{ github.workspace }}
       - name: Setup Environment
@@ -108,27 +108,17 @@ jobs:
           echo "PACKAGE_VERSION=${PACKAGE_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Generate release notes
         run: make release-notes
-      - name: Create Release
-        id: create_release
-        uses: actions/create-release@v1.0.0
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        with:
-          tag_name: ${{ env.PACKAGE_VERSION }}
-          release_name: Release ${{ env.PACKAGE_VERSION }}
-          draft: false
-          prerelease: false
       - name: Dependency Graph
         run: make dependency-graph-ci
       - name: Upload Dependency Graph as Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: dependency-graph
           path: dependency-graph.svg
       - name: Build
         run: make build
       - name: Upload Package as Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: package
           path: dist/
@@ -139,15 +129,13 @@ jobs:
         run: make publish-ci
       - name: Zip Artifacts
         run: make release-zip-ci
-      - name: Add Artifacts to Release
-        id: upload-release-asset_1
-        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.1
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Create Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v3
         with:
-          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
-          asset_path: ./electionguard.zip
-          asset_name: electionguard.zip
-          asset_content_type: application/zip
+          tag_name: ${{ env.PACKAGE_VERSION }}
+          name: Release ${{ env.PACKAGE_VERSION }}
+          draft: false
+          prerelease: false
+          files: ./electionguard.zip
       - name: Deploy Github Pages
         run: make docs-deploy-ci

README.md

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ ElectionGuard supports a variety of use cases. The Primary use case is to genera
 
 ## 💻 Requirements
 
-- [Python 3.9+](https://www.python.org/downloads/) is <ins>**required**</ins> to develop this SDK. If developer uses multiple versions of python, [pyenv](https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv) is suggested to assist version management.
+- [Python 3.11+](https://www.python.org/downloads/) is <ins>**required**</ins> to develop this SDK. If developer uses multiple versions of python, [pyenv](https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv) is suggested to assist version management.
 - [GNU Make](https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/make.html) is used to simplify the commands and GitHub Actions. This approach is recommended to simplify the command line experience. This is built in for MacOS and Linux. For Windows, setup is simpler with [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/install) and installing the provided [make package](https://chocolatey.org/packages/make). The other Windows option is [manually installing make](http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/make.htm).
 - [Gmpy2](https://gmpy2.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) is used for [Arbitrary-precision arithmetic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbitrary-precision_arithmetic) which
   has its own [installation requirements (native C libraries)](https://gmpy2.readthedocs.io/en/latest/intro.html#installation) on Linux and MacOS. **⚠️ Note:** _This is not required for Windows since the gmpy2 precompiled libraries are provided._

docs/0_Configure_Election.ipynb

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     "\n",
     "# get an `InternalElectionDescription` and `CiphertextElectionContext`\n",
     "# that are used for the remainder of the election.\n",
-    "(internal_manifest, context) = builder.build()"
+    "internal_manifest, context = builder.build()"
    ]
   },
   {

docs/index.md

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ ElectionGuard supports a variety of use cases. The Primary use case is to genera
 
 ## 💻 Requirements
 
-- [Python 3.9+](https://www.python.org/downloads/) is <ins>**required**</ins> to develop this SDK. If developer uses multiple versions of python, [pyenv](https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv) is suggested to assist version management.
+- [Python 3.11+](https://www.python.org/downloads/) is <ins>**required**</ins> to develop this SDK. If developer uses multiple versions of python, [pyenv](https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv) is suggested to assist version management.
 - [GNU Make](https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/make.html) is used to simplify the commands and GitHub Actions. This approach is recommended to simplify the command line experience. This is built in for MacOS and Linux. For Windows, setup is simpler with [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/install) and installing the provided [make package](https://chocolatey.org/packages/make). The other Windows option is [manually installing make](http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/make.htm).
 - [Gmpy2](https://gmpy2.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) is used for [Arbitrary-precision arithmetic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbitrary-precision_arithmetic) which
   has its own [installation requirements (native C libraries)](https://gmpy2.readthedocs.io/en/latest/intro.html#installation) on Linux and MacOS. **⚠️ Note:** _This is not required for Windows since the gmpy2 precompiled libraries are provided._

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [project]
 name = "electionguard"
 version = "1.4.0"
-requires-python = ">=3.9.5,<4.0.0"
+requires-python = ">=3.11,<4.0.0"
 description = "ElectionGuard: Support for e2e verified elections."
 license = "MIT"
 authors = [{"name" = "Microsoft", "email" = "electionguard@microsoft.com"}]
@@ -19,17 +19,17 @@ classifiers = [
     "Topic :: Utilities"
 ]
 dependencies = [
-  "gmpy2>=2.0.8,<3.0.0",
-  "psutil>=5.7.2",
-  "pydantic==2.13.0",
-  "click>=8.1.0,<9.0.0",
-  "dacite>=1.6.0,<2.0.0",
-  "python-dateutil>=2.8.2,<3.0.0",
-  "types-python-dateutil>=2.8.14,<3.0.0",
-  "Eel[jinja2]>=0.14.0,<1.0.0",
-  "pymongo>=4.1.1,<5.0.0",
-  "dependency-injector>=4.39.1,<5.0.0",
-  "pytest-mock>=3.8.2,<4.0.0",
+  "gmpy2>=2.3.2,<3.0.0",
+  "psutil>=7.2.2",
+  "pydantic>=2.14.3,<3.0.0",
+  "click>=8.5.1,<9.0.0",
+  "dacite>=1.9.2,<2.0.0",
+  "python-dateutil>=4.0.0,<5.0.0",
+    "Eel[jinja2]>=0.18.2,<1.0.0",
+  "pymongo>=4.19.0,<5.0.0",
+  "dependency-injector>=4.49.1,<5.0.0",
+  # electionguard_tools (used by the eg CLI) builds ballots with hypothesis strategies
+  "hypothesis>=6.170.15",
 ]
 
 [project.urls]
@@ -45,21 +45,22 @@ documentation = "https://Election-Tech-Initiative.github.io/electionguard-python
 [dependency-groups]
 dev = [
   "atomicwrites",
-  "black==25.11.0",
-  "coverage",
+  "black==26.10.1",
+  "coverage>=7.17.2",
   "docutils",
-  "hypothesis>=5.15.1",
-  "ipykernel>=6.4.1,<7.0.0",
-  "ipython>=7.31.1,<8.0.0",
+  "ipykernel>=7.4.0,<8.0.0",
+  "ipython>=9.18.1,<10.0.0",
   "jeepney",
-  "jupyter-black>=0.3.1,<0.4.0",
+  "jupyter-black>=0.4.0,<0.5.0",
   "mkdocs>=1.6.1,<2.0.0",
-  "mkdocs-jupyter>=0.26.2,<0.27.0",
+  "mkdocs-jupyter>=0.26.3,<0.28.0",
   "mkinit",
-  "mypy==1.19.1",
+  "mypy==2.4.1",
   "pydeps",
-  "pylint",
-  "pytest",
+  "pylint>=4.1.3",
+  "pytest>=9.2.0",
+  "pytest-mock>=3.17.0",
+  "types-python-dateutil>=2.9.0.20261104",
   "secretstorage",
   "twine",
   "typish",
@@ -70,14 +71,21 @@ eg = 'electionguard_cli.start:cli'
 egui = 'electionguard_gui.start:run'
 
 [build-system]
-requires = ["uv_build>=0.11.14,<0.12"]
+requires = ["uv_build>=0.13.4,<0.14"]
 build-backend = "uv_build"
 
 [tool.uv.build-backend]
 module-name = ["electionguard", "electionguard_cli", "electionguard_gui", "electionguard_tools"]
 
+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+filterwarnings = [
+  # This hides the warnings rather than fixing them: eel 0.18.2 uses names pyparsing has
+  # deprecated, and only eel can change that. Remove this once eel stops using them.
+  "ignore:.*deprecated.*:DeprecationWarning:eel",
+]
+
 [tool.black]
-target-version = ['py39']
+target-version = ['py311']
 
 [tool.pylint.basic]
 extension-pkg-whitelist = "pydantic"
@@ -86,10 +94,13 @@ extension-pkg-whitelist = "pydantic"
 max-line-length = 120
 
 # FIXME: Pylint should not require this many exceptions
+# cyclic-import, import-self: pylint 4.1 false positives on mkinit __init__ files whose submodule names start with the package name
 [tool.pylint.messages_control]
 disable = '''
+  cyclic-import,
   duplicate-code,
   fixme,
+  import-self,
   invalid-name,
   missing-module-docstring,
   missing-function-docstring,
@@ -115,7 +126,7 @@ source = ["src/electionguard"]
 directory = "coverage_html_report"
 
 [tool.mypy]
-python_version = "3.9"
+python_version = "3.11"
 warn_return_any = true
 warn_unused_configs = true
 disallow_untyped_defs = true