Fix Python version detection in GitHub Actions workflows

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Problem

The tests were failing because Python versions were not being discovered properly in GitHub Actions workflows. The workflows were attempting to use Python 3.1 instead of Python 3.10, causing setup failures.

Root Cause

YAML treats unquoted decimal numbers as floats, which causes trailing zeros to be dropped. When the workflow files specified python-version: [3.10, 3.11], YAML parsed these as:

• 3.10 → 3.1 (float, losing the trailing zero)
• 3.11 → 3.11 (float, no trailing zero to lose)

This resulted in GitHub Actions attempting to install Python 3.1, which doesn't exist in modern Python versions.

Solution

Quote the Python version numbers to ensure they are treated as strings rather than floats:

Before:

python-version: [3.10, 3.11]

After:

python-version: ["3.10", "3.11"]

Changes

• Updated .github/workflows/pytest.yml to quote Python versions: ["3.10", "3.11"]
• Updated .github/workflows/pyright.yml to quote Python version: ["3.10"]

Verification

Tested with Python's YAML parser to confirm the fix:

import yaml

# Unquoted (broken)
yaml.safe_load("v: [3.10]")  # {'v': [3.1]}

# Quoted (fixed)
yaml.safe_load('v: ["3.10"]')  # {'v': ['3.10']}

This is a common YAML gotcha when working with version numbers that have trailing zeros. The fix ensures GitHub Actions will correctly discover and use Python 3.10 and 3.11.

Original prompt

the tests are failing because the python versions are not being discovered properly, the tests look for version 3.1 instead of 3.10

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