Allow CI Python version to be specified

README.rst

@@ -78,3 +78,21 @@ It can be invoked using:
       with:
         pypi-username: ${{ secrets.pypi_username }}
         pypi-password: ${{ secrets.pypi_password }}
+
+Notes
+-----
+
+Libraries that will be available for use in CPython using Blinka may not be able to
+support the latest versions of CPython based on the availability of dependencies for
+that version.  In these instances, all of the actions here support a input parameter
+of ``python-version`` to set the version of Python used by the CI (the default is to
+use the latest version):
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+    - name: Run PyPI Release CI workflow
+      uses: adafruit/workflows-circuitpython-libs/release-pypi@main
+      with:
+        pypi-username: ${{ secrets.pypi_username }}
+        pypi-password: ${{ secrets.pypi_password }}
+        python-version: 3.9

build/action.yml

@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 
 name: 'Build CI'
 description: 'Build CI used for pushes and pull requests'
+inputs:
+  python-version:
+    description: 'The version of Python to use in the CI'
+    required: true
+    default: '3.x'
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
@@ -19,7 +24,7 @@ runs:
   - name: Set up Python 3.x
     uses: actions/setup-python@v4
     with:
-      python-version: "3.x"
+      python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version }}
   - name: Versions
     shell: bash
     run: |

release-gh/action.yml

@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ inputs:
   upload-url:
     description: 'The release upload URL for the asset'
     required: true
+  python-version:
+    description: 'The version of Python to use in the CI'
+    required: true
+    default: '3.x'
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
@@ -26,7 +30,7 @@ runs:
   - name: Set up Python 3.x
     uses: actions/setup-python@v4
     with:
-      python-version: "3.x"
+      python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version }}
   - name: Versions
     shell: bash
     run: |

release-pypi/action.yml

@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ inputs:
   pypi-password:
     description: 'The PyPI password for twine'
     required: true
+  python-version:
+    description: 'The version of Python to use in the CI'
+    required: true
+    default: '3.x'
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
@@ -24,7 +28,7 @@ runs:
     if: contains(steps.need-pypi.outputs.pyproject-toml, 'pyproject.toml')
     uses: actions/setup-python@v4
     with:
-      python-version: '3.x'
+      python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version }}
   - name: Install dependencies
     if: contains(steps.need-pypi.outputs.pyproject-toml, 'pyproject.toml')
     shell: bash