Use uv lock file for reproducibility in docs and tests

Author: smithara

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -40,11 +40,13 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    - name: Install uv
+      uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
     - name: Install package
-      run: python -m pip install .[test]
+      run: uv sync ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && '--upgrade' || '--frozen' }} --group test
     - name: Configure token access
       run: |
-        viresclient set_token "https://vires.services/ows" ${{ secrets.VIRES_TOKEN_SWARM }}
-        viresclient set_default_server https://vires.services/ows
+        uv run viresclient set_token "https://vires.services/ows" ${{ secrets.VIRES_TOKEN_SWARM }}
+        uv run viresclient set_default_server https://vires.services/ows
     - name: Test package
-      run: python -m pytest -ra
+      run: uv run pytest -ra

.readthedocs.yml

@@ -6,21 +6,24 @@
 version: 2
 
 # Set the OS, Python version and other tools you might need
+# Use uv so that the uv.lock file is used for reproducibility
 build:
   os: ubuntu-24.04
   tools:
     python: "3.12"
+  jobs:
+    pre_create_environment:
+      - asdf plugin add uv
+      - asdf install uv latest
+      - asdf global uv latest
+    create_environment:
+      - uv venv "${READTHEDOCS_VIRTUALENV_PATH}"
+    install:
+      - UV_PROJECT_ENVIRONMENT="${READTHEDOCS_VIRTUALENV_PATH}" uv sync --frozen --group docs
 
 # Build documentation in the docs/ directory with Sphinx
 sphinx:
   configuration: docs/conf.py
 
 # Include PDF and ePub
 formats: all
-
-python:
-  install:
-  - method: pip
-    path: .
-    extra_requirements:
-    - docs

pyproject.toml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ maintainers = [
 license = { file = "LICENSE" }
 description = "A Python client for interacting with a VirES server"
 readme = "README.rst"
-requires-python = ">=3.7"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 classifiers = [
     "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
     "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering",
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "xarray >= 0.11.0",
 ]
 
-[project.optional-dependencies]
+[dependency-groups]
 test = [
     "pytest >=6",
 ]
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ dev = [
     "nox >=2022",
 ]
 docs = [
-    "Sphinx == 8.2",
-    "sphinx-book-theme == 1.1.4",
-    "sphinx-copybutton == 0.5.2",
-    "sphinx-tabs == 3.4.7",
+    "Sphinx == 8.2; python_version>='3.11'",
+    "sphinx-book-theme == 1.1.4; python_version>='3.11'",
+    "sphinx-copybutton == 0.5.2; python_version>='3.11'",
+    "sphinx-tabs == 3.4.7; python_version>='3.11'",
 ]
 
 [project.scripts]