ci: temporarily disable non-MacOS runners during verification, to minimize CI resource

Author: jayaddison

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -47,61 +47,6 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include:
-          - name-suffix: "(Minimum Versions)"
-            os: ubuntu-20.04
-            python-version: '3.10'
-            extra-requirements: '-c requirements/testing/minver.txt'
-            delete-font-cache: true
-            # Oldest versions with Py3.10 wheels.
-            pyqt5-ver: '==5.15.5 sip==6.3.0'
-            pyqt6-ver: '==6.2.0 PyQt6-Qt6==6.2.0'
-            pyside2-ver: '==5.15.2.1'
-            pyside6-ver: '==6.2.0'
-          - os: ubuntu-20.04
-            python-version: '3.10'
-            # One CI run tests ipython/matplotlib-inline before backend mapping moved to mpl
-            extra-requirements:
-              -r requirements/testing/extra.txt
-              "ipython==7.29.0"
-              "ipykernel==5.5.6"
-              "matplotlib-inline<0.1.7"
-            CFLAGS: "-fno-lto"  # Ensure that disabling LTO works.
-            # https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/pull/26052#issuecomment-1574595954
-            # https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/pipermail/pyqt/2023-November/045606.html
-            pyqt6-ver: '!=6.5.1,!=6.6.0,!=6.7.1'
-            # https://bugreports.qt.io/projects/PYSIDE/issues/PYSIDE-2346
-            pyside6-ver: '!=6.5.1'
-          - os: ubuntu-22.04
-            python-version: '3.11'
-            # https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/pipermail/pyqt/2023-November/045606.html
-            pyqt6-ver: '!=6.6.0'
-            # https://bugreports.qt.io/projects/PYSIDE/issues/PYSIDE-2346
-            pyside6-ver: '!=6.5.1'
-            extra-requirements: '-r requirements/testing/extra.txt'
-          - os: ubuntu-22.04-arm
-            python-version: '3.12'
-            # https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/pipermail/pyqt/2023-November/045606.html
-            pyqt6-ver: '!=6.6.0'
-            # https://bugreports.qt.io/projects/PYSIDE/issues/PYSIDE-2346
-            pyside6-ver: '!=6.5.1'
-          - os: ubuntu-22.04
-            python-version: '3.13'
-            # https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/pipermail/pyqt/2023-November/045606.html
-            pyqt6-ver: '!=6.6.0'
-            # https://bugreports.qt.io/projects/PYSIDE/issues/PYSIDE-2346
-            pyside6-ver: '!=6.5.1'
-          - name-suffix: "Free-threaded"
-            os: ubuntu-22.04
-            python-version: '3.13t'
-            # https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/pipermail/pyqt/2023-November/045606.html
-            pyqt6-ver: '!=6.6.0'
-            # https://bugreports.qt.io/projects/PYSIDE/issues/PYSIDE-2346
-            pyside6-ver: '!=6.5.1'
-          - os: macos-13  # This runner is on Intel chips.
-            # merge numpy and pandas install in nighties test when this runner is dropped
-            python-version: '3.10'
-            # https://bugreports.qt.io/projects/PYSIDE/issues/PYSIDE-2346
-            pyside6-ver: '!=6.5.1'
           - os: macos-14  # This runner is on M1 (arm64) chips.
             python-version: '3.12'
             # https://bugreports.qt.io/projects/PYSIDE/issues/PYSIDE-2346