update python to 3.11, dependabot, venv retry (#11)

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: github-actions
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    reviewers:
+      - "alexrashed"
+    labels:
+      - "dependencies"
+    groups:
+      github-actions:
+        patterns:
+          - "*"

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -34,22 +34,30 @@ jobs:
       cli_version: ${{ steps.cli_version.outputs.cli_version }}
     steps:
       - name: Check out Git repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Setup Python (GitHub Runner)
         if: ${{ !contains(matrix.runner, 'buildjet') }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: '3.10.11'
+          python-version: '3.11.5'
 
       - name: Setup Python (BuildJet Runner)
         if: contains(matrix.runner, 'buildjet')
-        uses: gabrielfalcao/pyenv-action@v14
+        uses: gabrielfalcao/pyenv-action@v16
         with:
-          default: '3.10.11'
+          default: '3.11.4'
 
+      # Add a retry to avoid issues when this action is running
+      # right after the package is published on PyPi
+      # (and might not be distributed in the CDN yet)
       - name: Create virtual environment
-        run: make venv
+        uses: nick-fields/retry@v2
+        with:
+          timeout_minutes: 5
+          max_attempts: 5
+          retry_wait_seconds: 120
+          command: make venv
 
       - name: Build using pyinstaller
         shell: bash

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -6,19 +6,20 @@ You need Python developer version libraries in your path to be able to build the
 For most of us who use pyenv, this is done with:
 - MacOS:
   ```bash
-  env PYTHON_CONFIGURE_OPTS="--enable-framework" pyenv install 3.10-dev
+  env PYTHON_CONFIGURE_OPTS="--enable-framework" pyenv install 3.11-dev
   ```
 - Linux:
   ```bash
-  env PYTHON_CONFIGURE_OPTS="--enable-shared" pyenv install 3.10-dev
+  env PYTHON_CONFIGURE_OPTS="--enable-shared" pyenv install 3.11-dev
   ```
 
 Activate the version:
 ```
-pyenv local 3.10-dev
+pyenv local 3.11-dev
 python --version
+
 ```
-This should print something like `Python 3.10.11+`.
+This should print something like `Python 3.11.5+`.
 
 ### Building
 You can build the specific versions by calling the respective make target: