ilaflott · ilaflott · Apr 20, 2026 · Apr 21, 2026 · Apr 21, 2026
diff --git a/.cspell/ok-unknown-words.txt b/.cspell/ok-unknown-words.txt
@@ -63,8 +63,10 @@ autoattribute
 autoclass
 autodoc
 autofunction
+autouse
 automethod
 automodule
+basetemp
 bnds
 booleaness
 capfd
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@ ierr
 ilaflott
 indir
 infolog
+inlinevar
 intercomparison
 intercomparisons
 interp
@@ -129,6 +132,7 @@ msvs
 mymodule
 mypackage
 mypy
+mylog
 ncattrs
 ncgen
 ncrc

diff --git a/.github/workflows/create_test_conda_env.yml b/.github/workflows/create_test_conda_env.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   conda-test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24: true
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: ["3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]

diff --git a/.github/workflows/pylint.yml b/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           activate-environment: fremorizer
           environment-file: environment.yaml
-          auto-activate-base: false
+          auto-activate: false
           miniforge-version: latest
+          conda-remove-defaults: true
 
       - name: Configure Conda
         run: |

diff --git a/.github/workflows/wcrp_compliance_check.yml b/.github/workflows/wcrp_compliance_check.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           activate-environment: fremorizer-wcrp
           environment-file: environment.yaml
-          auto-activate-base: false
+          conda-remove-defaults: true
+          auto-activate: false
           miniforge-version: latest
           channels: conda-forge,noaa-gfdl
 

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 * Developers are free to use this repository's `README.md` to familiarize with the CLI and save time from having to install any dependencies, but development within a Conda environment is heavily recommended regardless
 * Gain access to the repository with `git clone --recursive git@github.com:ilaflott/fremorizer.git` or your fork's link (recommended) and an SSH RSA key
-    - Once inside the repository, developers can test local changes by running a `pip install .` inside of the root directory after activating a virtual environment, installing the fremorizer package locally with the newest local changes on top of the installed Conda fremorizer dependencies. the `-e` flag can be used for an editable installtion
+    - Once inside the repository, developers can test local changes by running a `pip install .` inside of the root directory after activating a virtual environment, installing the fremorizer package locally with the newest local changes on top of the installed Conda fremorizer dependencies. the `-e` flag can be used for an editable installation
     - Test as a normal user would use the CLI
 * Create a GitHub issue to reflect your contribution's background and reference it with Git commits
 

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ cd fremorizer
 
 # create an environment and install the local checkout
 conda env create -f environment.yaml
-conda actiavte fremorizer
+conda activate fremorizer
 pip install -e . 
 
 # Run tests
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ pylint --rcfile pylintrc fremorizer/
 
 
 ### as a command line interface (CLI)
-The CLI entry point is `fremor`, currently a suite of (currently) six routines for facillitating data preparation for
+The CLI entry point is `fremor`, currently a suite of (currently) six routines for facilitating data preparation for
 CMIP7. 
 ```bash
 # The full list of subcommands

diff --git a/fremorizer/tests/conftest.py b/fremorizer/tests/conftest.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def _write_exp_configs():
 
     The JSON data lives in this module (_CMIP6_EXP_CONFIG_DATA /
     _CMIP7_EXP_CONFIG_DATA) so the on-disk files are no longer tracked by git.
-    This session-scoped autouse fixture materialises fresh copies before any
+    This session-scoped autouse fixture materializes fresh copies before any
     test that needs them runs, and cleans them up afterwards.
     """
     EXP_CONFIG.write_text(json.dumps(_CMIP6_EXP_CONFIG_DATA, indent=4))

diff --git a/fremorizer/tests/test_cmor_run_subtool.py b/fremorizer/tests/test_cmor_run_subtool.py
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ def test_exp_config_cleanup():
     Restores the CMIP6 experiment config to its pristine state after tests
     that mutate it in-place (e.g. grid / calendar updates).
 
-    The config is no longer tracked by git — it is materialised by a
+    The config is no longer tracked by git — it is materialized by a
     session-scoped conftest fixture — so we rewrite it from the canonical
     fixture data instead of running ``git restore``.
     """

diff --git a/fremorizer/tests/test_cmor_run_subtool_cmip7_further_examples.py b/fremorizer/tests/test_cmor_run_subtool_cmip7_further_examples.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 # cmip7 table repo
 CMIP7_TABLE_REPO_PATH = f'{ROOTDIR}/cmip7-cmor-tables'
 
-# experiment config (materialised by conftest._write_exp_configs)
+# experiment config (materialized by conftest._write_exp_configs)
 EXP_CONFIG_CMIP7 = f'{ROOTDIR}/CMOR_CMIP7_input_example.json'
 
 # determined by cmor_run_subtool

diff --git a/fremorizer/tests/test_cmor_run_subtool_further_examples.py b/fremorizer/tests/test_cmor_run_subtool_further_examples.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 # cmip6 table repo
 CMIP6_TABLE_REPO_PATH = f'{ROOTDIR}/cmip6-cmor-tables'
 
-# experiment config (materialised by conftest._write_exp_configs)
+# experiment config (materialized by conftest._write_exp_configs)
 EXP_CONFIG_CMIP6 = f'{ROOTDIR}/CMOR_input_example.json'
 
 # determined by cmor_run_subtool