Actions: Sync windows mods with cache_population mods

Author: simmsa

.github/workflows/windows_unit_tests.yml

@@ -254,12 +254,14 @@ jobs:
           conda activate mhkit_conda_env
           pip3 install -e .
 
+      # mhkit 1.0.1 requires numpy 2.0+ (uses np.trapezoid)
+      # scipy 1.14+ is compatible with numpy 2.0
       - name: Pin scipy version
         shell: bash -l {0}
         run: |
           conda activate mhkit_conda_env
           pip uninstall -y scipy
-          pip install scipy==1.12.0
+          pip install scipy==1.14.0
 
       # Some tests fail with:
       # Python Error: ImportError: DLL load failed while importing pyexpat: The operating system cannot run %1.
@@ -340,18 +342,22 @@ jobs:
           content = f'''getenv('path')
           setenv('path', ['{python_dir};', getenv('path')])
           getenv('path')
-          pyenv(Version='{python_exe}', ExecutionMode='InProcess')
+          pyenv(Version='{python_exe}', ExecutionMode='OutOfProcess')
           % Verify Python environment
           pe = pyenv;
           disp(pe);
-          % Warm up numpy
+          % Warm up numpy - must call function to force resolution
           py.importlib.import_module('numpy');
           dummy = py.numpy.array([1,2,3]);
+          disp(class(dummy));
           clear dummy;
           disp('py.numpy.array: resolved');
-          % Warm up mhkit
+          % Warm up mhkit submodules - force resolution by calling functions
           py.importlib.import_module('mhkit');
-          disp('mhkit: resolved');
+          py.importlib.import_module('mhkit.wave.io.ndbc');
+          py.importlib.import_module('mhkit.wave.io.swan');
+          py.importlib.import_module('mhkit.river.resource');
+          disp('mhkit submodules: imported');
           py.sys.path
           version
           pyenv