Update GitHub Actions config

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Author: Flamefire

.github/workflows/container_tests.yml

@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ jobs:
         python: [3.7]
       fail-fast: false
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{matrix.python}}
         architecture: x64

.github/workflows/container_tests_apptainer.yml

@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ jobs:
         apptainer: [1.0.0, 1.1.7]
       fail-fast: false
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{matrix.python}}
         architecture: x64

.github/workflows/eb_command.yml

@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   test-eb:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python: [3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, '3.10', '3.11']
       fail-fast: false
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{matrix.python}}
         architecture: x64

.github/workflows/linting.yml

@@ -10,16 +10,16 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   python-linting:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: [3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, '3.10', '3.11']
-        
+
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 

.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   setup:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     outputs:
         lmod7: Lmod-7.8.22
         lmod8: Lmod-8.7.6
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: "true"
   build:
     needs: setup
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python: [3.6]
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ jobs:
             lc_all: C
       fail-fast: false
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{matrix.python}}
         architecture: x64

.github/workflows/unit_tests_python2.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   test_python2:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
       # CentOS 7.9 container that already includes Lmod & co,
       # see https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-containers