stop running tests with Python 2.7 since it is no longer supported in GitHub Actions

.github/workflows/container_tests.yml

@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python: [2.7, 3.7]
+        python: [3.7]
       fail-fast: false
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
     - name: set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
         python-version: ${{matrix.python}}
         architecture: x64

.github/workflows/container_tests_apptainer.yml

@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python: [2.7, 3.7]
+        python: [3.7]
         apptainer: [1.0.0, 1.1.7]
       fail-fast: false
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
     - name: set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
       with:
         python-version: ${{matrix.python}}
         architecture: x64

.github/workflows/eb_command.yml

@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python: [2.7, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, '3.10', '3.11']
+        python: [3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, '3.10', '3.11']
       fail-fast: false
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
     - name: set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
         python-version: ${{matrix.python}}
         architecture: x64

.github/workflows/linting.yml

@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [2.7, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, '3.10', '3.11']
+        python-version: [3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, '3.10', '3.11']
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
     - name: set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 

.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python: [2.7, 3.6]
+        python: [3.6]
         modules_tool:
           # use variables defined by 'setup' job above, see also
           # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/context-and-expression-syntax-for-github-actions#needs-context
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
     - name: set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
         python-version: ${{matrix.python}}
         architecture: x64
@@ -207,10 +207,6 @@ jobs:
           # create file owned by root but writable by anyone (used by test_copy_file)
           sudo touch /tmp/file_to_overwrite_for_easybuild_test_copy_file.txt
           sudo chmod o+w /tmp/file_to_overwrite_for_easybuild_test_copy_file.txt
-          # silence deprecation warning when using Python 2, since it breaks a bunch of tests
-          if [ "${{matrix.python}}" == '2.7' ]; then
-            export TEST_EASYBUILD_SILENCE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS=python2
-          fi
           # run test suite
           python -O -m test.framework.suite 2>&1 | tee test_framework_suite.log
           # try and make sure output of running tests is clean (no printed messages/warnings)