Update matrix for env build testing

.github/workflows/env-checks.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # This workflow builds the workshop environment on Mac, Linux, and Windows for
 # multiple versions of Python to confirm it can be properly installed.
-# 
+#
 # Author: Stefanie Molin
 
 name: Env Build
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
 
     # The type of runner that the job will run on
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    
+
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: bash -el {0}
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ jobs:
         fail-fast: false
         matrix:
             os: [macos-latest, ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
-            python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10"]
+            python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
 
     # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
     steps:
       # checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      
+
       # remove the Python version from the file for testing
       - name: strip hardcoded Python version from environment for testing
         run: |

environment.yml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: data_viz_workshop
 channels:
     - conda-forge
 dependencies:
-    - python=3.12
+    - python>=3.9.0,<=3.13.0
     - bokeh=3.4.1
     - ffmpeg
     - geopandas=0.14.4