force tox to use setup step python path

Author: softwareengineerprogrammer

.github/workflows/github-actions.yml

@@ -18,63 +18,54 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - name: 'check'
             python: '3.11'
-            toxpython: 'python3.11'
             tox_env: 'check'
             os: 'ubuntu-latest'
+            python_arch: 'x64'
           - name: 'docs'
             python: '3.11'
-            toxpython: 'python3.11'
             tox_env: 'docs'
             os: 'ubuntu-latest'
+            python_arch: 'x64'
           - name: 'py38 (ubuntu)'
             python: '3.8'
-            toxpython: 'python3.8'
             python_arch: 'x64'
             tox_env: 'py38'
             os: 'ubuntu-latest'
           - name: 'py39 (ubuntu)'
             python: '3.9'
-            toxpython: 'python3.9'
             python_arch: 'x64'
             tox_env: 'py39'
             os: 'ubuntu-latest'
           - name: 'py39 (windows)'
             python: '3.9'
-            toxpython: 'python3.9'
             python_arch: 'x64'
             tox_env: 'py39'
             os: 'windows-latest'
           - name: 'py310 (ubuntu)'
             python: '3.10'
-            toxpython: 'python3.10'
             python_arch: 'x64'
             tox_env: 'py310'
             os: 'ubuntu-latest'
           - name: 'py310 (windows)'
             python: '3.10'
-            toxpython: 'python3.10'
             python_arch: 'x64'
             tox_env: 'py310'
             os: 'windows-latest'
           - name: 'py311 (ubuntu)'
             python: '3.11'
-            toxpython: 'python3.11'
             python_arch: 'x64'
             tox_env: 'py311'
             os: 'ubuntu-latest'
           - name: 'py311 (macos)'
             python: '3.11'
-            toxpython: 'python3.11'
-            python_arch: 'arm64'
+            python_arch: 'arm64' # Correct architecture for macos-latest
             tox_env: 'py311'
             os: 'macos-latest'
           - name: 'py311 (windows)'
             python: '3.11'
-            toxpython: 'python3.11'
             python_arch: 'x64'
             tox_env: 'py311'
             os: 'windows-latest'
-
 #          - name: 'pypy38 (ubuntu)'
 #            python: 'pypy-3.8'
 #            toxpython: 'pypy3.8'
@@ -104,21 +95,26 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      id: setup
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
         architecture: ${{ matrix.python_arch }}
+
     - name: install dependencies
       run: |
-        python -mpip install --upgrade pip
-        python -mpip install --progress-bar=off -r ci/requirements.txt
+        ${{ steps.setup.outputs.python-path }} -mpip install --upgrade pip
+        ${{ steps.setup.outputs.python-path }} -mpip install --progress-bar=off -r ci/requirements.txt
         virtualenv --version
         pip --version
         tox --version
         pip list --format=freeze
+
     - name: test
       env:
-        TOXPYTHON: '${{ matrix.toxpython }}'
+        TOXPYTHON: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.python-path }}
       run: >
         tox -e ${{ matrix.tox_env }} -v
 
@@ -132,20 +128,22 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        id: setup
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
           architecture: 'x64'
       - name: install dependencies
         run: |
-          python -mpip install --upgrade pip
-          python -mpip install --progress-bar=off -r ci/requirements.txt
+          ${{ steps.setup.outputs.python-path }} -mpip install --upgrade pip
+          ${{ steps.setup.outputs.python-path }} -mpip install --progress-bar=off -r ci/requirements.txt
           virtualenv --version
           pip --version
           tox --version
           pip list --format=freeze
       - name: generate coverage report
         env:
           TOXPYTHON: '3.11'
+          # TOXPYTHON: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.python-path }}
         run: |
           tox -e py311
 
@@ -166,13 +164,14 @@ jobs:
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      id: setup
       with:
         python-version: '3.11'
         architecture: 'x64'
     - name: install dependencies
       run: |
-        python -mpip install --upgrade pip
-        python -mpip install --progress-bar=off -r ci/requirements.txt
+        ${{ steps.setup.outputs.python-path }} -mpip install --upgrade pip
+        ${{ steps.setup.outputs.python-path }} -mpip install --progress-bar=off -r ci/requirements.txt
         virtualenv --version
         pip --version
         tox --version
@@ -181,6 +180,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: generate docs
       env:
         TOXPYTHON: '3.11'
+        # TOXPYTHON: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.python-path }}
       run: |
         tox -e docs -v
         ls -l dist/docs

ci/templates/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml

@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ jobs:
 ] %}
           - name: '{{ env }} ({{ os }})'
             python: '{{ python }}'
-            toxpython: '{{ toxpython }}'
             python_arch: '{{ python_arch }}'
             tox_env: '{{ env }}'
             os: '{{ os }}-latest'