Validate combined fixes for issues 237–249 - #263

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cibuildwheel: Invalid skip selector: 'pp*'. This selector matches a group that wasn't enabled. Enable it using the `enable` option or remove this selector. This selector will have no effect.

cibuildwheel: Invalid skip selector: 'cp38-*'. cibuildwheel 4.x no longer supports Python < 3.9. Please use the 3.x series or update `skip`. This selector will have no effect.

cibuildwheel: Invalid skip selector: 'cp37-*'. cibuildwheel 4.x no longer supports Python < 3.9. Please use the 2.x series or update `skip`. This selector will have no effect.