Pandas Compatibility and Python 3.14 Upgrade

[f-allian]

Closes issue #376 and #383.

This pull request updates the project to drop support for Python 3.10 and add support for Python 3.14, while also updating dependencies and configuration files to align with the new supported Python versions. It also includes minor code improvements and test adjustments for better compatibility and accuracy.

Python version support and configuration updates:

• Updated all documentation, CI workflows (.github/workflows/ci-tests.yaml, .github/workflows/ci-tests-drafts.yaml, .github/workflows/publish-to-pypi.yaml, .github/workflows/publish-to-dafni.yaml), and the pyproject.toml and .pre-commit-config.yaml files to support Python 3.11–3.14 instead of 3.10–3.13. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

• Updated dependency versions in pyproject.toml to use more recent and compatible versions, and simplified conditional dependency logic.

Code and test improvements:

• Improved type checking for numeric data in causal_testing/estimation/linear_regression_estimator.py to use pd.api.types.is_numeric_dtype, making the code more robust.
• Minor code cleanup in causal_testing/estimation/ipcw_estimator.py for resetting indices.
• Adjusted kurtosis test assertions in tests/testing_tests/test_causal_test_adequacy.py to use assertAlmostEqual with a tolerance, improving reliability across platforms and Pandas versions. [1] [2]
• Removed an unused import in tests/testing_tests/test_causal_test_adequacy.py.

Tutorial and result data updates:

• Updated small floating-point values in docs/source/tutorials/vaccinating_elderly/causal_test_results.json for improved numerical precision. [1] [2]

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[jmafoster1]

Should this file be committed? Is it needed for the tutorial or could it be in the .gitignore?

[jmafoster1]

Thanks, that was much more straightforward than I thought too!

[jmafoster1]

@f-allian I notice that there's still 3.10 runs "Waiting for status". Please can you look into where these are coming from?

[f-allian]

@jmafoster1 You just need to merge this PR. It's using the old workflows that use the 310 matrix.

[jmafoster1]

Should it not be using the new workflows from the PR? Merging is blocked until everything is passed anyway, so this could be a tricky one...

[f-allian]

@jmafoster1 No, the PR can't use the new workflows if it hasn't been merged. I'll fix it now.