GitHub Actions: do not install six in CI (#37361)

* GitHub Actions: do not install six in CI
* Remove workflow code that was commented out
* Remove any use of "six" from packages

4 files changed, 9 insertions, 84 deletions

diff --git a/.github/workflows/audit.yaml b/.github/workflows/audit.yaml
index 062e91b0f7..bdff71220b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/audit.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/audit.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ${{inputs.python_version}}
     - name: Install Python packages
       run: |
-        pip install --upgrade pip six setuptools pytest coverage[toml]
+        pip install --upgrade pip setuptools pytest coverage[toml]
     - name: Package audits (with coverage)
       if: ${{ inputs.with_coverage == 'true' }}
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yaml
index 628cab9749..3a37dc7984 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yaml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
               cmake bison libbison-dev kcov
     - name: Install Python packages
       run: |
-          pip install --upgrade pip six setuptools pytest pytest-xdist pytest-cov
+          pip install --upgrade pip setuptools pytest pytest-xdist pytest-cov
           pip install --upgrade flake8 "isort>=4.3.5" "mypy>=0.900" "click" "black"
     - name: Setup git configuration
       run: |
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get install -y coreutils kcov csh zsh tcsh fish dash bash
     - name: Install Python packages
       run: |
-          pip install --upgrade pip six setuptools pytest coverage[toml] pytest-xdist
+          pip install --upgrade pip setuptools pytest coverage[toml] pytest-xdist
     - name: Setup git configuration
       run: |
           # Need this for the git tests to succeed.
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get -y install coreutils cvs gfortran graphviz gnupg2 mercurial ninja-build kcov
     - name: Install Python packages
       run: |
-          pip install --upgrade pip six setuptools pytest coverage[toml] pytest-cov clingo pytest-xdist
+          pip install --upgrade pip setuptools pytest coverage[toml] pytest-cov clingo pytest-xdist
     - name: Setup git configuration
       run: |
           # Need this for the git tests to succeed.
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Install Python packages
       run: |
-          pip install --upgrade pip six setuptools
+          pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
           pip install --upgrade pytest coverage[toml] pytest-xdist pytest-cov
     - name: Setup Homebrew packages
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/valid-style.yml b/.github/workflows/valid-style.yml
index 573330bc37..085f7fab60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/valid-style.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/valid-style.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
         cache: 'pip'
     - name: Install Python packages
       run: |
-        python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip six setuptools types-six black==23.1.0 mypy isort clingo flake8
+        python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools types-six black==23.1.0 mypy isort clingo flake8
     - name: Setup git configuration
       run: |
         # Need this for the git tests to succeed.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows_python.yml b/.github/workflows/windows_python.yml
index 92ac3b2f52..33c2d17db5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows_python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows_python.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: 3.9
     - name: Install Python packages
       run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip six pywin32 setuptools pytest-cov clingo
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip pywin32 setuptools pytest-cov clingo
     - name: Create local develop
       run: |
         ./.github/workflows/setup_git.ps1
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: 3.9
     - name: Install Python packages
       run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip six pywin32 setuptools coverage pytest-cov clingo
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip pywin32 setuptools coverage pytest-cov clingo
     - name: Create local develop
       run: |
         ./.github/workflows/setup_git.ps1
@@ -71,85 +71,10 @@ jobs:
         python-version: 3.9
     - name: Install Python packages
       run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip six pywin32 setuptools coverage
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip pywin32 setuptools coverage
     - name: Build Test
       run: |
         spack compiler find
         spack external find cmake
         spack external find ninja
         spack -d install abseil-cpp
-  # TODO: johnwparent - reduce the size of the installer operations
-  # make-installer:
-  #   runs-on: windows-latest
-  #   steps:
-  #   - name: Disable Windows Symlinks
-  #     run: |
-  #       git config --global core.symlinks false
-  #     shell:
-  #       powershell
-  #   - uses: actions/checkout@8e5e7e5ab8b370d6c329ec480221332ada57f0ab
-  #     with:
-  #       fetch-depth: 0
-  #   - uses: actions/setup-python@57ded4d7d5e986d7296eab16560982c6dd7c923b
-  #     with:
-  #       python-version: 3.9
-  #   - name: Install Python packages
-  #     run: |
-  #         python -m pip install --upgrade pip six pywin32 setuptools
-  #   - name: Add Light and Candle to Path
-  #     run: |
-  #       $env:WIX >> $GITHUB_PATH
-  #   - name: Run Installer
-  #     run: |
-  #       ./share/spack/qa/setup_spack_installer.ps1
-  #       spack make-installer -s . -g SILENT pkg
-  #       echo "installer_root=$((pwd).Path)" | Out-File -FilePath $Env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
-  #     env:
-  #       ProgressPreference: SilentlyContinue
-  #   - uses: actions/upload-artifact@83fd05a356d7e2593de66fc9913b3002723633cb
-  #     with:
-  #       name: Windows Spack Installer Bundle
-  #       path: ${{ env.installer_root }}\pkg\Spack.exe
-  #   - uses: actions/upload-artifact@83fd05a356d7e2593de66fc9913b3002723633cb
-  #     with:
-  #       name: Windows Spack Installer
-  #       path: ${{ env.installer_root}}\pkg\Spack.msi
-  # execute-installer:
-  #   needs: make-installer
-  #   runs-on: windows-latest
-  #   defaults:
-  #     run:
-  #       shell: pwsh
-  #   steps:
-  #   - uses: actions/setup-python@57ded4d7d5e986d7296eab16560982c6dd7c923b
-  #     with:
-  #       python-version: 3.9
-  #   - name: Install Python packages
-  #     run: |
-  #         python -m pip install --upgrade pip six pywin32 setuptools
-  #   - name: Setup installer directory
-  #     run: |
-  #       mkdir -p spack_installer
-  #       echo "spack_installer=$((pwd).Path)\spack_installer" | Out-File -FilePath $Env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
-  #   - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-  #     with:
-  #       name: Windows Spack Installer Bundle
-  #       path: ${{ env.spack_installer }}
-  #   - name: Execute Bundled Installer
-  #     run: |
-  #       $proc = Start-Process  ${{ env.spack_installer }}\spack.exe "/install /quiet" -Passthru
-  #       $handle = $proc.Handle # cache proc.Handle
-  #       $proc.WaitForExit();
-  #       $LASTEXITCODE
-  #     env:
-  #       ProgressPreference: SilentlyContinue
-  #   - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-  #     with:
-  #       name: Windows Spack Installer
-  #       path: ${{ env.spack_installer }}
-  #   - name: Execute MSI
-  #     run: |
-  #       $proc = Start-Process  ${{ env.spack_installer }}\spack.msi "/quiet" -Passthru
-  #       $handle = $proc.Handle # cache proc.Handle
-  #       $proc.WaitForExit();
-  #       $LASTEXITCODE