Update check_latest_release.yml

Update shell script to use Python

Author: ni-jfitzger

.github/workflows/check_latest_release.yml

@@ -31,17 +31,27 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Extract module name and version from release tag
         id: extract_tag
+        shell: python
         run: |
+          import os
+          import json
+
           # Extract module name and version from the release tag
           # Assuming the tag format is <module_name>-<version>, e.g., nidigital-1.4.0
-          TAG="${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.release_tag || github.event.release.tag_name }}"
-          MODULE_NAME=$(echo "$TAG" | cut -d'-' -f1)
-          MODULE_VERSION=$(echo "$TAG" | cut -d'-' -f2-)
-          echo "module_name=$MODULE_NAME" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "module_version=$MODULE_VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          if os.getenv("GITHUB_EVENT_NAME") == "workflow_dispatch":
+            tag = os.getenv("INPUT_release_tag")
+          else:
+            with open(os.getenv("GITHUB_EVENT_PATH"), "r") as event_file:
+              event = json.load(event_file)
+            tag = event["release"]["tag_name"]
+
+          module_name, module_version = tag.split("-")
+          with open(os.getenv("GITHUB_OUTPUT"), "a") as output_file:
+            output_file.write(f"module_name={module_name}\n")
+            output_file.write(f"module_version={module_version}\n")
       # NOTE: we don't upload test coverage for this
       - name: run examples using PyPI uploads
         uses: ./.github/actions/run_examples_using_pypi_uploads
         with:
           module_name: ${{ steps.extract_tag.outputs.module_name }}
-          module_version: ${{ steps.extract_tag.outputs.module_version }}
+          module_version: ${{ steps.extract_tag.outputs.module_version }}