make typing 3.8 compatible

.github/workflows/new_tasks.yml

@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test with pytest
         # if new tasks are added, run tests on them
         if: steps.changed-tasks.outputs.tasks_any_modified == 'true'
-        run: python -m pytest tests/test_tasks.py -s -vv -n=auto
+        run: python -m pytest tests/test_tasks.py -s -vv
         # if api is modified, run tests on it
       - name: Test more tasks with pytest
         env:
           API: true
         if: steps.changed-tasks.outputs.api_any_modified == 'true'
-        run: python -m pytest tests/test_tasks.py -s -vv -n=auto
+        run: python -m pytest tests/test_tasks.py -s -vv

tests/test_evaluator.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import lm_eval.tasks as tasks
 # import lm_eval.models as models
 import lm_eval.api as api
 import lm_eval.evaluator as evaluator
+from typing import List
 import random
 import pytest
 
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ import pytest
         )
     ],
 )
-def test_evaluator(task_name: list[str], limit: int, model: str, model_args: str):
+def test_evaluator(task_name: List[str], limit: int, model: str, model_args: str):
     task_name = task_name
     limit = 10
 

tests/utils.py

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import os
 # This is the path where the output for the changed files for the tasks folder is stored
 # FILE_PATH = file_path = ".github/outputs/tasks_all_changed_and_modified_files.txt"
 
+
 # reads a text file and returns a list of words
 # used to read the output of the changed txt from tj-actions/changed-files
 def load_changed_files(file_path: str) -> List[str]:
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ def parser(full_path: List[str]) -> List[str]:
     return list(_output)
 
 
-def new_tasks() -> Union[list[str], None]:
+def new_tasks() -> Union[List[str], None]:
     FILENAME = ".github/outputs/tasks_all_changed_and_modified_files.txt"
     if os.path.exists(FILENAME):
         # If tasks folder has changed then we get the list of files from FILENAME