Merge branch 'main' into update-gha-versions

Author: mhucka

dev_tools/conf/pytest.ini

@@ -16,8 +16,5 @@
 markers =
     slow: marks tests as slow (deselect with '-m "not slow"')
 
-# Silence deprecation warnings about option "asyncio_default_fixture_loop_scope"
-asyncio_default_fixture_loop_scope = "function"
-
 filterwarnings =
     ignore:Skipped assert_qasm_is_consistent_with_unitary because qiskit.*:UserWarning