pinning to python 3.13 in tests to allow for working mpi4py, should r…

…evert this once mpi4py is fixed for py3.14

hotfix - modernizing smcpy usage 2

hotfix - mpi logging was duplicated

updating version of gh-action dependency

updating mpi4py version in pip build

dropping leading v in versions

correctly incrementing version and removing some stale code

submission for srbench2024

Merge branch 'develop'

fixing wrong merge on equation