From 0237e48b6bf2c201ef7402791c259005c00c8200 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2024 17:47:00 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 01/82] Enable warnings as errors globally in test suite

---
 tests/pytest.ini | 9 +--------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/pytest.ini b/tests/pytest.ini
index 1897c3c65e4..8ab74a1ea72 100644
--- a/tests/pytest.ini
+++ b/tests/pytest.ini
@@ -19,12 +19,5 @@ markers =
     logging: marks tests for pennylane logging
     external: marks tests that require external packages such as matplotlib and PyZX
     catalyst: marks tests for catalyst testing (select with '-m "catalyst"')
-filterwarnings =
-    ignore::DeprecationWarning:autograd.numpy.numpy_wrapper
-    ignore:Casting complex values to real::autograd.numpy.numpy_wrapper
-    ignore:Casting complex values to real discards the imaginary part:UserWarning:torch.autograd
-    ignore:Call to deprecated create function:DeprecationWarning
-    ignore:the imp module is deprecated:DeprecationWarning
-    error::pennylane.PennyLaneDeprecationWarning
-addopts = --benchmark-disable
+addopts = -W error --benchmark-disable
 xfail_strict=true

From 124c444c5b66108a0fe598262e1ca2c3632a5e5d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2024 17:52:12 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 02/82] Ensure all warnings are errors in devices

---
 pennylane/devices/tests/pytest.ini | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/pennylane/devices/tests/pytest.ini b/pennylane/devices/tests/pytest.ini
index ba9755e1ca8..626afb21730 100644
--- a/pennylane/devices/tests/pytest.ini
+++ b/pennylane/devices/tests/pytest.ini
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [pytest]
 markers =
     skip_unsupported: skip a test if it uses an operation unsupported on a device
-addopts = --benchmark-disable
\ No newline at end of file
+addopts = -W error --benchmark-disable

From 261e6b1fcab8dfcc1e3be5b1a0333d97409cd2c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:53:18 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 03/82] Add nightly run warnings as errors tests

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml    | 17 +++++++++++++
 .../workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml  | 25 +++++++++++++++++++
 .github/workflows/unit-test.yml               |  6 +++++
 3 files changed, 48 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index 601e762fc92..c1990529a96 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: boolean
         default: false
+      python_warning_level:
+        description: Sets the default Python warning level as defined by https://docs.python.org/3/using/cmdline.html#envvar-PYTHONWARNINGS
+        required: true
+        type: string
+        default: 'default'
 
 jobs:
   setup-ci-load:
@@ -168,6 +173,7 @@ jobs:
       pytest_markers: torch and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
       requirements_file: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && strategy.job-index == 0 && 'torch.txt' || '' }}
       disable_new_opmath: ${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
+      python_warning_level: ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}
 
 
   autograd-tests:
@@ -200,6 +206,7 @@ jobs:
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: autograd and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
       disable_new_opmath: ${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
+      python_warning_level: ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}
 
 
   tf-tests:
@@ -238,6 +245,7 @@ jobs:
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split
       requirements_file: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && strategy.job-index == 0 && 'tf.txt' || '' }}
       disable_new_opmath: ${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
+      python_warning_level: ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}
 
 
   jax-tests:
@@ -276,6 +284,7 @@ jobs:
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split
       requirements_file: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && strategy.job-index == 0 && 'jax.txt' || '' }}
       disable_new_opmath: ${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
+      python_warning_level: ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}
 
 
   core-tests:
@@ -314,6 +323,7 @@ jobs:
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split
       requirements_file: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && strategy.job-index == 0 && 'core.txt' || '' }}
       disable_new_opmath: ${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
+      python_warning_level: ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}
 
 
   all-interfaces-tests:
@@ -347,6 +357,7 @@ jobs:
       pytest_markers: all_interfaces
       requirements_file: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && strategy.job-index == 0 && 'all_interfaces.txt' || '' }}
       disable_new_opmath: ${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
+      python_warning_level: ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}
 
 
   external-libraries-tests:
@@ -386,6 +397,7 @@ jobs:
       additional_pip_packages: pyzx matplotlib stim quimb mitiq pennylane-qiskit ply
       requirements_file: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && strategy.job-index == 0 && 'external.txt' || '' }}
       disable_new_opmath: ${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
+      python_warning_level: ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}
 
 
   qcut-tests:
@@ -419,6 +431,7 @@ jobs:
       pytest_markers: qcut
       additional_pip_packages: kahypar==1.1.7 opt_einsum
       disable_new_opmath: ${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
+      python_warning_level: ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}
 
 
   qchem-tests:
@@ -452,6 +465,7 @@ jobs:
       pytest_markers: qchem
       additional_pip_packages: openfermionpyscf basis-set-exchange
       disable_new_opmath: ${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
+      python_warning_level: ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}
 
   gradients-tests:
     needs:
@@ -486,6 +500,7 @@ jobs:
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: ${{ matrix.config.suite }}
       disable_new_opmath: ${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
+      python_warning_level: ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}
 
 
   data-tests:
@@ -519,6 +534,7 @@ jobs:
       pytest_markers: data
       additional_pip_packages: h5py
       disable_new_opmath: ${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
+      python_warning_level: ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}
 
 
   device-tests:
@@ -559,6 +575,7 @@ jobs:
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_additional_args: --device=${{ matrix.config.device }} --shots=${{ matrix.config.shots }}
       disable_new_opmath: ${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
+      python_warning_level: ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}
 
 
   upload-to-codecov:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e4eff694e86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+name: Test-suite with warnings as error
+on:
+  # Scheduled trigger every Sunday at 2:35am UTC
+  schedule:
+  - cron: '35 2 * * 0'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+concurrency:
+  group: unit-tests-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+env:
+  DURATIONS_BRANCH: bot/durations-update
+
+jobs:
+  test-warnings-as-errors:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+    secrets:
+      codecov_token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+    with:
+      branch: ${{ github.ref }}
+      pipeline_mode: 'warnings-as-errors'
+      run_lightened_ci: false
+      skip_ci_test_jobs: 'qcut-tests'
+      python_warning_level: 'error'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
index 8e11cf86473..36d90ad266f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: string
         default: "False"
+      python_warning_level:
+        description: Sets the default Python warning level as defined by https://docs.python.org/3/using/cmdline.html#envvar-PYTHONWARNINGS
+        required: true
+        type: string
+        default: 'default'
 
 jobs:
   test:
@@ -187,6 +192,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run PennyLane Unit Tests
         if: steps.continue.outputs.confirm == 'true'
         env:
+          PYTHONWARNINGS: ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }} 
           PYTEST_MARKER: ${{ inputs.pytest_markers != '' && format('-m "{0}"', inputs.pytest_markers) || '' }}
           COV_CORE_SOURCE: pennylane
           COV_CORE_CONFIG: .coveragerc

From c7ecbe46ddf2a9478fd93c6327790fdf370fcdf1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lee James O'Riordan <mlxd@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:54:59 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 04/82] Update pennylane/devices/tests/pytest.ini

---
 pennylane/devices/tests/pytest.ini | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/pennylane/devices/tests/pytest.ini b/pennylane/devices/tests/pytest.ini
index 626afb21730..7444d17af76 100644
--- a/pennylane/devices/tests/pytest.ini
+++ b/pennylane/devices/tests/pytest.ini
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [pytest]
 markers =
     skip_unsupported: skip a test if it uses an operation unsupported on a device
-addopts = -W error --benchmark-disable
+addopts = --benchmark-disable

From 6c824a7c2d9bc586b5ec959c44b2701e1877b15b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lee James O'Riordan <mlxd@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:55:05 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 05/82] Update tests/pytest.ini

---
 tests/pytest.ini | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tests/pytest.ini b/tests/pytest.ini
index 8ab74a1ea72..4e375b4960d 100644
--- a/tests/pytest.ini
+++ b/tests/pytest.ini
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ markers =
     logging: marks tests for pennylane logging
     external: marks tests that require external packages such as matplotlib and PyZX
     catalyst: marks tests for catalyst testing (select with '-m "catalyst"')
-addopts = -W error --benchmark-disable
+addopts = --benchmark-disable
 xfail_strict=true

From 23a97658cb25dd0b4784b609486f90540788716a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:58:37 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 06/82] Update CL

---
 doc/releases/changelog-dev.md | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/releases/changelog-dev.md b/doc/releases/changelog-dev.md
index 2f0eeee194f..a3203d746ae 100644
--- a/doc/releases/changelog-dev.md
+++ b/doc/releases/changelog-dev.md
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@
 
 <h3>Documentation 📝</h3>
 
+* Add reporting of test warnings as failures.
+  [(#6217)](https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane/pull/6217)
+
 <h3>Bug fixes 🐛</h3>
 
 * Fix a bug where zero-valued JVPs were calculated wrongly in the presence of shot vectors.

From 85d6a4d87ddd5ca39a263ddf19f1b7b992ba49cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:03:25 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 07/82] Required to false for python warning env var

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 2 +-
 .github/workflows/unit-test.yml            | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index c1990529a96..0dd8386d96d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ on:
         default: false
       python_warning_level:
         description: Sets the default Python warning level as defined by https://docs.python.org/3/using/cmdline.html#envvar-PYTHONWARNINGS
-        required: true
+        required: false
         type: string
         default: 'default'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
index 36d90ad266f..9e3aaca0e37 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ on:
         default: "False"
       python_warning_level:
         description: Sets the default Python warning level as defined by https://docs.python.org/3/using/cmdline.html#envvar-PYTHONWARNINGS
-        required: true
+        required: false
         type: string
         default: 'default'
 

From 55aa823a4d636469d957a9e50b2fd3ba830c63c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:17:49 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 08/82] Remove pipeline from yml and add PR dispatch

---
 .github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml | 12 +++---------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
index e4eff694e86..71011e6ab54 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
@@ -1,25 +1,19 @@
-name: Test-suite with warnings as error
+name: Test-suite with Python warnings as errors
 on:
   # Scheduled trigger every Sunday at 2:35am UTC
   schedule:
   - cron: '35 2 * * 0'
   workflow_dispatch:
+  pull_request:
 
 concurrency:
-  group: unit-tests-${{ github.ref }}
+  group: warnings-as-errors-tests-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
-env:
-  DURATIONS_BRANCH: bot/durations-update
-
 jobs:
   test-warnings-as-errors:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
-    secrets:
-      codecov_token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
     with:
       branch: ${{ github.ref }}
-      pipeline_mode: 'warnings-as-errors'
-      run_lightened_ci: false
       skip_ci_test_jobs: 'qcut-tests'
       python_warning_level: 'error'
\ No newline at end of file

From ccdeef88725766ad495796a01410fbec71fc8f92 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:20:46 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 09/82] Readd error from warning to all CI runs

---
 tests/pytest.ini | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tests/pytest.ini b/tests/pytest.ini
index 4e375b4960d..7c99b8c09ca 100644
--- a/tests/pytest.ini
+++ b/tests/pytest.ini
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@ markers =
     catalyst: marks tests for catalyst testing (select with '-m "catalyst"')
 addopts = --benchmark-disable
 xfail_strict=true
+filterwarnings = 
+    error::pennylane.PennyLaneDeprecationWarning
\ No newline at end of file

From a904d481596b7ee644637eef77427a026f56b20e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:23:49 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 10/82] Readd missing secrets

---
 .github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
index 71011e6ab54..71de7a59b44 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   test-warnings-as-errors:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+    secrets:
+      codecov_token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
     with:
+      token: ${{ secrets.codecov_token }}
       branch: ${{ github.ref }}
       skip_ci_test_jobs: 'qcut-tests'
       python_warning_level: 'error'
\ No newline at end of file

From 37fd0cf0aee0f0765585bbcba2d468591d8da90c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:27:13 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 11/82] Readd missing secrets again

---
 .github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml | 4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
index 71de7a59b44..38b56dfc8a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,8 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   test-warnings-as-errors:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
-    secrets:
-      codecov_token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
     with:
-      token: ${{ secrets.codecov_token }}
+      token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
       branch: ${{ github.ref }}
       skip_ci_test_jobs: 'qcut-tests'
       python_warning_level: 'error'
\ No newline at end of file

From 07b1f6c93ffbb758b19a5ea06b333d62d82d0915 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:27:13 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 12/82] Readd missing secrets again

---
 .github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml | 4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
index 71de7a59b44..38b56dfc8a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,8 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   test-warnings-as-errors:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
-    secrets:
-      codecov_token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
     with:
-      token: ${{ secrets.codecov_token }}
+      token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
       branch: ${{ github.ref }}
       skip_ci_test_jobs: 'qcut-tests'
       python_warning_level: 'error'
\ No newline at end of file

From 0dd65a71aae9f0589b70b7bdeb4d5813c6cea3c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:28:15 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 13/82] Cancel CI [skip-ci]


From 80292eb5974b42f8dcb97f4e34929f761d0a4a4c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:29:17 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 14/82] Remove secrets

---
 .github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
index 38b56dfc8a8..71011e6ab54 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ jobs:
   test-warnings-as-errors:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
     with:
-      token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
       branch: ${{ github.ref }}
       skip_ci_test_jobs: 'qcut-tests'
       python_warning_level: 'error'
\ No newline at end of file

From 00a9e1c1a26f52a25a43599f6c9e93f7eb5190ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:32:00 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 15/82] Migrate location again

---
 .github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
index 71011e6ab54..0751ef58add 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   test-warnings-as-errors:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+    secrets:
+      codecov_token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
     with:
       branch: ${{ github.ref }}
       skip_ci_test_jobs: 'qcut-tests'

From bb104c11d5e2eede273e68930619619d14063539 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:48:42 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 16/82] Disable fail-fast for runs

---
 .github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
index 0751ef58add..a8fc5e2d0d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   test-warnings-as-errors:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
     secrets:
       codecov_token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
     with:

From eccbf9afa45f678c3fd779d3a9292cda1809b79c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 09:01:22 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 17/82] Migate env-var to inline warning for pytest

---
 .github/workflows/unit-test.yml | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
index 9e3aaca0e37..4818e0bb6eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
@@ -192,14 +192,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run PennyLane Unit Tests
         if: steps.continue.outputs.confirm == 'true'
         env:
-          PYTHONWARNINGS: ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }} 
           PYTEST_MARKER: ${{ inputs.pytest_markers != '' && format('-m "{0}"', inputs.pytest_markers) || '' }}
           COV_CORE_SOURCE: pennylane
           COV_CORE_CONFIG: .coveragerc
           COV_CORE_DATAFILE: .coverage.eager
           TF_USE_LEGACY_KERAS: "1"  # sets to use tf-keras (Keras2) instead of keras (Keras3) when running TF tests
         # Calling PyTest by invoking Python first as that adds the current directory to sys.path
-        run: python -m pytest ${{ inputs.pytest_test_directory }} ${{ steps.pytest_args.outputs.args }} ${{ env.PYTEST_MARKER }} --disable-opmath=${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
+        run: python -m pytest -w ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }} ${{ inputs.pytest_test_directory }} ${{ steps.pytest_args.outputs.args }} ${{ env.PYTEST_MARKER }} --disable-opmath=${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
 
       - name: Upload Durations file as artifact
         if: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations == true }}

From 15417e87617f2dad7b83571cace18966e69ab8a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 09:06:58 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 18/82] Change warning capitalization

---
 .github/workflows/unit-test.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
index 4818e0bb6eb..15d5a30298c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ jobs:
           COV_CORE_DATAFILE: .coverage.eager
           TF_USE_LEGACY_KERAS: "1"  # sets to use tf-keras (Keras2) instead of keras (Keras3) when running TF tests
         # Calling PyTest by invoking Python first as that adds the current directory to sys.path
-        run: python -m pytest -w ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }} ${{ inputs.pytest_test_directory }} ${{ steps.pytest_args.outputs.args }} ${{ env.PYTEST_MARKER }} --disable-opmath=${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
+        run: python -m pytest -W ${{ inputs.pytest_test_directory }} ${{ steps.pytest_args.outputs.args }} ${{ env.PYTEST_MARKER }} --disable-opmath=${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
 
       - name: Upload Durations file as artifact
         if: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations == true }}

From 4591c1b689cd3db360e93c35bcf8cc28b055ec05 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 09:09:06 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 19/82] Once more with env var inclusion

---
 .github/workflows/unit-test.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
index 15d5a30298c..0399af95621 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ jobs:
           COV_CORE_DATAFILE: .coverage.eager
           TF_USE_LEGACY_KERAS: "1"  # sets to use tf-keras (Keras2) instead of keras (Keras3) when running TF tests
         # Calling PyTest by invoking Python first as that adds the current directory to sys.path
-        run: python -m pytest -W ${{ inputs.pytest_test_directory }} ${{ steps.pytest_args.outputs.args }} ${{ env.PYTEST_MARKER }} --disable-opmath=${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
+        run: python -m pytest -W ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }} ${{ inputs.pytest_test_directory }} ${{ steps.pytest_args.outputs.args }} ${{ env.PYTEST_MARKER }} --disable-opmath=${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
 
       - name: Upload Durations file as artifact
         if: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations == true }}

From 872e2677268df895292c5a876a6e2fa7fa57562e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 09:55:37 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 20/82] reduce concurrent workers

---
 .github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
index a8fc5e2d0d3..e8be2af6ee5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
+      max-parallel: 1
     secrets:
       codecov_token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
     with:
       branch: ${{ github.ref }}
       skip_ci_test_jobs: 'qcut-tests'
-      python_warning_level: 'error'
\ No newline at end of file
+      python_warning_level: 'error'
+      pytest_durations_file_path: ''
+      pytest_store_durations: false
\ No newline at end of file

From 0e70c30f88f2b4393821c9ab6b72af3bab53cdde Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 09:58:17 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 21/82] Remove durations

---
 .github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
index e8be2af6ee5..e16cd3ee69c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
@@ -22,5 +22,4 @@ jobs:
       branch: ${{ github.ref }}
       skip_ci_test_jobs: 'qcut-tests'
       python_warning_level: 'error'
-      pytest_durations_file_path: ''
-      pytest_store_durations: false
\ No newline at end of file
+    
\ No newline at end of file

From a4d90e3e60de4c4728b5a51fe9bd81e23458c265 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 10:10:30 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 22/82] Remove splitting from warning CI

---
 .github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml | 1 +
 .github/workflows/unit-test.yml                  | 8 +++++---
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
index e16cd3ee69c..659969bdb88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ jobs:
       branch: ${{ github.ref }}
       skip_ci_test_jobs: 'qcut-tests'
       python_warning_level: 'error'
+      pipeline_mode: 'warnings'
     
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
index 0399af95621..f7d7d80e01a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ on:
         type: string
         default: '3.10'
       pipeline_mode:
-        description: The pipeline mode can be unit-tests, benchmarks, or reference-benchmark
+        description: The pipeline mode can be unit-tests, benchmarks, reference-benchmark, or warnings
         required: false
         type: string
         default: 'unit-tests'
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ jobs:
           repository: PennyLaneAI/pennylane
 
       - name: Determine benchmark name
-        if: ${{ inputs.pipeline_mode != 'unit-tests' }}
+        if: ${{ inputs.pipeline_mode =~ .*"benchmarks".* }}
         id: benchmark_name
         run: |
           job_name="${{ inputs.job_name }}"
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "benchmark_name=$_benchmark_name" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Cache reference benchmarks
-        if: ${{ inputs.pipeline_mode != 'unit-tests' }}
+        if: ${{ inputs.pipeline_mode =~ .*"benchmarks".* }}
         id: benchmark-cache
         uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           if [[ "$PIPELINE_MODE" =~ .*"benchmarks".* ]]; then
             echo "args=$PYTEST_BENCHMARKS_ARGS $PYTEST_ADDITIONAL_ARGS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          elif [[ "$PIPELINE_MODE" =~ .*"warnings".* ]]; then
+            echo "args=$PYTEST_ADDITIONAL_ARGS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           else
             echo "args=$PYTEST_COVERAGE_ARGS $PYTEST_PARALLELISE_ARGS $PYTEST_ADDITIONAL_ARGS $PYTEST_DURATIONS_ARGS $PYTEST_STORE_ARGS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           fi

From 786e8264df72b95ea4bd0c0855a8d5cd40270384 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 10:13:47 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 23/82] Fix GHA YML syntax error

---
 .github/workflows/unit-test.yml | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
index f7d7d80e01a..4324f96004d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ jobs:
           repository: PennyLaneAI/pennylane
 
       - name: Determine benchmark name
-        if: ${{ inputs.pipeline_mode =~ .*"benchmarks".* }}
+        if: ${{ contains(fromJSON('["benchmarks"]'), inputs.pipeline_mode) }}
         id: benchmark_name
         run: |
           job_name="${{ inputs.job_name }}"
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "benchmark_name=$_benchmark_name" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Cache reference benchmarks
-        if: ${{ inputs.pipeline_mode =~ .*"benchmarks".* }}
+        if: ${{ contains(fromJSON('["benchmarks"]'), inputs.pipeline_mode) }}
         id: benchmark-cache
         uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:

From 212733ff6aefda10f38eb42b102efb9bd2654044 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 10:45:13 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 24/82] Attempt to set strategy for sub-action

---
 .github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml | 14 +++++++-------
 .github/workflows/unit-test.yml                  |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
index 659969bdb88..860aa2b42c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   test-warnings-as-errors:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       max-parallel: 1
     secrets:
       codecov_token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
-    with:
-      branch: ${{ github.ref }}
-      skip_ci_test_jobs: 'qcut-tests'
-      python_warning_level: 'error'
-      pipeline_mode: 'warnings'
-    
\ No newline at end of file
+    steps:
+      - uses: ./.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+        with:
+          branch: ${{ github.ref }}
+          skip_ci_test_jobs: 'qcut-tests'
+          python_warning_level: 'error'
+          pipeline_mode: 'warnings'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
index 4324f96004d..dc5d416a5f0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ jobs:
         id: continue
         run: >-
           echo "confirm=${{
-            contains(fromJSON('["unit-tests", "benchmarks"]'), inputs.pipeline_mode)
+            contains(fromJSON('["unit-tests", "benchmarks", "warnings"]'), inputs.pipeline_mode)
             || (inputs.pipeline_mode == 'reference-benchmarks'
             && steps.benchmark-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' )}}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 

From 5a419140b5ee6e2f9db197da7942054cf29d0c5a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 10:46:46 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 25/82] Attempt to set strategy for sub-action again

---
 .github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml | 13 ++++++-------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
index 860aa2b42c2..4445d57237e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
@@ -17,10 +17,9 @@ jobs:
       max-parallel: 1
     secrets:
       codecov_token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: ./.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
-        with:
-          branch: ${{ github.ref }}
-          skip_ci_test_jobs: 'qcut-tests'
-          python_warning_level: 'error'
-          pipeline_mode: 'warnings'
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+      with:
+        branch: ${{ github.ref }}
+        skip_ci_test_jobs: 'qcut-tests'
+        python_warning_level: 'error'
+        pipeline_mode: 'warnings'

From 0373a521f88e8e06923824c770f893602ce743d6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:03:13 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 26/82] Move with branch in yaml

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml       |  2 +-
 .github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml | 10 +++++-----
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index 0dd8386d96d..c1990529a96 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ on:
         default: false
       python_warning_level:
         description: Sets the default Python warning level as defined by https://docs.python.org/3/using/cmdline.html#envvar-PYTHONWARNINGS
-        required: false
+        required: true
         type: string
         default: 'default'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
index 4445d57237e..3c3c40b75b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ jobs:
     secrets:
       codecov_token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
-      with:
-        branch: ${{ github.ref }}
-        skip_ci_test_jobs: 'qcut-tests'
-        python_warning_level: 'error'
-        pipeline_mode: 'warnings'
+    with:
+      branch: ${{ github.ref }}
+      skip_ci_test_jobs: 'qcut-tests'
+      python_warning_level: 'error'
+      pipeline_mode: 'warnings'

From 523235c47f3957b08db426dd7c27384939f80ddc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:04:15 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 27/82] Make required item optional

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index c1990529a96..0dd8386d96d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ on:
         default: false
       python_warning_level:
         description: Sets the default Python warning level as defined by https://docs.python.org/3/using/cmdline.html#envvar-PYTHONWARNINGS
-        required: true
+        required: false
         type: string
         default: 'default'
 

From 07b51b7769f1701631aca6ff6439d154da9455f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:14:18 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 28/82] Ignore import warnings due to external packages

---
 tests/pytest.ini | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tests/pytest.ini b/tests/pytest.ini
index 7c99b8c09ca..372894779d5 100644
--- a/tests/pytest.ini
+++ b/tests/pytest.ini
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ markers =
 addopts = --benchmark-disable
 xfail_strict=true
 filterwarnings = 
-    error::pennylane.PennyLaneDeprecationWarning
\ No newline at end of file
+    error::pennylane.PennyLaneDeprecationWarning
+    ignore:ImportWarning

From 749fa012bd133d7e33f141617b8f6bb7e2268948 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:56:03 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 29/82] Add conditional splitting support when using WAE

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 57 +++++++++++++++++++---
 tests/pytest.ini                           |  1 -
 2 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index 0dd8386d96d..4efba31b44c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -71,6 +71,22 @@ jobs:
             "default": ["3.10"]
           }
           EOF
+          elif [ "${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}" == "error" ];
+          then
+            cat >python_versions.json <<-EOF
+          {
+            "default": ["3.12"],
+            "torch-tests": ["3.12"],
+            "tf-tests": ["3.12"],
+            "jax-tests": ["3.12"],
+            "all-interfaces-tests": ["3.12"],
+            "external-libraries-tests": ["3.12"],
+            "qcut-tests": ["3.12"],
+            "qchem-tests": ["3.12"],
+            "gradients-tests": ["3.12"],
+            "data-tests": ["3.12"],
+            "device-tests": ["3.12"]          }
+          EOF
           else
             cat >python_versions.json <<-EOF
           {
@@ -107,6 +123,18 @@ jobs:
             "device-tests": 2
           }
           EOF
+          elif [ "${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}" == "error" ];
+          then
+            cat >matrix_max_parallel.json <<-EOF
+          {
+            "default": 1,
+            "core-tests": 1,
+            "gradients-tests": 1,
+            "jax-tests": 1,
+            "tf-tests": 1,
+            "device-tests": 1
+          }
+          EOF
           else
             cat >matrix_max_parallel.json <<-EOF
           {
@@ -123,6 +151,19 @@ jobs:
           jq . matrix_max_parallel.json
           echo "matrix_max_parallel=$(jq -r tostring matrix_max_parallel.json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
+      - name: Enable splitting of tests
+        id: job_split
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}" == "error" ];
+          then
+            ENABLE_SPLIT=0
+          else
+            ENABLE_SPLIT=1
+          fi
+
+          jq . matrix_max_parallel.json
+          echo "enable_split=$ENABLE_SPLIT" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
       - name: Setup Job to Skip
         id: jobs_to_skip
         env:
@@ -141,6 +182,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix-max-parallel: ${{ steps.max_parallel.outputs.matrix_max_parallel }}
       python-version: ${{ steps.python_versions.outputs.python_versions }}
       jobs-to-skip: ${{ steps.jobs_to_skip.outputs.jobs_to_skip }}
+      enable_split: ${{ steps.jobs_to_skip.outputs.enable_split }}
 
   torch-tests:
     needs:
@@ -219,7 +261,8 @@ jobs:
            || fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).default
          }}
       matrix:
-        group: [1, 2, 3]
+        group: >-
+          ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split) && [1, 2, 3] || [1] }}
         python-version: >-
           ${{
             fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.python-version).tf-tests
@@ -239,7 +282,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: tf and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: --splits 3 --group ${{ matrix.group }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split) == "1" && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '3', matrix.group) || format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '1', matrix.group) }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: '.github/workflows/tf_tests_durations.json'
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split
@@ -258,7 +301,7 @@ jobs:
            || fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).default
          }}
       matrix:
-        group: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+        group: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split) && [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] || [1] }}
         python-version: >-
           ${{
             fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.python-version).jax-tests
@@ -278,7 +321,9 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: jax and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: --splits 5 --group ${{ matrix.group }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split) == "1" && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group) || format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '1', matrix.group) }}
+
+
       pytest_durations_file_path: '.github/workflows/jax_tests_durations.json'
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split
@@ -297,7 +342,7 @@ jobs:
            || fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).default
          }}
       matrix:
-        group: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+        group: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split) && [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] || [1] }}
         python-version: >-
           ${{
             fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.python-version).core-tests
@@ -317,7 +362,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: core and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: --splits 5 --group ${{ matrix.group }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split) == "1" && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group) || format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '1', matrix.group) }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: '.github/workflows/core_tests_durations.json'
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split
diff --git a/tests/pytest.ini b/tests/pytest.ini
index 372894779d5..19811af01bf 100644
--- a/tests/pytest.ini
+++ b/tests/pytest.ini
@@ -23,4 +23,3 @@ addopts = --benchmark-disable
 xfail_strict=true
 filterwarnings = 
     error::pennylane.PennyLaneDeprecationWarning
-    ignore:ImportWarning

From 80b483d538b0dbcdc5be19db08ec59a878aa8cbf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:58:49 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 30/82] Add fromJson

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index 4efba31b44c..4572f6feace 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ jobs:
          }}
       matrix:
         group: >-
-          ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split) && [1, 2, 3] || [1] }}
+          ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split) && fromJson("[1, 2, 3]") || fromJson("[1]") }}
         python-version: >-
           ${{
             fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.python-version).tf-tests
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ jobs:
            || fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).default
          }}
       matrix:
-        group: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split) && [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] || [1] }}
+        group: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split) && fromJson("[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]") || fromJsom("[1]") }}
         python-version: >-
           ${{
             fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.python-version).jax-tests
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ jobs:
            || fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).default
          }}
       matrix:
-        group: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split) && [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] || [1] }}
+        group: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split) && fromJson("[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]") || fromJson("[1]") }}
         python-version: >-
           ${{
             fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.python-version).core-tests

From a5de61479c33c38501d4f9031bf733af585aaf11 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:04:34 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 31/82] Try coerce GHA to accept the matrix values

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 12 ++++++------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index 4572f6feace..9650535ae2c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ jobs:
          }}
       matrix:
         group: >-
-          ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split) && fromJson("[1, 2, 3]") || fromJson("[1]") }}
+          ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split) == 1 && "[1, 2, 3]" || "[1]" }}
         python-version: >-
           ${{
             fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.python-version).tf-tests
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: tf and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split) == "1" && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '3', matrix.group) || format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '1', matrix.group) }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split) == "1" && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '3', matrix.group) || format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '1', matrix.group) }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: '.github/workflows/tf_tests_durations.json'
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ jobs:
            || fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).default
          }}
       matrix:
-        group: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split) && fromJson("[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]") || fromJsom("[1]") }}
+        group: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split) && "[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]" || "[1]" }}
         python-version: >-
           ${{
             fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.python-version).jax-tests
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: jax and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split) == "1" && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group) || format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '1', matrix.group) }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split) == "1" && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group) || format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '1', matrix.group) }}
 
 
       pytest_durations_file_path: '.github/workflows/jax_tests_durations.json'
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ jobs:
            || fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).default
          }}
       matrix:
-        group: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split) && fromJson("[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]") || fromJson("[1]") }}
+        group: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split) && "[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]" || "[1]" }}
         python-version: >-
           ${{
             fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.python-version).core-tests
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: core and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split) == "1" && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group) || format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '1', matrix.group) }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split) == "1" && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group) || format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '1', matrix.group) }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: '.github/workflows/core_tests_durations.json'
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split

From 2c0c8dc1814eeb731ec76f5382bbeacb884687c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:07:38 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 32/82] Try coerce GHA to accept the matrix values again

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index 9650535ae2c..e2c3162250f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ jobs:
          }}
       matrix:
         group: >-
-          ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split) == 1 && "[1, 2, 3]" || "[1]" }}
+          ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split) == 1 && [1, 2, 3] || [1] }}
         python-version: >-
           ${{
             fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.python-version).tf-tests
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ jobs:
            || fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).default
          }}
       matrix:
-        group: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split) && "[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]" || "[1]" }}
+        group: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split) && [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] || [1] }}
         python-version: >-
           ${{
             fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.python-version).jax-tests
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ jobs:
            || fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).default
          }}
       matrix:
-        group: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split) && "[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]" || "[1]" }}
+        group: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split) && [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] || [1] }}
         python-version: >-
           ${{
             fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.python-version).core-tests

From 5f197aac10c4d545f12adbf4383ebe0e27189d5e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:25:36 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 33/82] Try coerce GHA to accept the matrix values again+1

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 12 ++++++------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index e2c3162250f..c2ae020557c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ jobs:
          }}
       matrix:
         group: >-
-          ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split) == 1 && [1, 2, 3] || [1] }}
+          ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == 1 && [1, 2, 3] || [1] }}
         python-version: >-
           ${{
             fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.python-version).tf-tests
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: tf and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split) == "1" && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '3', matrix.group) || format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '1', matrix.group) }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == "1" && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '3', matrix.group) || format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '1', matrix.group) }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: '.github/workflows/tf_tests_durations.json'
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ jobs:
            || fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).default
          }}
       matrix:
-        group: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split) && [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] || [1] }}
+        group: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split && [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] || [1] }}
         python-version: >-
           ${{
             fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.python-version).jax-tests
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: jax and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split) == "1" && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group) || format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '1', matrix.group) }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == "1" && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group) || format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '1', matrix.group) }}
 
 
       pytest_durations_file_path: '.github/workflows/jax_tests_durations.json'
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ jobs:
            || fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).default
          }}
       matrix:
-        group: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split) && [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] || [1] }}
+        group: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split && [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] || [1] }}
         python-version: >-
           ${{
             fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.python-version).core-tests
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: core and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split) == "1" && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group) || format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '1', matrix.group) }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == "1" && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group) || format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '1', matrix.group) }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: '.github/workflows/core_tests_durations.json'
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split

From 124431cd7ec31f45fafff06f1b12bc061dbb0f6f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lee James O'Riordan <mlxd@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:00:58 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 34/82] Update .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml

Co-authored-by: Rashid N H M <95639609+rashidnhm@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index c2ae020557c..ca2bcfd48eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ jobs:
            || fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).default
          }}
       matrix:
-        group: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split && [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] || [1] }}
+        group: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && fromJSON('[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]') || fromJSON('[1]') }}
         python-version: >-
           ${{
             fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.python-version).jax-tests

From 6c2ae745859738f2afc6aa555b983c4687295ec8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:06:02 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 35/82] Treat the conditional section as objects with fromJson

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index ca2bcfd48eb..3a864ad6eda 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ jobs:
          }}
       matrix:
         group: >-
-          ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == 1 && [1, 2, 3] || [1] }}
+          ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && fromJSON('[1, 2, 3]') || fromJSON('[1]') }}
         python-version: >-
           ${{
             fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.python-version).tf-tests
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ jobs:
            || fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).default
          }}
       matrix:
-        group: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split && [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] || [1] }}
+        group: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split && fromJSON('[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]') || fromJSON('[1]') }}
         python-version: >-
           ${{
             fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.python-version).core-tests

From 4adffd839ed256fe73622912e2181006b56272e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:09:43 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 36/82] More coercing

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index 3a864ad6eda..92f487f2c10 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: tf and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == "1" && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '3', matrix.group) || format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '1', matrix.group) }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '3', matrix.group) || format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '1', matrix.group) }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: '.github/workflows/tf_tests_durations.json'
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: jax and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == "1" && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group) || format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '1', matrix.group) }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group) || format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '1', matrix.group) }}
 
 
       pytest_durations_file_path: '.github/workflows/jax_tests_durations.json'
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: core and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == "1" && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group) || format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '1', matrix.group) }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group ) || format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '1', matrix.group) }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: '.github/workflows/core_tests_durations.json'
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split

From 144b3212dd67287ebde136b4ef36d6053d94332b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:26:24 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 37/82] Remove splits when not required

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index 92f487f2c10..e46a57758f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: tf and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '3', matrix.group) || format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '1', matrix.group) }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '3', matrix.group) || '' }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: '.github/workflows/tf_tests_durations.json'
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: jax and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group) || format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '1', matrix.group) }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group) || '' }}
 
 
       pytest_durations_file_path: '.github/workflows/jax_tests_durations.json'
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: core and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group ) || format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '1', matrix.group) }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group ) || '' }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: '.github/workflows/core_tests_durations.json'
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split

From 6eac2a250b6c4c6db5f3471fa81d12a84eb1ccb6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:34:04 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 38/82] Downgrade py versions

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 22 +++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index e46a57758f8..a7e3c6bff15 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -75,17 +75,17 @@ jobs:
           then
             cat >python_versions.json <<-EOF
           {
-            "default": ["3.12"],
-            "torch-tests": ["3.12"],
-            "tf-tests": ["3.12"],
-            "jax-tests": ["3.12"],
-            "all-interfaces-tests": ["3.12"],
-            "external-libraries-tests": ["3.12"],
-            "qcut-tests": ["3.12"],
-            "qchem-tests": ["3.12"],
-            "gradients-tests": ["3.12"],
-            "data-tests": ["3.12"],
-            "device-tests": ["3.12"]          }
+            "default": ["3.10"],
+            "torch-tests": ["3.10"],
+            "tf-tests": ["3.10"],
+            "jax-tests": ["3.10"],
+            "all-interfaces-tests": ["3.10"],
+            "external-libraries-tests": ["3.10"],
+            "qcut-tests": ["3.10"],
+            "qchem-tests": ["3.10"],
+            "gradients-tests": ["3.10"],
+            "data-tests": ["3.10"],
+            "device-tests": ["3.10"]          }
           EOF
           else
             cat >python_versions.json <<-EOF

From 7ada97b5319c1e1221b36788b8fc63b52005a067 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:35:25 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 39/82] Add pandas to avoid import errors in WAE

---
 requirements-ci.txt | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/requirements-ci.txt b/requirements-ci.txt
index 083beaae25f..38b70736dbf 100644
--- a/requirements-ci.txt
+++ b/requirements-ci.txt
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ matplotlib
 requests
 rich
 tomli # Drop once minimum Python version is 3.11
+pandas

From 67e79ec9b490008bb44cc1b173a9dcbd88ab5180 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:46:28 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 40/82] Remove durations and ensure no lightened settings

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml       | 14 ++++++--------
 .github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml |  1 +
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index a7e3c6bff15..732533f57e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -283,9 +283,9 @@ jobs:
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: tf and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
       pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '3', matrix.group) || '' }}
-      pytest_durations_file_path: '.github/workflows/tf_tests_durations.json'
+      pytest_durations_file_path: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && '.github/workflows/tf_tests_durations.json' || '' }}
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
-      additional_pip_packages: pytest-split
+      additional_pip_packages: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && 'pytest-split' || '' }}
       requirements_file: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && strategy.job-index == 0 && 'tf.txt' || '' }}
       disable_new_opmath: ${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
       python_warning_level: ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}
@@ -322,11 +322,9 @@ jobs:
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: jax and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
       pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group) || '' }}
-
-
-      pytest_durations_file_path: '.github/workflows/jax_tests_durations.json'
+      pytest_durations_file_path: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && '.github/workflows/jax_tests_durations.json' || '' }}
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
-      additional_pip_packages: pytest-split
+      additional_pip_packages: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && 'pytest-split' || '' }}
       requirements_file: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && strategy.job-index == 0 && 'jax.txt' || '' }}
       disable_new_opmath: ${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
       python_warning_level: ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}
@@ -363,9 +361,9 @@ jobs:
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: core and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
       pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group ) || '' }}
-      pytest_durations_file_path: '.github/workflows/core_tests_durations.json'
+      pytest_durations_file_path: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && '.github/workflows/core_tests_durations.json' || '' }}
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
-      additional_pip_packages: pytest-split
+      additional_pip_packages: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && 'pytest-split' || '' }}
       requirements_file: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && strategy.job-index == 0 && 'core.txt' || '' }}
       disable_new_opmath: ${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
       python_warning_level: ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
index 3c3c40b75b3..9bb4ed573f0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ jobs:
       skip_ci_test_jobs: 'qcut-tests'
       python_warning_level: 'error'
       pipeline_mode: 'warnings'
+      run_lightened_ci: false

From 9e1ced3eb4be7a1959afa772e021d5d881e44aec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:52:53 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 41/82] Ensure continue on collection errors

---
 .github/workflows/unit-test.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
index dc5d416a5f0..4631e03d441 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ jobs:
           if [[ "$PIPELINE_MODE" =~ .*"benchmarks".* ]]; then
             echo "args=$PYTEST_BENCHMARKS_ARGS $PYTEST_ADDITIONAL_ARGS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           elif [[ "$PIPELINE_MODE" =~ .*"warnings".* ]]; then
-            echo "args=$PYTEST_ADDITIONAL_ARGS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "args=$PYTEST_ADDITIONAL_ARGS --continue-on-collection-errors" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           else
             echo "args=$PYTEST_COVERAGE_ARGS $PYTEST_PARALLELISE_ARGS $PYTEST_ADDITIONAL_ARGS $PYTEST_DURATIONS_ARGS $PYTEST_STORE_ARGS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           fi

From e7463f0ebba3082c3bcbc02c804ca90b95eff98a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lee James O'Riordan <mlxd@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 14:05:21 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 42/82] Update .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml

Co-authored-by: Rashid N H M <95639609+rashidnhm@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index 732533f57e5..8c75801aaa3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ jobs:
             ENABLE_SPLIT=1
           fi
 
-          jq . matrix_max_parallel.json
           echo "enable_split=$ENABLE_SPLIT" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Setup Job to Skip

From 95822bc1653fdc3953b3e4c234e605f50fafe865 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lee James O'Riordan <mlxd@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 14:27:55 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 43/82] Update .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml

Co-authored-by: Mudit Pandey <mudit.pandey@xanadu.ai>
---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 7 +------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index 8c75801aaa3..839860e8a8b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -127,12 +127,7 @@ jobs:
           then
             cat >matrix_max_parallel.json <<-EOF
           {
-            "default": 1,
-            "core-tests": 1,
-            "gradients-tests": 1,
-            "jax-tests": 1,
-            "tf-tests": 1,
-            "device-tests": 1
+            "default": 1
           }
           EOF
           else

From a74672125b9d9ee446a4b2e5ddaeea72c23c1f68 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lee James O'Riordan <mlxd@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 14:28:01 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 44/82] Update .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml

Co-authored-by: Mudit Pandey <mudit.pandey@xanadu.ai>
---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index 839860e8a8b..2b34b404fc5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ jobs:
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: tf and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
       pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '3', matrix.group) || '' }}
-      pytest_durations_file_path: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && '.github/workflows/tf_tests_durations.json' || '' }}
+      pytest_durations_file_path: '.github/workflows/tf_tests_durations.json'
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && 'pytest-split' || '' }}
       requirements_file: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && strategy.job-index == 0 && 'tf.txt' || '' }}

From 2d418d2d12a5487ad7f670091104e1abfd2810ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lee James O'Riordan <mlxd@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 14:28:33 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 45/82] Update .github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml

---
 .github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
index 9bb4ed573f0..813ccd2c34a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ on:
   schedule:
   - cron: '35 2 * * 0'
   workflow_dispatch:
-  pull_request:
 
 concurrency:
   group: warnings-as-errors-tests-${{ github.ref }}

From ade9049c9296be84824fe28ac2de4933e3f1354e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lee James O'Riordan <mlxd@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 14:28:42 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 46/82] Update .github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml

Co-authored-by: Mudit Pandey <mudit.pandey@xanadu.ai>
---
 .github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
index 813ccd2c34a..dd529e626dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
     with:
       branch: ${{ github.ref }}
-      skip_ci_test_jobs: 'qcut-tests'
       python_warning_level: 'error'
       pipeline_mode: 'warnings'
       run_lightened_ci: false

From 9589c9f43ed6346a92e7a0dd7ea326d5634bc653 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 14:37:58 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 47/82] Fix durations

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index 2b34b404fc5..412be65b99b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ jobs:
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: tf and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
       pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '3', matrix.group) || '' }}
-      pytest_durations_file_path: '.github/workflows/tf_tests_durations.json'
+      pytest_durations_file_path: .github/workflows/tf_tests_durations.json
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && 'pytest-split' || '' }}
       requirements_file: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && strategy.job-index == 0 && 'tf.txt' || '' }}
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ jobs:
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: jax and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
       pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group) || '' }}
-      pytest_durations_file_path: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && '.github/workflows/jax_tests_durations.json' || '' }}
+      pytest_durations_file_path: .github/workflows/jax_tests_durations.json
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && 'pytest-split' || '' }}
       requirements_file: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && strategy.job-index == 0 && 'jax.txt' || '' }}
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ jobs:
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: core and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
       pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group ) || '' }}
-      pytest_durations_file_path: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && '.github/workflows/core_tests_durations.json' || '' }}
+      pytest_durations_file_path: .github/workflows/core_tests_durations.json
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && 'pytest-split' || '' }}
       requirements_file: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && strategy.job-index == 0 && 'core.txt' || '' }}

From 6f6811426d5fac30fb59849ab50c9f641f14284b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 14:46:36 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 48/82] Always include split package

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index 412be65b99b..19619aefbe9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -277,9 +277,9 @@ jobs:
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: tf and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
       pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '3', matrix.group) || '' }}
-      pytest_durations_file_path: .github/workflows/tf_tests_durations.json
+      pytest_durations_file_path: '.github/workflows/tf_tests_durations.json'
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
-      additional_pip_packages: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && 'pytest-split' || '' }}
+      additional_pip_packages: pytest-split
       requirements_file: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && strategy.job-index == 0 && 'tf.txt' || '' }}
       disable_new_opmath: ${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
       python_warning_level: ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ jobs:
       pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group) || '' }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: .github/workflows/jax_tests_durations.json
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
-      additional_pip_packages: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && 'pytest-split' || '' }}
+      additional_pip_packages: pytest-split
       requirements_file: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && strategy.job-index == 0 && 'jax.txt' || '' }}
       disable_new_opmath: ${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
       python_warning_level: ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ jobs:
       pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group ) || '' }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: .github/workflows/core_tests_durations.json
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
-      additional_pip_packages: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && 'pytest-split' || '' }}
+      additional_pip_packages: pytest-split
       requirements_file: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && strategy.job-index == 0 && 'core.txt' || '' }}
       disable_new_opmath: ${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
       python_warning_level: ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}

From 12d74b89684dd13c5e183c532ff0770151813ee6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:07:10 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 49/82] reformat string structure

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 18 +++++++++---------
 .github/workflows/unit-test.yml            |  1 +
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index 19619aefbe9..b44df753ae3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -151,9 +151,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           if [ "${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}" == "error" ];
           then
-            ENABLE_SPLIT=0
+            ENABLE_SPLIT='0'
           else
-            ENABLE_SPLIT=1
+            ENABLE_SPLIT='1'
           fi
 
           echo "enable_split=$ENABLE_SPLIT" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix-max-parallel: ${{ steps.max_parallel.outputs.matrix_max_parallel }}
       python-version: ${{ steps.python_versions.outputs.python_versions }}
       jobs-to-skip: ${{ steps.jobs_to_skip.outputs.jobs_to_skip }}
-      enable_split: ${{ steps.jobs_to_skip.outputs.enable_split }}
+      enable-split: ${{ steps.jobs_to_skip.outputs.enable_split }}
 
   torch-tests:
     needs:
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ jobs:
          }}
       matrix:
         group: >-
-          ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && fromJSON('[1, 2, 3]') || fromJSON('[1]') }}
+          ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && fromJSON('[1, 2, 3]') || fromJSON('[1]') }}
         python-version: >-
           ${{
             fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.python-version).tf-tests
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: tf and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '3', matrix.group) || '' }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '3', matrix.group) || '' }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: '.github/workflows/tf_tests_durations.json'
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ jobs:
            || fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).default
          }}
       matrix:
-        group: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && fromJSON('[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]') || fromJSON('[1]') }}
+        group: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && fromJSON('[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]') || fromJSON('[1]') }}
         python-version: >-
           ${{
             fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.python-version).jax-tests
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: jax and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group) || '' }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group) || '' }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: .github/workflows/jax_tests_durations.json
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ jobs:
            || fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).default
          }}
       matrix:
-        group: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split && fromJSON('[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]') || fromJSON('[1]') }}
+        group: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split && fromJSON('[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]') || fromJSON('[1]') }}
         python-version: >-
           ${{
             fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.python-version).core-tests
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: core and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable_split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group ) || '' }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group ) || '' }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: .github/workflows/core_tests_durations.json
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
index 4631e03d441..d671dbe5382 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ jobs:
           PYTEST_DURATIONS_ARGS: ${{ inputs.pytest_durations_file_path != '' && format('--durations-path="{0}"', inputs.pytest_durations_file_path) || '' }}
           PYTEST_STORE_ARGS: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations == true && '--store-durations --clean-durations' || '' }}
         run: |
+          echo "PYTEST_ADDITIONAL_ARGS=${PYTEST_ADDITIONAL_ARGS}"
           if [[ "$PIPELINE_MODE" =~ .*"benchmarks".* ]]; then
             echo "args=$PYTEST_BENCHMARKS_ARGS $PYTEST_ADDITIONAL_ARGS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           elif [[ "$PIPELINE_MODE" =~ .*"warnings".* ]]; then

From b37ab7513abf77ade6f052b9b2f19d3a8afe9ccd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:16:09 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 50/82] Need more output

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index b44df753ae3..ff448015f5c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: tf and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '3', matrix.group) || '' }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '3', matrix.group) || 'dumb' }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: '.github/workflows/tf_tests_durations.json'
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: jax and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group) || '' }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group) || 'cake' }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: .github/workflows/jax_tests_durations.json
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: core and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group ) || '' }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group ) || 'test' }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: .github/workflows/core_tests_durations.json
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split

From 392ec4e6c79a1b81941454135580cc308efa1cf9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:25:02 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 51/82] More formatting checks

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index ff448015f5c..c25307af446 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: tf and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '3', matrix.group) || 'dumb' }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '3', toJSON(matrix.group) ) || 'dumb' }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: '.github/workflows/tf_tests_durations.json'
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: jax and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group) || 'cake' }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', toJSON(matrix.group) ) || 'cake' }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: .github/workflows/jax_tests_durations.json
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: core and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group ) || 'test' }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', toJSON(matrix.group) ) || 'test' }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: .github/workflows/core_tests_durations.json
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split

From 79a80ec222ada592d54149a053cb0d0aa6da55cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:34:26 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 52/82] Once more

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index c25307af446..d10467b125d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: tf and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '3', toJSON(matrix.group) ) || 'dumb' }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '3', matrix.group ) || format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '3', matrix.group ) }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: '.github/workflows/tf_tests_durations.json'
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: jax and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', toJSON(matrix.group) ) || 'cake' }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group ) || format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group ) }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: .github/workflows/jax_tests_durations.json
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: core and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', toJSON(matrix.group) ) || 'test' }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', toJSON(matrix.group) ) || format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', toJSON(matrix.group) )  }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: .github/workflows/core_tests_durations.json
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split

From 896bca19ab6a3b2eeff1d4661250525ef60d5396 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:38:02 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 53/82] Add paren

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index d10467b125d..c21c97af1cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ jobs:
            || fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).default
          }}
       matrix:
-        group: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && fromJSON('[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]') || fromJSON('[1]') }}
+        group: ${{ ( needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && fromJSON('[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]') ) || fromJSON('[1]') }}
         python-version: >-
           ${{
             fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.python-version).jax-tests
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: jax and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group ) || format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group ) }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ ( needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group ) ) || format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group ) }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: .github/workflows/jax_tests_durations.json
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split

From a5bbfe909a96e3f9bd314c63bfaef4c1d172f02e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:40:04 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 54/82] JAXIT

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index c21c97af1cd..39c5bf72668 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: jax and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ ( needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group ) ) || format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group ) }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ ( needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group ) ) || needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: .github/workflows/jax_tests_durations.json
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split

From e9a7c8bbcf2c7d3603c2d0a1539cff9b2809cd85 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:45:10 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 55/82] More echo

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index 39c5bf72668..2ceaf82c849 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -151,11 +151,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           if [ "${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}" == "error" ];
           then
-            ENABLE_SPLIT='0'
+            export ENABLE_SPLIT='0'
           else
-            ENABLE_SPLIT='1'
+            export ENABLE_SPLIT='1'
           fi
-
+          echo "enable_split=$ENABLE_SPLIT
           echo "enable_split=$ENABLE_SPLIT" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Setup Job to Skip

From ecc438309b433385d619ecbe202921ec652c553f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:46:08 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 56/82] More echo

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index 2ceaf82c849..633963ce770 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ jobs:
           else
             export ENABLE_SPLIT='1'
           fi
-          echo "enable_split=$ENABLE_SPLIT
+          echo "enable_split=$ENABLE_SPLIT"
           echo "enable_split=$ENABLE_SPLIT" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Setup Job to Skip

From 3bf44288093fe1ff96b1a31ee856ddcf7467e879 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:52:24 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 57/82] TF group check

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 12 ++++++------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index 633963ce770..123aa53bd01 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ jobs:
           else
             export ENABLE_SPLIT='1'
           fi
-          echo "enable_split=$ENABLE_SPLIT"
+
           echo "enable_split=$ENABLE_SPLIT" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Setup Job to Skip
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ jobs:
          }}
       matrix:
         group: >-
-          ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && fromJSON('[1, 2, 3]') || fromJSON('[1]') }}
+          ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split) == '1' && fromJSON('[1, 2, 3]') || fromJSON('[1]') }}
         python-version: >-
           ${{
             fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.python-version).tf-tests
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: tf and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '3', matrix.group ) || format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '3', matrix.group ) }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '3', matrix.group) || '' }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: '.github/workflows/tf_tests_durations.json'
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ jobs:
            || fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).default
          }}
       matrix:
-        group: ${{ ( needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && fromJSON('[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]') ) || fromJSON('[1]') }}
+        group: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && fromJSON('[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]') || fromJSON('[1]') }}
         python-version: >-
           ${{
             fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.python-version).jax-tests
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: jax and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ ( needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group ) ) || needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group) || '' }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: .github/workflows/jax_tests_durations.json
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: core and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', toJSON(matrix.group) ) || format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', toJSON(matrix.group) )  }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group ) || '' }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: .github/workflows/core_tests_durations.json
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split

From a44a8dbbdb8e6a8d8c4e99e15d9ad0361007ee80 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:56:33 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 58/82] Multiple groupings

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 10 +++++-----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index 123aa53bd01..0eb8118adf9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: tf and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '3', matrix.group) || '' }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split) == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '3', matrix.group) || '' }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: '.github/workflows/tf_tests_durations.json'
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ jobs:
            || fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).default
          }}
       matrix:
-        group: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && fromJSON('[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]') || fromJSON('[1]') }}
+        group: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split) == '1' && fromJSON('[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]') || fromJSON('[1]') }}
         python-version: >-
           ${{
             fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.python-version).jax-tests
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: jax and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group) || '' }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split) == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group) || '' }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: .github/workflows/jax_tests_durations.json
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ jobs:
            || fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).default
          }}
       matrix:
-        group: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split && fromJSON('[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]') || fromJSON('[1]') }}
+        group: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split) && fromJSON('[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]') || fromJSON('[1]') }}
         python-version: >-
           ${{
             fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.python-version).core-tests
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: core and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group ) || '' }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split) == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group ) || '' }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: .github/workflows/core_tests_durations.json
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split

From 3258d2c93aa48f4adab9866d22c9e612677bf95b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 17:02:48 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 59/82] More darting with TF tests

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 12 ++++++------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index 0eb8118adf9..333fd6d93d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ jobs:
          }}
       matrix:
         group: >-
-          ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split) == '1' && fromJSON('[1, 2, 3]') || fromJSON('[1]') }}
+          ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split).tf-tests == '1' && fromJSON('[1, 2, 3]') || fromJSON('[1]') }}
         python-version: >-
           ${{
             fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.python-version).tf-tests
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: tf and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split) == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '3', matrix.group) || '' }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split).tf-tests == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '3', matrix.group) || '' }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: '.github/workflows/tf_tests_durations.json'
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ jobs:
            || fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).default
          }}
       matrix:
-        group: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split) == '1' && fromJSON('[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]') || fromJSON('[1]') }}
+        group: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && fromJSON('[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]') || fromJSON('[1]') }}
         python-version: >-
           ${{
             fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.python-version).jax-tests
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: jax and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split) == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group) || '' }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group) || '' }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: .github/workflows/jax_tests_durations.json
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ jobs:
            || fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).default
          }}
       matrix:
-        group: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split) && fromJSON('[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]') || fromJSON('[1]') }}
+        group: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split && fromJSON('[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]') || fromJSON('[1]') }}
         python-version: >-
           ${{
             fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.python-version).core-tests
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: core and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split) == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group ) || '' }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '5', matrix.group ) || '' }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: .github/workflows/core_tests_durations.json
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split

From 33495feadddb54f4b77304b6b089b89c69feca7e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 17:18:54 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 60/82] Enable debug logging

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 16 ++++++++++++++--
 .github/workflows/unit-test.yml            |  1 -
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index 333fd6d93d4..1bf7685cfbd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ on:
 jobs:
   setup-ci-load:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      ACTIONS_RUNNER_DEBUG: true
+      ACTIONS_STEP_DEBUG: true
 
     steps:
       - name: Setup Python Versions
@@ -179,6 +182,9 @@ jobs:
       enable-split: ${{ steps.jobs_to_skip.outputs.enable_split }}
 
   torch-tests:
+    env:
+      ACTIONS_RUNNER_DEBUG: true
+      ACTIONS_STEP_DEBUG: true
     needs:
       - setup-ci-load
     strategy:
@@ -246,6 +252,9 @@ jobs:
 
 
   tf-tests:
+    env:
+      ACTIONS_RUNNER_DEBUG: true
+      ACTIONS_STEP_DEBUG: true
     needs:
       - setup-ci-load
     strategy:
@@ -256,7 +265,7 @@ jobs:
          }}
       matrix:
         group: >-
-          ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split).tf-tests == '1' && fromJSON('[1, 2, 3]') || fromJSON('[1]') }}
+          ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && fromJSON('[1, 2, 3]') || fromJSON('[1]') }}
         python-version: >-
           ${{
             fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.python-version).tf-tests
@@ -276,7 +285,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: tf and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split).tf-tests == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '3', matrix.group) || '' }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '3', matrix.group) || '' }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: '.github/workflows/tf_tests_durations.json'
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split
@@ -286,6 +295,9 @@ jobs:
 
 
   jax-tests:
+    env:
+      ACTIONS_RUNNER_DEBUG: true
+      ACTIONS_STEP_DEBUG: true
     needs:
       - setup-ci-load
     strategy:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
index d671dbe5382..4631e03d441 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ jobs:
           PYTEST_DURATIONS_ARGS: ${{ inputs.pytest_durations_file_path != '' && format('--durations-path="{0}"', inputs.pytest_durations_file_path) || '' }}
           PYTEST_STORE_ARGS: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations == true && '--store-durations --clean-durations' || '' }}
         run: |
-          echo "PYTEST_ADDITIONAL_ARGS=${PYTEST_ADDITIONAL_ARGS}"
           if [[ "$PIPELINE_MODE" =~ .*"benchmarks".* ]]; then
             echo "args=$PYTEST_BENCHMARKS_ARGS $PYTEST_ADDITIONAL_ARGS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           elif [[ "$PIPELINE_MODE" =~ .*"warnings".* ]]; then

From 33cbeb2e122b0a77867859e1975129e08f742d5e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 17:21:36 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 61/82] Enable debug logging+1

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 15 +++------------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index 1bf7685cfbd..e08464c2c22 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: string
         default: 'default'
+env:
+  ACTIONS_RUNNER_DEBUG: true
+  ACTIONS_STEP_DEBUG: true
 
 jobs:
   setup-ci-load:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      ACTIONS_RUNNER_DEBUG: true
-      ACTIONS_STEP_DEBUG: true
 
     steps:
       - name: Setup Python Versions
@@ -182,9 +182,6 @@ jobs:
       enable-split: ${{ steps.jobs_to_skip.outputs.enable_split }}
 
   torch-tests:
-    env:
-      ACTIONS_RUNNER_DEBUG: true
-      ACTIONS_STEP_DEBUG: true
     needs:
       - setup-ci-load
     strategy:
@@ -252,9 +249,6 @@ jobs:
 
 
   tf-tests:
-    env:
-      ACTIONS_RUNNER_DEBUG: true
-      ACTIONS_STEP_DEBUG: true
     needs:
       - setup-ci-load
     strategy:
@@ -295,9 +289,6 @@ jobs:
 
 
   jax-tests:
-    env:
-      ACTIONS_RUNNER_DEBUG: true
-      ACTIONS_STEP_DEBUG: true
     needs:
       - setup-ci-load
     strategy:

From fe928a74212cee582cfc92bc4982891b0ea41204 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 09:56:14 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 62/82] Fix merge errors

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 4 ++--
 pennylane/devices/tests/pytest.ini         | 1 -
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index ec9047a138c..376c96cdf25 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -719,9 +719,9 @@ jobs:
     if: >-
       ${{
         always() &&
+        inputs.upload_to_codecov == true &&
         !contains(needs.*.result, 'failure') &&
-        !contains(needs.*.result, 'cancelled') &&
-        inputs.pipeline_mode == 'unit-tests'
+        !contains(needs.*.result, 'cancelled')
        }}
 
     steps:
diff --git a/pennylane/devices/tests/pytest.ini b/pennylane/devices/tests/pytest.ini
index 7444d17af76..21b3865680d 100644
--- a/pennylane/devices/tests/pytest.ini
+++ b/pennylane/devices/tests/pytest.ini
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 [pytest]
 markers =
     skip_unsupported: skip a test if it uses an operation unsupported on a device
-addopts = --benchmark-disable

From aff8399ae07c840a2c5b63826a03dd6910a0a99e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 11:06:12 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 63/82] Temp trigger WAE

---
 .../workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml   | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
index dd529e626dc..ddf43c256b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@ on:
   schedule:
   - cron: '35 2 * * 0'
   workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - reopened
+      - synchronize
+      - ready_for_review
 
 concurrency:
   group: warnings-as-errors-tests-${{ github.ref }}
@@ -20,5 +29,12 @@ jobs:
     with:
       branch: ${{ github.ref }}
       python_warning_level: 'error'
-      pipeline_mode: 'warnings'
       run_lightened_ci: false
+      skip_ci_test_jobs: |
+        tf-tests
+        all-interfaces-tests
+        external-libraries-tests
+        qcut-tests
+        qchem-tests
+        gradients-tests
+        device-tests

From 52014834df32af408df94d6f38c076e7526afd78 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 11:24:46 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 64/82] Move warning config into pytest_additional_args

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 28 ++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index 376c96cdf25..bf99c44b47c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -269,9 +269,9 @@ jobs:
       additional_pip_packages_post: ${{ needs.default-dependency-versions.outputs.pennylane-lightning-latest }}
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: torch and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
+      pytest_additional_args: -W ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }} ${{ inputs.python_warning_level != 'default' && '--continue-on-collection-errors' || '' }}
       requirements_file: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && strategy.job-index == 0 && 'torch.txt' || '' }}
       disable_new_opmath: ${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
-      python_warning_level: ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}
 
 
   autograd-tests:
@@ -303,8 +303,8 @@ jobs:
       additional_pip_packages_post: ${{ needs.default-dependency-versions.outputs.pennylane-lightning-latest }}
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: autograd and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
+      pytest_additional_args: -W ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }} ${{ inputs.python_warning_level != 'default' && '--continue-on-collection-errors' || '' }}
       disable_new_opmath: ${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
-      python_warning_level: ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}
 
 
   tf-tests:
@@ -339,12 +339,10 @@ jobs:
       additional_pip_packages_post: ${{ needs.default-dependency-versions.outputs.pennylane-lightning-latest }}
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: tf and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: --splits 3 --group ${{ matrix.group }}
+      pytest_additional_args: --splits 3 --group ${{ matrix.group }} -W ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }} ${{ inputs.python_warning_level != 'default' && '--continue-on-collection-errors' || '' }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: '.github/durations/tf_tests_durations.json'
       requirements_file: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && strategy.job-index == 0 && 'tf.txt' || '' }}
       disable_new_opmath: ${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
-      python_warning_level: ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}
-
 
   jax-tests:
     needs:
@@ -378,11 +376,10 @@ jobs:
       additional_pip_packages_post: ${{ needs.default-dependency-versions.outputs.pennylane-lightning-latest }}
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: jax and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: --dist=loadscope --splits 4 --group ${{ matrix.group }}
+      pytest_additional_args: --dist=loadscope --splits 4 --group ${{ matrix.group }} -W ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }} ${{ inputs.python_warning_level != 'default' && '--continue-on-collection-errors' || '' }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: '.github/durations/jax_tests_durations.json'
       requirements_file: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && strategy.job-index == 0 && 'jax.txt' || '' }}
       disable_new_opmath: ${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
-      python_warning_level: ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}
 
 
   core-tests:
@@ -415,7 +412,7 @@ jobs:
       additional_pip_packages_post: ${{ needs.default-dependency-versions.outputs.pennylane-lightning-latest }}
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: core and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: --splits 6 --group ${{ matrix.group }}
+      pytest_additional_args: --splits 6 --group ${{ matrix.group }} -W ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }} ${{ inputs.python_warning_level != 'default' && '--continue-on-collection-errors' || '' }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: '.github/durations/core_tests_durations.json'
       requirements_file: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && strategy.job-index == 0 && 'core.txt' || '' }}
       disable_new_opmath: ${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
@@ -454,9 +451,9 @@ jobs:
       additional_pip_packages_post: ${{ needs.default-dependency-versions.outputs.pennylane-lightning-latest }}
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: all_interfaces
+      pytest_additional_args: -W ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }} ${{ inputs.python_warning_level != 'default' && '--continue-on-collection-errors' || '' }}
       requirements_file: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && strategy.job-index == 0 && 'all_interfaces.txt' || '' }}
       disable_new_opmath: ${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
-      python_warning_level: ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}
 
 
   external-libraries-tests:
@@ -486,6 +483,7 @@ jobs:
       python_version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: external
+      pytest_additional_args: -W ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }} ${{ inputs.python_warning_level != 'default' && '--continue-on-collection-errors' || '' }}
       additional_pip_packages: |
         pyzx matplotlib stim quimb mitiq pennylane-qiskit ply
         ${{ needs.default-dependency-versions.outputs.jax-version }}
@@ -501,7 +499,6 @@ jobs:
 
       requirements_file: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && strategy.job-index == 0 && 'external.txt' || '' }}
       disable_new_opmath: ${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
-      python_warning_level: ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}
 
 
   qcut-tests:
@@ -531,6 +528,7 @@ jobs:
       python_version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: qcut
+      pytest_additional_args: -W ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }} ${{ inputs.python_warning_level != 'default' && '--continue-on-collection-errors' || '' }}
       additional_pip_packages: |
         kahypar==1.1.7 
         opt_einsum
@@ -540,7 +538,6 @@ jobs:
         ${{ inputs.additional_python_packages }}
       additional_pip_packages_post: ${{ needs.default-dependency-versions.outputs.pennylane-lightning-latest }}
       disable_new_opmath: ${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
-      python_warning_level: ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}
 
 
   qchem-tests:
@@ -572,11 +569,11 @@ jobs:
       additional_pip_packages_post: ${{ needs.default-dependency-versions.outputs.pennylane-lightning-latest }}
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: qchem
+      pytest_additional_args: -W ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }} ${{ inputs.python_warning_level != 'default' && '--continue-on-collection-errors' || '' }}
       additional_pip_packages: |
         openfermionpyscf basis-set-exchange
         ${{ inputs.additional_python_packages }}
       disable_new_opmath: ${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
-      python_warning_level: ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}
 
   gradients-tests:
     needs:
@@ -614,8 +611,8 @@ jobs:
       additional_pip_packages_post: ${{ needs.default-dependency-versions.outputs.pennylane-lightning-latest }}
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: ${{ matrix.config.suite }}
+      pytest_additional_args: -W ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }} ${{ inputs.python_warning_level != 'default' && '--continue-on-collection-errors' || '' }}
       disable_new_opmath: ${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
-      python_warning_level: ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}
 
 
   data-tests:
@@ -646,11 +643,11 @@ jobs:
       additional_pip_packages_post: ${{ needs.default-dependency-versions.outputs.pennylane-lightning-latest }}
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: data
+      pytest_additional_args: -W ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }} ${{ inputs.python_warning_level != 'default' && '--continue-on-collection-errors' || '' }}
       additional_pip_packages: |
         h5py
         ${{ inputs.additional_python_packages }}
       disable_new_opmath: ${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
-      python_warning_level: ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}
 
 
   device-tests:
@@ -693,9 +690,8 @@ jobs:
       additional_pip_packages_post: ${{ needs.default-dependency-versions.outputs.pennylane-lightning-latest }}
       pytest_test_directory: pennylane/devices/tests
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
-      pytest_additional_args: --device=${{ matrix.config.device }} --shots=${{ matrix.config.shots }}
+      pytest_additional_args: --device=${{ matrix.config.device }} --shots=${{ matrix.config.shots }} -W ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }} ${{ inputs.python_warning_level != 'default' && '--continue-on-collection-errors' || '' }}
       disable_new_opmath: ${{ inputs.disable_new_opmath }}
-      python_warning_level: ${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}
 
 
   upload-to-codecov:

From a70865b42e2bb1dcaf10edd090f13768b96196f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 11:44:13 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 65/82] Fix duplicate pytest filter

---
 tests/pytest.ini | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/pytest.ini b/tests/pytest.ini
index 527ae65fcc5..2cdb4b8ef8f 100644
--- a/tests/pytest.ini
+++ b/tests/pytest.ini
@@ -33,5 +33,3 @@ filterwarnings =
     ignore:PauliWord.hamiltonian:pennylane.PennyLaneDeprecationWarning
 addopts = --benchmark-disable
 xfail_strict=true
-filterwarnings = 
-    error::pennylane.PennyLaneDeprecationWarning

From 0fbff298edcb9e38f75907d52026f5d8d0cb132a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 15:01:24 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 66/82] Cancel in progress disabled

---
 .github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
index ddf43c256b2..52881218294 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ on:
 
 concurrency:
   group: warnings-as-errors-tests-${{ github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
+  cancel-in-progress: false
 
 jobs:
   test-warnings-as-errors:

From fc3b52cdb713815c2c9a52b2e0024e4f3b96669e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 08:54:22 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 67/82] Attempt to add ff to matrix strategy

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 86 +++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 85 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index bf99c44b47c..6d9031c7d84 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -94,6 +94,30 @@ jobs:
       default_runner: ubuntu-latest
       force_large_runner: ${{ inputs.use_large_runner }}
 
+  disable-fail-fast-wae:
+    steps:
+      - name: Set fail-fast for WAE
+        id: mat_fail_fast
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}" == "true" ];
+          then
+            cat >python_warning_level.json <<-EOF
+          {
+            "matrix-fail-fast": "default"
+          }
+          EOF
+          else
+            cat >python_warning_level.json <<-EOF
+          {
+            "matrix-fail-fast": "error"
+          }
+          EOF
+          fi
+          echo "fail_fast=$(jq -r tostring python_warning_level.json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+    outputs:
+      matrix-fail-fast: ${{ steps.mat_fail_fast.outputs.fail_fast }}
+
   setup-ci-load:
     needs:
       - determine_runner
@@ -243,7 +267,12 @@ jobs:
       - setup-ci-load
       - determine_runner
       - default-dependency-versions
+      - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
+      fail-fast: >-
+        ${{
+           fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast) == "default" && "true" || "false"
+         }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).torch-tests
@@ -279,7 +308,12 @@ jobs:
       - setup-ci-load
       - determine_runner
       - default-dependency-versions
+      - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
+      fail-fast: >-
+        ${{
+           fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast) == "default" && "true" || "false"
+         }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).autograd-tests
@@ -312,7 +346,12 @@ jobs:
       - setup-ci-load
       - determine_runner
       - default-dependency-versions
+      - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
+      fail-fast: >-
+        ${{
+           fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast) == "default" && "true" || "false"
+         }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).tf-tests
@@ -325,6 +364,7 @@ jobs:
             fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.python-version).tf-tests
             || fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.python-version).default
            }}
+        fail-fast: ${{ inputs.python_warning_level != 'default' && 'false' || 'true' }}
     if: ${{ !contains(fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.jobs-to-skip), 'tf-tests') }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
     with:
@@ -349,7 +389,12 @@ jobs:
       - setup-ci-load
       - determine_runner
       - default-dependency-versions
+      - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
+      fail-fast: >-
+        ${{
+           fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast) == "default" && "true" || "false"
+         }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).jax-tests
@@ -387,8 +432,12 @@ jobs:
       - setup-ci-load
       - determine_runner
       - default-dependency-versions
+      - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
-      max-parallel: >-
+      fail-fast: >-
+        ${{
+           fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast) == "default" && "true" || "false"
+         }}      max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).core-tests
            || fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).default
@@ -423,7 +472,12 @@ jobs:
       - setup-ci-load
       - determine_runner
       - default-dependency-versions
+      - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
+      fail-fast: >-
+        ${{
+           fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast) == "default" && "true" || "false"
+         }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).all-interfaces-tests
@@ -461,7 +515,12 @@ jobs:
       - setup-ci-load
       - determine_runner
       - default-dependency-versions
+      - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
+      fail-fast: >-
+        ${{
+           fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast) == "default" && "true" || "false"
+         }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).external-libraries-tests
@@ -506,7 +565,12 @@ jobs:
       - setup-ci-load
       - determine_runner
       - default-dependency-versions
+      - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
+      fail-fast: >-
+        ${{
+           fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast) == "default" && "true" || "false"
+         }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).qcut-tests
@@ -545,7 +609,12 @@ jobs:
       - setup-ci-load
       - determine_runner
       - default-dependency-versions
+      - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
+      fail-fast: >-
+        ${{
+           fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast) == "default" && "true" || "false"
+         }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).qchem-tests
@@ -580,7 +649,12 @@ jobs:
       - setup-ci-load
       - determine_runner
       - default-dependency-versions
+      - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
+      fail-fast: >-
+        ${{
+           fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast) == "default" && "true" || "false"
+         }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).gradients-tests
@@ -620,7 +694,12 @@ jobs:
       - setup-ci-load
       - determine_runner
       - default-dependency-versions
+      - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
+      fail-fast: >-
+        ${{
+           fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast) == "default" && "true" || "false"
+         }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).data-tests
@@ -655,7 +734,12 @@ jobs:
       - setup-ci-load
       - determine_runner
       - default-dependency-versions
+      - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
+      fail-fast: >-
+        ${{
+           fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast) == "default" && "true" || "false"
+         }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).device-tests

From 0f74ea2abb14fedc57412307ebbc5549dbfb5231 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 08:59:07 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 68/82] Fix syntax error

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 28 ++++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index 6d9031c7d84..2b6a08fdf03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ jobs:
       force_large_runner: ${{ inputs.use_large_runner }}
 
   disable-fail-fast-wae:
+    runs-on: ${{ needs.determine_runner.outputs.runner_group }}
     steps:
       - name: Set fail-fast for WAE
         id: mat_fail_fast
@@ -271,7 +272,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast) == "default" && "true" || "false"
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && "true" || "false"
          }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
@@ -312,7 +313,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast) == "default" && "true" || "false"
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && "true" || "false"
          }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
@@ -350,7 +351,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast) == "default" && "true" || "false"
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && "true" || "false"
          }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
@@ -393,7 +394,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast) == "default" && "true" || "false"
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && "true" || "false"
          }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
@@ -436,8 +437,9 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast) == "default" && "true" || "false"
-         }}      max-parallel: >-
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && "true" || "false"
+         }}    
+      max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).core-tests
            || fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).default
@@ -476,7 +478,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast) == "default" && "true" || "false"
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && "true" || "false"
          }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
@@ -519,7 +521,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast) == "default" && "true" || "false"
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && "true" || "false"
          }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
@@ -569,7 +571,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast) == "default" && "true" || "false"
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && "true" || "false"
          }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
@@ -613,7 +615,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast) == "default" && "true" || "false"
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && "true" || "false"
          }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
@@ -653,7 +655,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast) == "default" && "true" || "false"
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && "true" || "false"
          }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
@@ -698,7 +700,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast) == "default" && "true" || "false"
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && "true" || "false"
          }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
@@ -738,7 +740,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast) == "default" && "true" || "false"
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && "true" || "false"
          }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{

From 3fb486813127d22f829ad8a9209bbc10692a9a43 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 09:02:07 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 69/82] +1

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 24 +++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index 2b6a08fdf03..02c7301d898 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && "true" || "false"
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && true || false
          }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && "true" || "false"
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && true || false
          }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && "true" || "false"
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && true || false
          }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && "true" || "false"
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && true || false
          }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && "true" || "false"
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && true || false
          }}    
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && "true" || "false"
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && true || false
          }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && "true" || "false"
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && true || false
          }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && "true" || "false"
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && true || false
          }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && "true" || "false"
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && true || false
          }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && "true" || "false"
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && true || false
          }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && "true" || "false"
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && true || false
          }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && "true" || "false"
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && true || false
          }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{

From 6534b52c709ccd5ac581d48c4a4dcdb8995f53c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 09:03:27 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 70/82] Remove runs on attribute

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index 02c7301d898..c55eca0e9a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ jobs:
       force_large_runner: ${{ inputs.use_large_runner }}
 
   disable-fail-fast-wae:
-    runs-on: ${{ needs.determine_runner.outputs.runner_group }}
     steps:
       - name: Set fail-fast for WAE
         id: mat_fail_fast

From dd9dc4c4d3560e7f2b47f116e72835d028723fc9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 09:04:58 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 71/82] Readd runner group

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index c55eca0e9a5..c7ae4544916 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ jobs:
       force_large_runner: ${{ inputs.use_large_runner }}
 
   disable-fail-fast-wae:
+    needs:
+      - determine_runner
+    
+    runs-on: ${{ needs.determine_runner.outputs.runner_group }}
     steps:
       - name: Set fail-fast for WAE
         id: mat_fail_fast

From 589adfb9d3f8dd3629d7a52831da8fbb441ad163 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 09:45:28 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 72/82] Change boolean value to string

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 26 +++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index c7ae4544916..b9f6a528bfe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && true || false
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
          }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && true || false
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
          }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && true || false
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
          }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && true || false
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
          }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
@@ -440,8 +440,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && true || false
-         }}    
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
+         }}  
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).core-tests
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && true || false
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
          }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && true || false
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
          }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && true || false
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
          }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && true || false
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
          }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && true || false
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
          }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && true || false
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
          }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && true || false
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
          }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{

From 2a4451f712053117fbeb78db11fb68c5b9609e62 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 10:04:16 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 73/82] eval TF outside conditional

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 49 +++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index b9f6a528bfe..385d1268034 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
-         }}
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') 
+         }} && 'true' || 'false'
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).torch-tests
@@ -316,8 +316,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
-         }}
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') 
+         }} && 'true' || 'false'
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).autograd-tests
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
-         }}
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') 
+         }} && 'true' || 'false'
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).tf-tests
@@ -368,7 +368,6 @@ jobs:
             fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.python-version).tf-tests
             || fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.python-version).default
            }}
-        fail-fast: ${{ inputs.python_warning_level != 'default' && 'false' || 'true' }}
     if: ${{ !contains(fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.jobs-to-skip), 'tf-tests') }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
     with:
@@ -397,8 +396,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
-         }}
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') 
+         }} && 'true' || 'false'
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).jax-tests
@@ -440,8 +439,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
-         }}  
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') 
+         }} && 'true' || 'false'  
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).core-tests
@@ -481,8 +480,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
-         }}
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') 
+         }} && 'true' || 'false'
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).all-interfaces-tests
@@ -524,8 +523,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
-         }}
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') 
+         }} && 'true' || 'false'
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).external-libraries-tests
@@ -574,8 +573,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
-         }}
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') 
+         }} && 'true' || 'false'
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).qcut-tests
@@ -618,8 +617,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
-         }}
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') 
+         }} && 'true' || 'false'
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).qchem-tests
@@ -658,8 +657,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
-         }}
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') 
+         }} && 'true' || 'false'
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).gradients-tests
@@ -703,8 +702,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
-         }}
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') 
+         }} && 'true' || 'false'
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).data-tests
@@ -743,8 +742,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
-         }}
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') 
+         }} && 'true' || 'false'
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).device-tests

From 148384464b08ac22ba8ad24a1b3388ac87bdadd7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 10:09:32 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 74/82] Remove bool string and use contains directly

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 48 +++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index 385d1268034..6af6fcc55a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') 
-         }} && 'true' || 'false'
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
+         }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).torch-tests
@@ -316,8 +316,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') 
-         }} && 'true' || 'false'
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
+         }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).autograd-tests
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') 
-         }} && 'true' || 'false'
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default')
+         }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).tf-tests
@@ -396,8 +396,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') 
-         }} && 'true' || 'false'
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
+         }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).jax-tests
@@ -439,8 +439,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') 
-         }} && 'true' || 'false'  
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
+         }}  
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).core-tests
@@ -480,8 +480,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') 
-         }} && 'true' || 'false'
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
+         }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).all-interfaces-tests
@@ -523,8 +523,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') 
-         }} && 'true' || 'false'
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
+         }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).external-libraries-tests
@@ -573,8 +573,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') 
-         }} && 'true' || 'false'
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
+         }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).qcut-tests
@@ -617,8 +617,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') 
-         }} && 'true' || 'false'
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
+         }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).qchem-tests
@@ -657,8 +657,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') 
-         }} && 'true' || 'false'
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
+         }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).gradients-tests
@@ -702,8 +702,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') 
-         }} && 'true' || 'false'
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
+         }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).data-tests
@@ -742,8 +742,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: >-
         ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') 
-         }} && 'true' || 'false'
+           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
+         }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).device-tests

From de17cd7ceb93d719e908845a3ce7141874eba391 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 10:13:07 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 75/82] Fix WAE steps

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index 6af6fcc55a4..524e4be341b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set fail-fast for WAE
         id: mat_fail_fast
         run: |
-          if [ "${{ inputs.python_warning_level }}" == "true" ];
+          if [ "${{ contains(inputs.python_warning_level, "default") }}" ];
           then
             cat >python_warning_level.json <<-EOF
           {

From 01180ec13150de384b35d60b39fd38d9f82df354 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 10:14:13 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 76/82] +1

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index 524e4be341b..c46bbf92c3e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set fail-fast for WAE
         id: mat_fail_fast
         run: |
-          if [ "${{ contains(inputs.python_warning_level, "default") }}" ];
+          if [ "${{ contains(inputs.python_warning_level, 'default') }}" ];
           then
             cat >python_warning_level.json <<-EOF
           {

From 6e37430e0687e4839a83231a4247e050d1e56aa9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 11:55:09 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 77/82] Fail fast eval

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 60 +++++-----------------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 48 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index c46bbf92c3e..39aac6ee485 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -273,10 +273,7 @@ jobs:
       - default-dependency-versions
       - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: >-
-        ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
-         }}
+      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).torch-tests
@@ -314,10 +311,7 @@ jobs:
       - default-dependency-versions
       - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: >-
-        ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
-         }}
+      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).autograd-tests
@@ -352,10 +346,7 @@ jobs:
       - default-dependency-versions
       - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: >-
-        ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default')
-         }}
+      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).tf-tests
@@ -394,10 +385,7 @@ jobs:
       - default-dependency-versions
       - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: >-
-        ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
-         }}
+      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).jax-tests
@@ -437,10 +425,7 @@ jobs:
       - default-dependency-versions
       - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: >-
-        ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
-         }}  
+      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).core-tests
@@ -478,10 +463,7 @@ jobs:
       - default-dependency-versions
       - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: >-
-        ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
-         }}
+      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).all-interfaces-tests
@@ -521,10 +503,7 @@ jobs:
       - default-dependency-versions
       - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: >-
-        ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
-         }}
+      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).external-libraries-tests
@@ -571,10 +550,7 @@ jobs:
       - default-dependency-versions
       - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: >-
-        ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
-         }}
+      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).qcut-tests
@@ -615,10 +591,7 @@ jobs:
       - default-dependency-versions
       - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: >-
-        ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
-         }}
+      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).qchem-tests
@@ -655,10 +628,7 @@ jobs:
       - default-dependency-versions
       - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: >-
-        ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
-         }}
+      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).gradients-tests
@@ -700,10 +670,7 @@ jobs:
       - default-dependency-versions
       - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: >-
-        ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
-         }}
+      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).data-tests
@@ -740,10 +707,7 @@ jobs:
       - default-dependency-versions
       - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: >-
-        ${{
-           contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') && 'true' || 'false'
-         }}
+      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).device-tests

From debc1f9fdff167148962f04230377bea76964929 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 14:57:59 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 78/82] Disable WAE on PRs  [skip ci]]

---
 .github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml | 9 ---------
 1 file changed, 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
index 52881218294..8bd97aed2e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package_warnings_as_errors.yml
@@ -4,15 +4,6 @@ on:
   schedule:
   - cron: '35 2 * * 0'
   workflow_dispatch:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - master
-  pull_request:
-    types:
-      - opened
-      - reopened
-      - synchronize
-      - ready_for_review
 
 concurrency:
   group: warnings-as-errors-tests-${{ github.ref }}

From dcaa531f14cb3e42e8d29d3f769d92fe4f3d1875 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lee James O'Riordan <mlxd@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:00:15 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 79/82] Update .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml

Co-authored-by: Rashid N H M <95639609+rashidnhm@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 16 +---------------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index 39aac6ee485..a87a72bc715 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -103,21 +103,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set fail-fast for WAE
         id: mat_fail_fast
         run: |
-          if [ "${{ contains(inputs.python_warning_level, 'default') }}" ];
-          then
-            cat >python_warning_level.json <<-EOF
-          {
-            "matrix-fail-fast": "default"
-          }
-          EOF
-          else
-            cat >python_warning_level.json <<-EOF
-          {
-            "matrix-fail-fast": "error"
-          }
-          EOF
-          fi
-          echo "fail_fast=$(jq -r tostring python_warning_level.json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "fail_fast=${{ contains(inputs.python_warning_level, 'default') && 'default' || 'error' }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
     outputs:
       matrix-fail-fast: ${{ steps.mat_fail_fast.outputs.fail_fast }}

From 6e70178c942595638b62766e4fb6cc8d4823da2f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Lee J. O'Riordan" <lee@xanadu.ai>
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:02:32 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 80/82] Simplify fail fast

---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 26 +++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index a87a72bc715..a53f4cfa445 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "fail_fast=${{ contains(inputs.python_warning_level, 'default') && 'default' || 'error' }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
     outputs:
-      matrix-fail-fast: ${{ steps.mat_fail_fast.outputs.fail_fast }}
+      fail_fast: ${{ steps.mat_fail_fast.outputs.fail_fast }}
 
   setup-ci-load:
     needs:
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ jobs:
       - default-dependency-versions
       - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') }}
+      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.fail_fast),  'default') }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).torch-tests
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ jobs:
       - default-dependency-versions
       - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') }}
+      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.fail_fast),  'default') }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).autograd-tests
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ jobs:
       - default-dependency-versions
       - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') }}
+      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.fail_fast),  'default') }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).tf-tests
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ jobs:
       - default-dependency-versions
       - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') }}
+      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.fail_fast),  'default') }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).jax-tests
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ jobs:
       - default-dependency-versions
       - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') }}
+      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.fail_fast),  'default') }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).core-tests
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ jobs:
       - default-dependency-versions
       - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') }}
+      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.fail_fast),  'default') }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).all-interfaces-tests
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ jobs:
       - default-dependency-versions
       - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') }}
+      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.fail_fast),  'default') }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).external-libraries-tests
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ jobs:
       - default-dependency-versions
       - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') }}
+      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.fail_fast),  'default') }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).qcut-tests
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ jobs:
       - default-dependency-versions
       - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') }}
+      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.fail_fast),  'default') }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).qchem-tests
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ jobs:
       - default-dependency-versions
       - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') }}
+      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.fail_fast),  'default') }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).gradients-tests
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ jobs:
       - default-dependency-versions
       - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') }}
+      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.fail_fast),  'default') }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).data-tests
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ jobs:
       - default-dependency-versions
       - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.matrix-fail-fast),  'default') }}
+      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.fail_fast),  'default') }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).device-tests

From f5b883c2d0bf700feb50dd09ae78a769c59cadb9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lee James O'Riordan <mlxd@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2024 09:55:42 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 81/82] Update .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml

Co-authored-by: Rashid N H M <95639609+rashidnhm@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 13 ++-----------
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index a53f4cfa445..4ced3cefc92 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -132,17 +132,8 @@ jobs:
           then
             cat >python_versions.json <<-EOF
           {
-            "default": ["3.10"],
-            "torch-tests": ["3.10"],
-            "tf-tests": ["3.10"],
-            "jax-tests": ["3.10"],
-            "all-interfaces-tests": ["3.10"],
-            "external-libraries-tests": ["3.10"],
-            "qcut-tests": ["3.10"],
-            "qchem-tests": ["3.10"],
-            "gradients-tests": ["3.10"],
-            "data-tests": ["3.10"],
-            "device-tests": ["3.10"]          }
+            "default": ["3.10"]       
+          }
           EOF
           else
             cat >python_versions.json <<-EOF

From 2773ab46d570fd1ef8c671763f46641313398eae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lee James O'Riordan <mlxd@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2024 09:56:00 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 82/82] Update .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml

Co-authored-by: Rashid N H M <95639609+rashidnhm@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index 4ced3cefc92..9952ca1d153 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ jobs:
       - default-dependency-versions
       - disable-fail-fast-wae
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: ${{ contains(fromJSON(needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.fail_fast),  'default') }}
+      fail-fast: ${{ needs.disable-fail-fast-wae.outputs.fail_fast == 'default' }}
       max-parallel: >-
         ${{
            fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.matrix-max-parallel).torch-tests