even more workflow cleanup and improvement

Author: berndverst

.github/workflows/durabletask.yml

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       working-directory: examples
       run: flake8 .
 
-  run-e2e-tests:
+  run-tests:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -44,12 +44,25 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - name: Install durabletask dependencies and the library itself
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install flake8 pytest
+          pip install -r requirements.txt
+          pip install .
+      - name: Pytest unit tests
+        working-directory: tests/durabletask
+        run: |
+          pytest -m "not e2e and not dts" --verbose
       # Sidecar for running e2e tests requires Go SDK
       - name: Install Go SDK
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: 'stable'
-
       # Install and run the durabletask-go sidecar for running e2e tests
       - name: Pytest e2e tests
         working-directory: tests/durabletask
@@ -60,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
 
   publish:
     if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')  # Only run if a matching tag is pushed
-    needs: run-e2e-tests
+    needs: run-tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code