GitHub Actions: Test on Python 3.14 release candidate 3 (#428)

Python v3.14 -- October 7th
* https://www.python.org/download/pre-releases
* https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3140rc3

Author: cclauss

.github/workflows/python_publish.yml

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [macos-latest, ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
-        python-version: ['3.9', '3.11', '3.13']
+        python-version: ['3.10', '3.12', '3.14']
       max-parallel: 9
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+          allow-prereleases: true
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ repos:
           - tomli
 
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: v0.12.10
+    rev: v0.13.2
     hooks:  # Format before linting
       - id: ruff-check
       - id: ruff-format

pyproject.toml

@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ classifiers = [
   "Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows",
   "Operating System :: POSIX",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
-  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14",
 ]
 dependencies = [
   "comtypes; platform_system=='Windows'",
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ include-package-data = false
 
 [tool.ruff]
 line-length = 100
-target-version = "py39"
+target-version = "py310"
 
 [tool.ruff.lint]
 select = [

pyttsx3/driver.py

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def stop(self) -> None:
         # clear queue up to first end loop command
         while True:
             try:
-                mtd, args, name = self._queue[0]
+                mtd, _args, _name = self._queue[0]
             except IndexError:
                 break
             if mtd == self._engine.endLoop: