Merge branch 'dev' into improve_data_orientation_msg

Author: h-mayorquin

.github/workflows/auto-publish.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: "3.9"
+          python-version: "3.10"
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip

.github/workflows/dev-gallery.yml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.9
+          python-version: "3.10"
 
       - name: Install pytest
         run: |

.github/workflows/doc-link-checks.yml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: 3.9
+          python-version: "3.10"
 
       - name: Install Sphinx dependencies
         run: pip install -r docs/requirements-rtd.txt

.github/workflows/read-nwbfile-tests.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: ["ubuntu-latest", "windows-latest"]  # TODO: update mac and streaming methods
-        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        python-version: ["3.10", "3.13"]
     steps:
       - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
         with:

.github/workflows/streaming-tests.yml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: ["ubuntu-latest", "windows-latest"]  # TODO: update mac and streaming methods
-        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        python-version: ["3.10", "3.13"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - run: git fetch --prune --unshallow --tags

.github/workflows/testing.yml

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: ["ubuntu-latest", "macos-13", "windows-latest"]
-        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        os: ["ubuntu-latest", "macos-latest", "windows-latest"]
+        python-version: ["3.10", "3.13"]
     env:
       TESTING_FILES_FOLDER_PATH: ./204919/testing_files/
     steps:

.gitignore

@@ -37,3 +37,4 @@ dist/
 # Doc build
 /docs/_build/*
 _build/
+uv.lock

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 ### Improvements
 * Added documentation to API and CLI docs on how to use the dandi config option. [#624](https://github.com/NeurodataWithoutBorders/nwbinspector/pull/624)
 * Improved `check_data_orientation` error message to include the TimeSeries name, current shape, and a suggestion for transposing the data. [#1430](https://github.com/NeurodataWithoutBorders/nwbinspector/pull/1430)
+* Dropped Python 3.9 and middle Python versions (3.11, 3.12) from CI; now testing only Python 3.10 and 3.13. [#632](https://github.com/NeurodataWithoutBorders/nwbinspector/pull/632)
+* Updated macOS CI runner from `macos-13` to `macos-latest`. [#639](https://github.com/NeurodataWithoutBorders/nwbinspector/pull/639)
 
 # v0.6.5 (July 25, 2025)
 

docs/.readthedocs.yaml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ version: 2
 build:
   os: ubuntu-20.04
   tools:
-    python: "3.9"
+    python: "3.10"
 
 # Build documentation in the docs/ directory with Sphinx
 sphinx:

docs/user_guide/installation.rst

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ If you haven't checked it out already, please read the :nwb-overview:`NWB Overvi
 
 The NWBInspector tool offers convenient command-line usage via any standard Conda or Python terminal.
 
-To install the package in any generic Python v3.9-v3.13 environment, simply type
+To install the package in a Python v3.10+ environment, run:
 
 ::