This project is to test the PyPI packages for SKLL on Linux and Windows. We do not test on macOS; we assume that if the package works on Linux, it will also work on macOS.
To test a new package version that has been already built and uploaded to the the Python Package Index, create a new branch, change the SKLLVERSION values in both .gitlab-ci.yml and azure-pipelines.yml to the version you want to test, and submit a pull request for the branch. If both builds pass, merge the PR. You can then delete the pull request without merging it.
The packages are tested by creating a new conda environment and installing the specified SKLL version and its dependencies using pip. The code for SKLL is also checked out in a separate directory and then the tests are run with the installed SKLL package in the environment.
These builds should only be run right before doing an SKLL release.