asarchami/dotfiles/python-release-management

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Manages Python project releases including semantic versioning, changelog maintenance (Keep a Changelog format), release automation with GitHub Actions, and deprecation workflows. Use when planning releases, writing changelogs, or automating release pipelines.

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Python Release Management

Semantic Versioning

MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH (e.g., 1.2.3)
PATCH: Bug fixes, no API changes
MINOR: New features, backward compatible
MAJOR: Breaking changes

Changelog Format (Keep a Changelog)

markdown
# Changelog
## [Unreleased]
### Added
-New `batch_encode()` function
## [1.2.0] - 2024-03-15
### Added
-Support for custom formats (#123)
### Fixed
-Edge case at -180 longitude (#145)
### Deprecated
-`old_function()` - use `new_function()` instead

Categories: Added, Changed, Deprecated, Removed, Fixed, Security

Version in Code

python
# src/package/__init__.py
__version__ = "1.2.3"
# Or use importlib.metadata
from importlib.metadata import version
__version__ = version("my-package")

GitHub Actions Release

yaml
# .github/workflows/release.yml
on:
push:
tags: ['v*']
jobs:
release:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
permissions:
contents: write
id-token: write
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- uses: actions/setup-python@v5
- run: pip install build && python -m build
- uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
with:
files: dist/*
- uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1

Deprecation Process

python
import warnings
def old_function():
"""Deprecated: Use new_function() instead."""
warnings.warn(
"old_function() deprecated, will be removed in 2.0.0",
DeprecationWarning,
stacklevel=2,
)
return new_function()

Release Process

bash
# 1. Update CHANGELOG.md
# 2. Bump version in pyproject.toml and __init__.py
# 3. Commit and tag
git commit -am "Release v1.2.0"
git tag -a v1.2.0 -m "Release v1.2.0"
git push origin main --tags
# 4. CI publishes automatically

Checklist

Before Release:
- [ ] All tests pass
- [ ] CHANGELOG updated
- [ ] Version bumped
- [ ] Documentation current
After Release:
- [ ] PyPI shows new version
- [ ] pip install works
- [ ] GitHub release created

Cross-References

  • python-packaging — build and publish to PyPI
  • python-api-design — API deprecation patterns

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