My PyPI Release Checklist

pypi-release-checklist.md

• Update HISTORY.md
• Commit the changes:

git add HISTORY.md
git commit -m "Changelog for upcoming release 0.1.1."

• Update version number (can also be minor or major)

bumpversion patch

• Install the package again for local development, but with the new version number:

python setup.py develop

• Run the tests:

tox

• Submit a pull request with the history and version number changes. Have it reviewed and merged.
• Release on PyPI by uploading both sdist and wheel:

python setup.py sdist upload
python setup.py bdist_wheel upload

• Test that it pip installs:

mktmpenv
pip install my_project
<try out my_project>
deactivate

• Push: git push
• Push tags: git push --tags
• Check the PyPI listing page to make sure that the README, release notes, and roadmap display properly. If not, copy and paste the RestructuredText into http://rst.ninjs.org/ to find out what broke the formatting.
• Edit the release on GitHub (e.g. https://github.com/audreyr/cookiecutter/releases). Paste the release notes into the release's release page, and come up with a title for the release.

Great list! Suggestion for an additional check: Run twine check dist/* after python setup.py sdist to run some additional checks (for example that the markdown/rst on pypi will render properly etc).