dist: update pre-commit versions and python version

* Update checks.yml

* Create .python-version

Co-authored-by: Peter F. Patel-Schneider <[email protected]>

Author: ejsc1

.github/workflows/checks.yml

@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
     - name: Setup Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v4.3.0
 
     - name: Run pre-commit
-      uses: pre-commit/action@v2.0.0
+      uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.0

.python-version

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3.11