Maintenance update

.github/workflows/_build_and_publish_documentation.yml

@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
         with:
           enable-cache: true
-          cache-dependency-glob: "uv.lock"
+          cache-dependency-glob: 'uv.lock'
       - name: Install the project
-        run: uv sync -U
+        run: uv sync --frozen
       - name: Print debugging information
         run: |
           echo "github.ref:" ${{github.ref}}

.github/workflows/_build_package.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
         with:
           enable-cache: true
-          cache-dependency-glob: "uv.lock"
+          cache-dependency-glob: 'uv.lock'
       - name: Build source distribution and wheels
         run: uv build
       - name: Check build artifacts

.github/workflows/_code_quality.yml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
         with:
           enable-cache: true
-          cache-dependency-glob: "uv.lock"
+          cache-dependency-glob: 'uv.lock'
       - name: Install the project
         run: uv sync -U
       - name: Run ruff format
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
         with:
           enable-cache: true
-          cache-dependency-glob: "uv.lock"
+          cache-dependency-glob: 'uv.lock'
       - name: Install the project
         run: uv sync -U
       - name: Run ruff check
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
         with:
           enable-cache: true
-          cache-dependency-glob: "uv.lock"
+          cache-dependency-glob: 'uv.lock'
       - name: Install the project
         run: uv sync -U
       - name: Run pyright
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
         with:
           enable-cache: true
-          cache-dependency-glob: "uv.lock"
+          cache-dependency-glob: 'uv.lock'
       - name: Install the project
         run: uv sync -U
       - name: Run mypy

.github/workflows/_test.yml

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Test (Python ${{ matrix.python }}, ${{ matrix.os }})
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
+      fail-fast: true
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
         python: ['3.11', '3.12', '3.13', '3.14']
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
         with:
           enable-cache: true
-          cache-dependency-glob: "uv.lock"
+          cache-dependency-glob: 'uv.lock'
       - name: Install the project
         run: uv sync -p ${{ matrix.python }} -U --no-dev
       - name: Run pytest

.github/workflows/_test_future.yml

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     continue-on-error: true
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
+      fail-fast: true
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
         python:
@@ -21,7 +22,18 @@ jobs:
         uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
         with:
           enable-cache: true
-          cache-dependency-glob: "uv.lock"
+          cache-dependency-glob: 'uv.lock'
+      - name: Remove Python upper version constraint from pyproject.toml
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          $File = Get-Item pyproject.toml
+          $Content = Get-Content $File -Raw
+          [regex]$RequiresPythonPattern = '(?<!-)(\brequires-python = "\s?[>=]{1,2}\s?\d+\.\d+\.?\d*\.?[\d\w]*\s?)(,\s?[<=]{1,2}\s?\d+\.?\d*\.?\d*\.?[\d\w]*\s?)?(")'
+          if ($Content -match $RequiresPythonPattern) {
+              $RequiresPythonFound = $Matches[0]
+              $RequiresPythonReplacement = $Matches[1] + $Matches[3]
+              $Content -Replace $RequiresPythonFound, $RequiresPythonReplacement | Set-Content $File -NoNewline
+          }
       - name: Install the project
         run: uv sync -p ${{ matrix.python.uvpy }} -U --no-dev
       - name: Run pytest

.gitignore

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ ipython_config.py
 #   It is generally recommended to include `uv.lock` in version control.
 #   However, in case of collaboration, if having platform-specific dependencies or dependencies
 #   having no cross-platform support, `uv` might install dependencies in one environment that don't work in another.
-#   In such case, `uv.lock` should be added to `.gitignore`
+#   In such case, `uv.lock` should be added to `.gitignore` (and, as such, excluded from version control).
 # uv.lock
 
 # PEP 582; used by e.g. github.com/David-OConnor/pyflow and github.com/pdm-project/pdm
@@ -158,6 +158,3 @@ demos/**/*.nc
 
 # Cmake generated files
 CMakeUserPresets.json
-
-# modules
-modules.txt

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ repos:
       - id: check-toml
       - id: check-merge-conflict
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: v0.15.1
+    rev: v0.15.7
     hooks:
       - id: ruff-format
       - id: ruff-check

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@
             "autoReload": {
                 "enable": true
             },
+            "subProcess": true,
             "justMyCode": true,
+            "redirectOutput": true, // pipe stdout/stderr to Debug Console
+            "showReturnValue": true,
+            "logToFile": false, // set true temporarily when diagnosing debugger issues
         },
         {
             "name": "Python: Current File, cwd = file dir",
@@ -28,10 +32,14 @@
             "cwd": "${fileDirname}", // working dir = dir where current file is
             "program": "${file}",
             "console": "integratedTerminal",
-            "justMyCode": true,
             "autoReload": {
                 "enable": true
             },
+            "subProcess": true,
+            "justMyCode": true,
+            "redirectOutput": true,
+            "showReturnValue": true,
+            "logToFile": false,
         },
         {
             "name": "Python: Current File, cwd = workspace root folder",
@@ -43,55 +51,31 @@
             "autoReload": {
                 "enable": true
             },
+            "subProcess": true,
             "justMyCode": true,
+            "redirectOutput": true,
+            "showReturnValue": true,
+            "logToFile": false,
         },
         {
-            "name": "dictParser test_dict",
-            "type": "debugpy",
-            "request": "launch",
-            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}\\tests",
-            "program": "${workspaceFolder}\\src\\dictIO\\cli\\dictParser.py",
-            "args": [
-                "-v",
-                "test_dict"
-            ],
-            "console": "integratedTerminal",
-            "autoReload": {
-                "enable": true
-            },
-            "justMyCode": true,
-        },
-        {
-            "name": "dictParser include\\initialConditions",
-            "type": "debugpy",
-            "request": "launch",
-            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}\\tests",
-            "program": "${workspaceFolder}\\src\\dictIO\\cli\\dictParser.py",
-            "args": [
-                "-v",
-                "include\\initialConditions"
-            ],
-            "console": "integratedTerminal",
-            "autoReload": {
-                "enable": true
-            },
-            "justMyCode": true,
-        },
-        {
-            "name": "dictParser test_dict",
+            "name": "dictParser test_dictParser_dict",
             "type": "debugpy",
             "request": "launch",
-            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}\\tests",
-            "program": "${workspaceFolder}\\src\\dictIO\\cli\\dictParser.py",
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}\\tests\\test_working_directory",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}\\src\\dictIO\\cli\\__main__.py",
             "args": [
+                "test_dictParser_dict",
                 "-v",
-                "test_dict"
             ],
             "console": "integratedTerminal",
             "autoReload": {
                 "enable": true
             },
+            "subProcess": true,
             "justMyCode": true,
+            "redirectOutput": true,
+            "showReturnValue": true,
+            "logToFile": false,
         },
     ]
-}
+}

.vscode/settings.json

@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@
     "mypy-type-checker.reportingScope": "custom",
     "mypy-type-checker.preferDaemon": true,
     "ruff.configurationPreference": "filesystemFirst",
-}
+}

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -8,6 +8,23 @@ The changelog format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/e
 * -/-
 
 
+## [0.4.4] - 2026-03-26
+
+### Changed
+* Renamed command line script `src/dictIO/cli/dictParser.py` to ` src/dictIO/cli/__main__.py`
+* VS Code Settings:
+  * .vscode/launch.json: Corrected the CLI debug launch configuration
+* Updated code base with latest changes in python_project_template v0.2.10
+
+### Dependencies
+* .pre-commit-config.yaml: Updated rev of ruff-pre-commit to v0.15.7
+* Updated to numpy>=2.4
+* Updated to pytest-cov>=7.1
+* Updated to ruff>=0.15.7
+* Updated to sphinx-argparse-cli>=1.21.3
+* Updated to types-lxml>=2026.2
+
+
 ## [0.4.3] - 2026-02-22
 
 ### Solved
@@ -494,7 +511,8 @@ This removes the need to manually add /src to the PythonPath environment variabl
 * Added support for Python 3.10
 
 <!-- Markdown link & img dfn's -->
-[unreleased]: https://github.com/dnv-opensource/dictIO/compare/v0.4.3...HEAD
+[unreleased]: https://github.com/dnv-opensource/dictIO/compare/v0.4.4...HEAD
+[0.4.4]: https://github.com/dnv-opensource/dictIO/compare/v0.4.3...v0.4.4
 [0.4.3]: https://github.com/dnv-opensource/dictIO/compare/v0.4.2...v0.4.3
 [0.4.2]: https://github.com/dnv-opensource/dictIO/compare/v0.4.1...v0.4.2
 [0.4.1]: https://github.com/dnv-opensource/dictIO/compare/v0.4.0...v0.4.1

CITATION.cff

@@ -1,32 +1,35 @@
 title: dictIO
-version: 0.4.3
+version: 0.4.4
 abstract: >-
-  Python package to read, write and manipulate dictionary text files.
-  Supports dictIOs native file format, as well as JSON, XML and OpenFOAM.
+    Python package to read, write and manipulate dictionary text files.
+    Supports dictIOs native file format, as well as JSON, XML and OpenFOAM.
 type: software
 authors:
-  - name: DNV SE
-    address: 'Brooktorkai 18'
-    post-code: '20457'
-    city: Hamburg
-    country: DE
-    website: 'https://www.dnv.com/'
-  - given-names: Frank
-    family-names: Lumpitzsch
-    affiliation: DNV
-    email: frank.lumpitzsch@dnv.com
-    website: 'https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-lumpitzsch-23013196/'
-  - given-names: Claas
-    family-names: Rostock
-    affiliation: DNV
-    email: claas.rostock@dnv.com
-    website: 'https://www.linkedin.com/in/claasrostock/?locale=en_US'
-  - given-names: Seunghyeon
-    family-names: Yoo
-    affiliation: DNV
-    email: seunghyeon.yoo@dnv.com
-    website: 'https://www.linkedin.com/in/seunghyeon-yoo-3625173b/'
+    - name: DNV SE
+      address: 'Brooktorkai 18'
+      post-code: '20457'
+      city: Hamburg
+      country: DE
+      website: 'https://www.dnv.com/'
+    - given-names: Frank
+      family-names: Lumpitzsch
+      affiliation: DNV
+      email: frank.lumpitzsch@dnv.com
+      website: 'https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-lumpitzsch-23013196/'
+    - given-names: Claas
+      family-names: Rostock
+      affiliation: DNV
+      email: claas.rostock@dnv.com
+      website: 'https://www.linkedin.com/in/claasrostock/?locale=en_US'
+    - given-names: Seunghyeon
+      family-names: Yoo
+      affiliation: DNV
+      email: seunghyeon.yoo@dnv.com
+      website: 'https://www.linkedin.com/in/seunghyeon-yoo-3625173b/'
 keywords:
+    - dictIO
+    - dictParser
+    - dict
 license: MIT
 license-url: 'https://dnv-opensource.github.io/dictIO/LICENSE.html'
 url: 'https://dnv-opensource.github.io/dictIO/README.html'

LICENSE

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2024 [DNV](https://www.dnv.com) [open source](https://github.com/dnv-opensource)
+Copyright (c) 2026 [DNV](https://www.dnv.com) [open source](https://github.com/dnv-opensource)
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal

README.md

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Further, dictIO
 pip install dictIO
 ```
 
-## Usage Example
+## Usage
 
 dictIO's core class is `SDict`, a generic data structure for serializable dictionaries. <br>
 `SDict` inherits from Python's builtin `dict`. It can hence be used transparently in any context where a `dict` or any other `MutableMapping` type is expected.
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ uv self update
 ```
 
 ### 2. Install Python
-This project requires Python 3.10 or later. <br>
+This project requires Python 3.11 or later. <br>
 If you don't already have a compatible version installed on your machine, the probably most comfortable way to install Python is through `uv`:
 ```sh
 uv python install
@@ -134,15 +134,18 @@ cd dictIO
 ```
 
 ### 4. Install dependencies
-Run `uv sync` to create a virtual environment and install all project dependencies into it:
+Run `uv sync -U` to create a virtual environment and install all project dependencies into it:
 ```sh
-uv sync
+uv sync -U
 ```
 > **Note**: Using `--no-dev` will omit installing development dependencies.
 
+> **Explanation**: The `-U` option stands for `--update`. It forces `uv` to fetch and install the latest versions of all dependencies,
+> ensuring that your environment is up-to-date.
+
 > **Note**: `uv` will create a new virtual environment called `.venv` in the project root directory when running
-> `uv sync` the first time. Optionally, you can create your own virtual environment using e.g. `uv venv`, before running
-> `uv sync`.
+> `uv sync -U` the first time. Optionally, you can create your own virtual environment using e.g. `uv venv`, before running
+> `uv sync -U`.
 
 ### 5. (Optional) Activate the virtual environment
 When using `uv`, there is in almost all cases no longer a need to manually activate the virtual environment. <br>

docs/source/cli.dict_parser.rst → docs/source/cli.__main__.rst

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 .. sphinx_argparse_cli::
-   :module: dictIO.cli.dict_parser
+   :module: dictIO.cli.__main__
    :func: _argparser

docs/source/cli.rst

@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ CLI Documentation
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 3
 
-   cli.dict_parser
+   cli.__main__

docs/source/conf.py

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 author = "Frank Lumpitzsch, Claas Rostock, Seunghyeon Yoo"
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = "0.4.3"
+release = "0.4.4"
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#general-configuration