diff --git a/docs/code_examples/parallel_rps.py b/docs/code_examples/parallel_rps.py
index 383659666..bf634af10 100644
--- a/docs/code_examples/parallel_rps.py
+++ b/docs/code_examples/parallel_rps.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import functools
 
 import gymnasium
+import numpy as np
 from gymnasium.spaces import Discrete
 
 from pettingzoo import ParallelEnv
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@
 ROCK = 0
 PAPER = 1
 SCISSORS = 2
-NONE = 3
+NO_MOVE = 3
 MOVES = ["ROCK", "PAPER", "SCISSORS", "None"]
 NUM_ITERS = 100
 REWARD_MAP = {
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ def __init__(self, render_mode=None):
     @functools.lru_cache(maxsize=None)
     def observation_space(self, agent):
         # gymnasium spaces are defined and documented here: https://gymnasium.farama.org/api/spaces/
+        # Discrete(4) means an integer in range(0, 4)
         return Discrete(4)
 
     # Action space should be defined here.
@@ -128,7 +130,8 @@ def reset(self, seed=None, options=None):
         """
         self.agents = self.possible_agents[:]
         self.num_moves = 0
-        observations = {agent: NONE for agent in self.agents}
+        # the observations should be numpy arrays even if there is only one value
+        observations = {agent: np.array(NO_MOVE) for agent in self.agents}
         infos = {agent: {} for agent in self.agents}
         self.state = observations
 
@@ -161,9 +164,11 @@ def step(self, actions):
         env_truncation = self.num_moves >= NUM_ITERS
         truncations = {agent: env_truncation for agent in self.agents}
 
-        # current observation is just the other player's most recent action
+        # Current observation is just the other player's most recent action
+        # This is converted to a numpy value of type int to match the type
+        # that we declared in observation_space()
         observations = {
-            self.agents[i]: int(actions[self.agents[1 - i]])
+            self.agents[i]: np.array(actions[self.agents[1 - i]], dtype=np.int64)
             for i in range(len(self.agents))
         }
         self.state = observations
diff --git a/docs/content/basic_usage.md b/docs/content/basic_usage.md
index 75110efce..ad7589919 100644
--- a/docs/content/basic_usage.md
+++ b/docs/content/basic_usage.md
@@ -148,5 +148,6 @@ In certain cases, separating agent from environment actions is helpful for study
 Environments are by default wrapped in a handful of lightweight wrappers that handle error messages and ensure reasonable behavior given incorrect usage (i.e. playing illegal moves or stepping before resetting). However, these add a very small amount of overhead. If you want to create an environment without them, you can do so by using the `raw_env()` constructor contained within each module:
 
 ``` python
-env = knights_archers_zombies_v10.raw_env(<environment parameters>)
+environment_parameters = {}  # any parameters to pass to the environment
+env = knights_archers_zombies_v10.raw_env(**environment_parameters)
 ```
diff --git a/docs/content/environment_tests.md b/docs/content/environment_tests.md
index 369ffe98f..a7cfd1d46 100644
--- a/docs/content/environment_tests.md
+++ b/docs/content/environment_tests.md
@@ -80,10 +80,14 @@ render_test(env_func)
 The render test method takes in an optional argument `custom_tests` that allows for additional tests in non-standard modes.
 
 ``` python
+from pettingzoo.test import render_test
+from pettingzoo.butterfly import pistonball_v6
+env_func = pistonball_v6.env
+
 custom_tests = {
-    "svg": lambda render_result: return isinstance(render_result, str)
+    "svg": lambda render_result: isinstance(render_result, str)
 }
-render_test(env, custom_tests=custom_tests)
+render_test(env_func, custom_tests=custom_tests)
 ```
 
 ## Performance Benchmark Test
diff --git a/docs/environments/atari.md b/docs/environments/atari.md
index a00a55cfa..b3f31734e 100644
--- a/docs/environments/atari.md
+++ b/docs/environments/atari.md
@@ -121,7 +121,10 @@ env = supersuit.frame_stack_v1(env, 4)
 All the Atari environments have the following environment parameters:
 
 ``` python
-<atari_game>.env(obs_type='rgb_image', full_action_space=True, max_cycles=100000, auto_rom_install_path=None)
+# using space invaders as an example, but replace with any atari game
+from pettingzoo.atari import space_invaders_v2
+
+space_invaders_v2.env(obs_type='rgb_image', full_action_space=True, max_cycles=100000, auto_rom_install_path=None)
 ```
 
 `obs_type`:  There are three possible values for this parameter:
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 154d283bf..d5d0694ba 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -78,11 +78,18 @@ The [AEC API](/api/aec/) supports sequential turn based environments, while the
 Environments can be interacted with using a similar interface to [Gymnasium](https://gymnasium.farama.org):
 
 ```python
-  from pettingzoo.butterfly import knights_archers_zombies_v10
-  env = knights_archers_zombies_v10.env(render_mode="human")
-  env.reset(seed=42)
-  for agent in env.agent_iter():
-      observation, reward, termination, truncation, info = env.last()
-      action = policy(observation, agent)
-      env.step(action)
+from pettingzoo.butterfly import knights_archers_zombies_v10
+env = knights_archers_zombies_v10.env(render_mode="human")
+env.reset(seed=42)
+
+for agent in env.agent_iter():
+    observation, reward, termination, truncation, info = env.last()
+
+    if termination or truncation:
+        action = None
+    else:
+        # this is where you would insert your policy
+        action = env.action_space(agent).sample()
+
+    env.step(action)
 ```
diff --git a/docs/tutorials/custom_environment/index.md b/docs/tutorials/custom_environment/index.md
index 77c9a8b5e..7799b3214 100644
--- a/docs/tutorials/custom_environment/index.md
+++ b/docs/tutorials/custom_environment/index.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ These tutorials walk you though the full process of creating a custom environmen
 
 4. [Testing Your Environment](/tutorials/custom_environment/4-testing-your-environment.md)
 
-For a simpler example environment, including both [AEC](/api/aec/) and [Parallel](/api/aec/) implementations, see our [Environment Creation](/content/environment_creation/) documentation.
+For a simpler example environment, including both [AEC](/api/aec/) and [Parallel](/api/parallel/) implementations, see our [Environment Creation](/content/environment_creation/) documentation.
 
 
 ```{toctree}
diff --git a/pettingzoo/atari/maze_craze/maze_craze.py b/pettingzoo/atari/maze_craze/maze_craze.py
index 5c3b77a87..88cd4d710 100644
--- a/pettingzoo/atari/maze_craze/maze_craze.py
+++ b/pettingzoo/atari/maze_craze/maze_craze.py
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@
 """
 
 import os
-import warnings
 from glob import glob
 
 from pettingzoo.atari.base_atari_env import (
@@ -102,10 +101,6 @@
 
 
 def raw_env(game_version="robbers", visibilty_level=0, **kwargs):
-    if game_version == "robbers" and visibilty_level == 0:
-        warnings.warn(
-            "maze_craze has different versions of the game via the `game_version` argument, consider overriding."
-        )
     assert (
         game_version in avaliable_versions
     ), f"`game_version` parameter must be one of {avaliable_versions.keys()}"
diff --git a/pettingzoo/butterfly/knights_archers_zombies/knights_archers_zombies.py b/pettingzoo/butterfly/knights_archers_zombies/knights_archers_zombies.py
index f81381a5c..0f21753e6 100644
--- a/pettingzoo/butterfly/knights_archers_zombies/knights_archers_zombies.py
+++ b/pettingzoo/butterfly/knights_archers_zombies/knights_archers_zombies.py
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@
   vector_state=True,
   use_typemasks=False,
   sequence_space=False,
+)
 ```
 
 `spawn_rate`:  how many cycles before a new zombie is spawned. A lower number means zombies are spawned at a higher rate.
diff --git a/pettingzoo/utils/deprecated_module.py b/pettingzoo/utils/deprecated_module.py
index 423ac5e6b..49d7b4537 100644
--- a/pettingzoo/utils/deprecated_module.py
+++ b/pettingzoo/utils/deprecated_module.py
@@ -37,7 +37,17 @@ def deprecated_handler(
         # It wasn't able to find this module
         # You should do your deprecation notice here.
         if not is_env(env_name):
-            raise ImportError(f"cannot import name '{env_name}' from '{module_name}'")
+            # Although this seems like an import error, it needs to be an
+            # AttributeError because it is the failure to find the
+            # 'env_name' attribute in module_name.
+            # The distinction is important because this function is used in
+            # a __getattr__() function to get modules. Raising an error
+            # other than AttributeError will break the default value handling
+            # in a call like: getattr(obj, "key", default="value")
+            # Pytest uses that and will fail if this isn't an AttributeError
+            raise AttributeError(
+                f"cannot import name '{env_name}' from '{module_name}'"
+            )
         name, version = env_name.rsplit("_v")
 
         for loader, alt_env_name, is_pkg in pkgutil.iter_modules(module_path):
@@ -47,7 +57,7 @@ def deprecated_handler(
                     if int(alt_version) > int(version):
                         return DeprecatedModule(name, version, alt_version)
                     else:
-                        raise ImportError(
+                        raise AttributeError(
                             f"cannot import name '{env_name}' from '{module_name}'"
                         )
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5c59c9654..c0160ab17 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -43,14 +43,13 @@ mpe = ["pygame==2.3.0"]
 sisl = ["pygame==2.3.0", "pymunk==6.2.0", "box2d-py==2.3.5", "scipy>=1.4.1"]
 other = ["pillow>=8.0.1"]
 testing = [
-    "pynput",
-    "pytest",
-    "AutoROM",
-    "pytest",
-    "pytest-cov",
-    "pytest-xdist",
-    "pre-commit",
-    "pytest-markdown-docs"
+    "pynput==1.7.6",
+    "pytest==8.0.0",
+    "AutoROM==0.6.1",
+    "pytest-cov==4.1.0",
+    "pytest-xdist==3.5.0",
+    "pre-commit==3.5.0",
+    "pytest-markdown-docs==0.5.0"
 ]
 all = [
     "multi_agent_ale_py==0.1.11",