• fix minor typo (#1246)
• minor example fix (#1246)
• misc tidying & refactoring
• misc build/dev framework updates
  • update dependencies
  • update linters
  • update docs deployment branches
• misc test/ci updates
  • test forks
  • tidy OS & Python version tests
  • bump primary python version 3.7 => 3.8
  • beta py3.10 testing
  • fix py2.7 tests
  • better timeout handling