Convert numpy scalars to python objects before dumping to yaml

src/problem_bank_scripts/problem_bank_scripts.py

@@ -80,6 +80,15 @@ def defdict_to_dict(defdict, finaldict):
                     v[k2] = dict(sorted(v2.items(), key=lambda i: i[0]))
 
             finaldict[k] = v
+        # Somewhere around Aug 2024, something changed in how objects were serialized and anything stored as a `numpy` object wasn't correctly parsed by `pyyaml`
+        # See here for our history on this: (https://moosvilab.ok.ubc.ca/moosvilab/pl/zfp63dh6hjy5zdkzemzmtzqffr)
+        # And the jupyterbook PR where this was also addressed: https://github.com/jupyter-book/jupyter-book/pull/2167
+
+        elif hasattr(v, "dtype"):
+            try:
+                finaldict[k] = v.item()
+            except Exception:
+                finaldict[k] = v
         else:
             finaldict[k] = v
     return finaldict

tests/test_question_templates/question_expected_outputs/instructor/q06_number-input_feedback/q06_number-input_feedback.md

@@ -117,23 +117,7 @@ myst:
       v: '2.50'
       p: '4'
     correct_answers:
-      part1_ans: !!python/object/apply:numpy.core.multiarray.scalar
-      - !!python/object/apply:numpy.dtype
-        args:
-        - f8
-        - false
-        - true
-        state: !!python/tuple
-        - 3
-        - <
-        - null
-        - null
-        - null
-        - -1
-        - -1
-        - 0
-      - !!binary |
-        ZVy1Q2Xubj8=
+      part1_ans: 0.0037757852384561635
       part1_ans_str: '3.78e-03'
 
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