ci: update libraries, fix tests, and switch to GitHub Actions

[computationalcore]

Update libraries, fix tests, and switch to GitHub Actions

Description

This pull request includes significant updates to the project:

• Updated several libraries to their latest versions, requiring updates to the code and tests.
• Improved tests to handle changes introduced by updated libraries.
• Replaced TravisCI with GitHub Actions for testing and publishing workflows.
• Ensured compatibility with multiple Python versions (3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12).

Type of Change

Select the type of change your pull request introduces:

• Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to change)
• Documentation update (changes or updates to documentation)

Testing

Changes were tested locally using tox across multiple Python versions (3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12). The following tests were performed:

• Verified that the CLI help messages are displayed correctly for empty and invalid commands.
• Ran the complete test suite to ensure all tests pass with the updated libraries.
• Validated the new GitHub Actions workflows for both testing and publishing.

Checklist

• My code follows the style guidelines of this project
• I have performed a self-review of my own code
• I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
• New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes
• I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
• I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
• Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules