RELEASING.txt

Releasing Pyramid Debugtoolbar
==============================

Prepare master for a new release
--------------------------------

- Do platform test via tox:

  $ tox -r

  Make sure statement coverage is at 100% (the test run will fail if not).

- Run tests on Windows if feasible.

- Ensure all features of the release are documented (audit CHANGES.txt or
  communicate with contributors).

- Change CHANGES.txt heading to reflect the new version number.

- Change setup.py version to the release version number.

- Make sure PyPI long description renders (requires ``collective.dist``
  installed into your Python)::

  $ python setup.py check -r

- Create a release tag.

- Make sure your Python has ``setuptools-git``, ``twine``, and ``wheel``
  installed and release to PyPI::

  $ python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
  $ twine upload dist/pyramid_debugtoolbar-X.X-*

Marketing and communications
----------------------------

- Announce to Twitter.

```
Pyramid Debugtoolbar 4.X released.

Changes
https://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid-debugtoolbar/en/latest/changes.html

PyPI
https://pypi.org/project/pyramid-debugtoolbar/4.X.X/

Issues
https://github.com/Pylons/pyramid_debugtoolbar/issues
```

- Announce to maillist.

```
Pyramid Debugtoolbar 4.X.X has been released.

Here are the changes:

<<changes>>

Full change history:
https://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid-debugtoolbar/en/latest/changes.html

You can install it via PyPI:

  pip install pyramid_debugtoolbar==4.X.X

Enjoy, and please report any issues you find to the issue tracker at
https://github.com/Pylons/pyramid_debugtoolbar/issues

Thanks!

- Pylons Project core developers
```