bugfix: jsonpickle and py dependabot warnings

TYPE: bugfix

KEYWORDS: Python Packages, Security, Dependabot Alerts

SOURCE: Soren Rasmussen, NCAR

DESCRIPTION OF CHANGES: Removing Python packages with security risks, bumping Pytest version. The Python package jsonpickle is not used and the py dependency for Pytest was removed in version 7.2.0.

Dependabot Alerts:

Fixes #5
Fixes #20

Checklist

[X] Closes Dependabots Alert 5 and 20
[ ] Tests added (unit tests and/or regression/integration tests)
[X] Backwards compatible
[ ] Requires new files? If so, how to generate them.
[ ] Documentation included
[ ] Short description in the Development section of NEWS.md

NCAR / wrf_hydro_nwm_public

bugfix: jsonpickle and py dependabot warnings #754

Checklist