NXPY-269: Fix functional test

[S-Ghosh-Dev2]

Summary by Sourcery

Update functional test GitHub Actions workflow configuration for current tooling and syntax.

CI:

• Adjust functional test workflow trigger branch list syntax for pull_request events.
• Update functional test workflow to run against Python 3.13.1 instead of 3.9.
• Simplify Codecov upload step condition to use a single GitHub Actions expression.

[sourcery-ai]

Reviewer's guide (collapsed on small PRs)

Reviewer's Guide

Updates the functional tests GitHub Actions workflow to use correct YAML syntax, a newer Python version, and a simplified conditional for Codecov upload, with a no-op changelog touch.

File-Level Changes

Change	Details	Files
Fix GitHub Actions workflow syntax for pull_request branches specification.	Change pull_request branches from scalar "" to array syntax [""], matching expected schema for GitHub Actions.	.github/workflows/functional_tests.yml
Update Python version used in functional test matrix to the latest supported version.	Replace Python 3.9 entry in the test matrix with Python 3.13.1 and remove outdated comment about 3.10 alpha status.	.github/workflows/functional_tests.yml
Simplify and correct the condition for always uploading coverage to Codecov.	Change the if expression from `${{ success() }}
Touch the changelog file without adding entries yet.	Keep CHANGELOG.rst present/updated for potential future release notes without functional modifications.	CHANGELOG.rst

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[sourcery-ai]

Hey - I've left some high level feedback:

• For the Codecov step, if: ${{ success() || failure() }} is effectively always true and can be simplified to if: always() (without the expression wrapper) for better readability and to match common GitHub Actions patterns.
• Bumping the Python version in the matrix directly to 3.13.1 in functional tests may diverge from what most users run in production; consider aligning this with the officially supported Python versions (or using a small matrix) so the workflow better reflects real-world environments.

Prompt for AI Agents

Please address the comments from this code review:

## Overall Comments
- For the Codecov step, `if: ${{ success() || failure() }}` is effectively always true and can be simplified to `if: always()` (without the expression wrapper) for better readability and to match common GitHub Actions patterns.
- Bumping the Python version in the matrix directly to 3.13.1 in functional tests may diverge from what most users run in production; consider aligning this with the officially supported Python versions (or using a small matrix) so the workflow better reflects real-world environments.

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[Copilot]

Pull request overview

Updates the functional test GitHub Actions workflow and changelog entry for NXPY-269 (“Fix functional test”).

Changes:

• Adjusts the functional test workflow’s PR branch filter and Codecov upload if: expression.
• Updates the functional test workflow’s Python version in the matrix.
• Adds NXPY-269 to the 6.1.3 changelog section (and updates the placeholder release year).

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 1 out of 1 changed files in this pull request and generated no comments.

File	Description
CHANGELOG.rst	Adds NXPY-269 entry under 6.1.3 and updates the placeholder release date year.
.github/workflows/functional_tests.yml	Tweaks PR trigger branch syntax, changes Python matrix version, and fixes Codecov upload condition expression.

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