trying to fix flake8

.github/workflows/lint.yml

@@ -17,24 +17,16 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: '3.12'  # Specify the exact Python version
 
-      - name: Cache pip dependencies
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
-        with:
-          path: ~/.cache/pip
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-${{ hashFiles('**/requirements.txt') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-pip-
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
+      - name: Install Flake8
         run: |
           python -m venv venv  # Create a virtual environment in the project root
           source venv/bin/activate
           pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -r requirements.txt  # Install dependencies from requirements.txt
+          pip install flake8==7.1.1  # Install specific flake8 version
 
       - name: Run Flake8
         run: |