maybe this is worth doing. GHA free or something...

.github/workflows/py-checks.yml

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+name: Code Checks
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10","3.11","3.12"]
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install -r ./requirements.txt
+        pip install black flake8 flake8-typing-checking
+    - name: Check with black
+      run: |
+        python -m black --diff --color
+    - name: Check with flake8
+      run: |
+        python -m flake8