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Author: JCGoran

.circleci/config.yml

@@ -46,24 +46,34 @@ jobs:
             sudo apt update
             sudo apt install -y mpich openmpi-bin libopenmpi-dev libmpich-dev
 
-            # choose available python versions from pyenv
-            pyenv_py_ver=""
-            case << parameters.NRN_PYTHON_VERSION >> in
-              39) pyenv_py_ver="3.9" ;;
-              310) pyenv_py_ver="3.10" ;;
-              311) pyenv_py_ver="3.11" ;;
-              312) pyenv_py_ver="3.12" ;;
-              313) pyenv_py_ver="3.13" ;;
-              *) echo "Error: pyenv python version not specified or not supported." && exit 1;;
-            esac
-
-            env PYTHON_CONFIGURE_OPTS="--enable-shared" pyenv install $pyenv_py_ver --force
-            pyenv global $pyenv_py_ver
-            export PYTHON_EXE=$(which python)
-
-            # test wheel
-            packaging/python/test_wheels.sh $PYTHON_EXE $(ls -t wheelhouse/*.whl)
-
+            # use the desired python version from the docker image directly
+            echo "Using Python << parameters.NRN_PYTHON_VERSION >>"
+
+            # set python version using the correct docker image
+            if [ "<< parameters.NRN_PYTHON_VERSION >>" == "313" ]; then
+              docker run --rm -v $PWD:/mnt cimg/python:3.13.1 bash -c "
+                python --version;
+                # test wheel
+                packaging/python/test_wheels.sh $(which python) $(ls -t wheelhouse/*.whl)
+              "
+            else
+              # for older versions, fallback to pyenv approach
+              pyenv_py_ver=""
+              case << parameters.NRN_PYTHON_VERSION >> in
+                39) pyenv_py_ver="3.9" ;;
+                310) pyenv_py_ver="3.10" ;;
+                311) pyenv_py_ver="3.11" ;;
+                312) pyenv_py_ver="3.12" ;;
+                *) echo "Error: pyenv python version not specified or not supported." && exit 1;;
+              esac
+
+              env PYTHON_CONFIGURE_OPTS="--enable-shared" pyenv install $pyenv_py_ver --force
+              pyenv global $pyenv_py_ver
+              export PYTHON_EXE=$(which python)
+
+              # test wheel
+              packaging/python/test_wheels.sh $PYTHON_EXE $(ls -t wheelhouse/*.whl)
+            fi
       - run:
           name: Upload nightly wheel to pypi.org
           command: |