Simplify tests (some were failing for an unknown reason when run together).

Author: Alan

.github/workflows/packaging.yml

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu, windows]
-        python: ['3.9', '3.13']
+        python: ['3.10', '3.13']
         dist: ['ipywidgets*.tar.gz']
         include:
           - python: '3.13'

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
+        python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13', '3.14']
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ jobs:
           pip install file://$PWD/python/ipywidgets#egg=ipywidgets[test]
       - name: Test with pytest
         run: |
-          pip install "pytest<8"
+          pip install "pytest"
           cd python/ipywidgets
           pytest --cov=ipywidgets ipywidgets
 

python/ipywidgets/ipywidgets/widgets/tests/test_widget.py

@@ -159,33 +159,28 @@ def test_widget_open():
         "Widget",
     ],
 )
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("enable_weakref", [True, False])
-def test_weakreference(class_name, enable_weakref):
+def test_weakreference(class_name):
     # Ensure the base instance of all widgets can be deleted / garbage collected.
-    if enable_weakref:
-        ipw.enable_weakreference()
-    cls = getattr(ipw, class_name)
-    if class_name in ['SelectionRangeSlider', 'SelectionSlider']:
-        kwgs = {"options": [1, 2, 4]}
-    else:
-        kwgs = {}
+    ipw.enable_weakreference()
     try:
-        w = cls(**kwgs)
+        cls = getattr(ipw, class_name)
+        if class_name in ["SelectionRangeSlider", "SelectionSlider"]:
+            kwgs = {"options": [1, 2, 4]}
+        else:
+            kwgs = {}
+        w: Widget = cls(**kwgs)
         deleted = False
         def on_delete():
             nonlocal deleted
             deleted = True
         weakref.finalize(w, on_delete)
         # w should be the only strong ref to the widget.
         # calling `del` should invoke its immediate deletion calling the `__del__` method.
-        if not enable_weakref:
-            w.close()
         del w
         gc.collect()
         assert deleted
     finally:
-        if enable_weakref:
-            ipw.disable_weakreference()
+        ipw.disable_weakreference()
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("weakref_enabled", [True, False])

python/ipywidgets/ipywidgets/widgets/tests/test_widget_box.py

@@ -55,29 +55,3 @@ def test_box_validate_mode():
     with pytest.raises(TraitError):
         box.children += ("Not a widget", closed_button)
 
-
-def test_box_gc():
-    widgets.enable_weakreference()
-    # Test Box gc collected and children lifecycle managed.
-    try:
-        deleted = False
-
-        class TestButton(widgets.Button):
-            def my_click(self, b):
-                pass
-
-        button = TestButton(description="button")
-        button.on_click(button.my_click)
-
-        b = widgets.VBox(children=[button])
-
-        def on_delete():
-            nonlocal deleted
-            deleted = True
-
-        weakref.finalize(b, on_delete)
-        del b
-        gc.collect()
-        assert deleted
-    finally:
-        widgets.disable_weakreference()

python/ipywidgets/setup.cfg

@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@ classifiers =
   License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License
   Programming Language :: Python
   Programming Language :: Python :: 3
-  Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
   Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
   Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
   Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
   Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13
+  Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14
   Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
   Framework :: Jupyter
 
 [options]
-python_requires = >=3.7
+python_requires = >=3.10
 
 zip_safe = False
 # include_package_data = True
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ test =
   pytest>=3.6.0
   pytest-cov
   pytz
+  pytest-mock
 
 [options.package_data]
 ipywidgets =