set full python version string; other cleanups

Author: rouilj

.github/workflows/ci-test.yml

@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
-      max-parallel: 3
+      max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
         # Run in all these versions of Python
-        python-version: [ "2.7", "3.10", "3.11.0-rc.1", "3.12" ]
-        #python-version: [ "2.7", "3.10", "3.9", "3.8", "3.6" ]
-    # use for multiple os or ubuntu versions
-    #    os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
+        python-version: [ "2.7", "3.10", "3.9", "3.8", "3.6", "3.11.0-rc.1" ]
+        # use for multiple os or ubuntu versions
+        #os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
+        # if the ones above fail. fail the build
         experimental: [false]
         include:
            # example: if 3.12 fails the jobs still succeeds
@@ -42,11 +42,14 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       # Checkout the latest code from the repo
       - name: Checkout source
+        # example directives:
+          # disable step
         # if: {{ false }}
+          # continue running if step fails
         # continue-on-error: true
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-      # Setup which version of Python to use
+      # Setup version of Python to use
       - name: Set Up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v3
         with:
@@ -59,16 +62,19 @@ jobs:
       # Install the databases
       - name: Install mysql/mariadb
         run: |
-          set -xv
+          #set -xv
+          # mysql is pre-installed and active but this is the install command
+          # sudo apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client
           # set up mysql database
           sudo sed -i -e '/^\[mysqld\]/,/^\[mysql/s/^#* *max_allowed_packet.*/max_allowed_packet = 500M/' /etc/mysql/mysql.conf.d/mysqld.cnf; sleep 3
-          tail -n +0 /etc/mysql/my.cnf /etc/mysql/mysql.conf.d/mysqld.cnf
-          grep max_allowed /etc/mysql/mysql.conf.d/mysqld.cnf
-          ls  /etc/mysql/conf.d/  /etc/mysql/mysql.conf.d/
-          sleep 5
-          sudo service mysql restart; sleep 30
-          ps -ef | grep mysqld
-          sudo netstat -anp | grep mysqld
+          #tail -n +0 /etc/mysql/my.cnf /etc/mysql/mysql.conf.d/mysqld.cnf
+          #grep max_allowed /etc/mysql/mysql.conf.d/mysqld.cnf
+          #ls  /etc/mysql/conf.d/  /etc/mysql/mysql.conf.d/
+          #sleep 5
+          sudo service mysql restart
+          #sleep 10
+          #ps -ef | grep mysqld
+          #sudo netstat -anp | grep mysqld
           sudo mysql -u root -proot -e 'CREATE USER "rounduptest"@"localhost" IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY "rounduptest"; GRANT ALL on rounduptest.* TO "rounduptest"@"localhost";'
 
       - name: Install postgres
@@ -77,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
           # Disable fsync for speed, don't care about data durability
           #   when testing
           sudo sed -i -e '$a\fsync = off' /etc/postgresql/*/*/postgresql.conf
-          sudo service postgresql restart; sleep 30
+          sudo service postgresql restart; sleep 10
           # set up postgresql database
           sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE ROLE rounduptest WITH CREATEDB LOGIN PASSWORD 'rounduptest';" -U postgres
 
@@ -89,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Update pip
         run: python -m pip install --upgrade pip
 
-      - name: Install db libraries
+      - name: Install python db libraries
         run: pip install psycopg2 mysqlclient
 
       - name: Install auxiliary packages
@@ -110,7 +116,6 @@ jobs:
               pip install Markdown; fi
 
       - name: Install xapian
-        continue-on-error: true
         run: |
           sudo apt-get install libxapian-dev
           # Sphinx required to build the xapian python bindings. Use 1.8.5 on