Upgrade GitHub Actions to Latest Versions (in Preparation for Node 16 EOL)

[mjs1995]

#46

Overview

This PR updates GitHub Actions to use the latest versions of actions/checkout and actions/setup-python in preparation for the end-of-life of Node 16 in September 2023.

Description

The default runtime of Node 16 will reach its end-of-life on 11 Sep 2023. To adapt to this change and benefit from the features and optimizations in the newer GitHub Actions versions

Change

Updates GitHub Actions Versions:
From actions/checkout@v2 to actions/checkout@v4
From actions/setup-python@v2 to actions/setup-python@v4

Benefits

• Keeps the Actions Up-to-date: Utilizes performance improvements and new features from the latest versions.
• Future-proofs the Repository: Prepares the codebase for the end of support for Node 16.

References

• actions/checkout Release Notes
• actions/setup-python Release Notes