Simplify Python version selection for latest stable (#933)

Author: tkf

.github/workflows/aot.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         os:
           - ubuntu-latest
         architecture: [x64]
-        python-version: ['3.10']
+        python-version: ['3.x']
         julia-version:
           - '1'
           - '~1.7.0-rc1'

.github/workflows/system.yml

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
           - macos-latest
           - windows-latest
         architecture: [x64]
-        python-version: ['3.10']
+        python-version: ['3.x']
         julia-version:
           - '1.0'
           - '1'
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
           # 32 bit Windows:
           - os: windows-latest
             architecture: x86
-            python-version: '3.9'  # 3.10 not available yet?
+            python-version: '3.x'
             julia-version: '1.5'
           # Sweep python-version and julia-version only on Ubuntu:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ jobs:
             julia-version: '1'
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             architecture: x64
-            python-version: '3.10'
+            python-version: '3.x'
             julia-version: '1.5'
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             architecture: x64
-            python-version: '3.10'
+            python-version: '3.x'
             julia-version: '1.4'
           # Test Python 2.7 only with a few combinations (TODO: drop 2.7).
           # Note that it does not work in macOS:

test/check_deps_version.jl

@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
 using Test
-const desired_version = VersionNumber(ARGS[1])
+const desired_version_str = ARGS[1]  # e.g., "2.7", "3.10.0", "3.x"
 include("../deps/deps.jl")
-@testset "pyversion_build ≈ $desired_version" begin
+@testset "pyversion_build ≈ $desired_version_str" begin
+    v = desired_version_str
+    while endswith(v, ".x")
+        v = v[1:end-2]
+    end
+    desired_version = VersionNumber(v)
     @test desired_version.major == pyversion_build.major
-    @test desired_version.minor == pyversion_build.minor
+    if desired_version.minor != 0
+        @test desired_version.minor == pyversion_build.minor
+    end
     if desired_version.patch != 0
         @test desired_version.patch == pyversion_build.patch
     end