SunPy-release-checklist.md

• Update RELEASE.md (major releases only)

• Update the version for build numbers on Appveyor (major releases only)

• Run the tests (on both Python 2 and Python 3):

python setup.py test

• Update version number in setup.py (in both branches) [don't commit yet]
• Build the source distribution:

python setup.py sdist

• Test that the sdist installs:

conda create -n sunpy-install python=2.7 numpy scipy astropy matplotlib pandas requests beautiful-soup scikit-image suds-jurko pytest sqlalchemy glymur

source activate sunpy-install

cd dist
tar -xvf sunpy-0.7.tar.gz
cd sunpy-0.7/
pip install .
cd ..

• Check that the sunpy.__version__ number is correct
• Run sunpy.self_test() to check that installed tests work

pip uninstall sunpy
deactivate

• Commit the changes:

git add .
git commit -m "Release 0.1.1"

• Push to the release branch on SunPy (the version number branch)

git push
< PR to release branch and merge >

• Test that RTD is building the documentation correctly on release branch (and the version is correct)

• Check that Travis is passing

• Check that appveyor passes

• Release on PyPI:

# Make sdist
python setup.py sdist
cd dist
# sign sdist
gpg --armor --detach-sign sunpy-0.7.2.tar.gz
# verify it was signed with the correct signature
gpg --verify sunpy-0.7.2.tar.gz.asc sunpy-0.7.2.tar.gz

# Upload Release
twine upload dist/sunpy-0.7.2.tar.gz dist/sunpy-0.7.2.tar.gz.asc

• Test that it pip installs:

cd ~
workon pipsunpy
pip uninstall sunpy
pip install sunpy

• Check sunpy imports, version is correct and self_test() passes

pip uninstall sunpy
deactivate

• Make a PR to the sunpy-feedstock repo with the updated recipe
• Release on GitHub (Tag should be full version number preceeded by a v) Add changelog to release description

git checkout 0.7
git tag -s v0.7.2
git push --follow-tags upstream v0.7.2

Then go to GitHub releases > Draft new release then type in the name of the tag. You should see "Exisiting Tag". Download the tarball and sign, then edit release and upload signature. (https://wiki.debian.org/Creating%20signed%20GitHub%20releases)

• Update and make sure all builds of the sunpy/conda-package-build repo are complete, and the binaries are in binstar
• Enable the tag on RTD and disable the branch
• Push the code to the stable branch via PR
• Update CHANGELOG.md (Add a new heading for the next release)
• Send release announcement to mailing lists

Email Template
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Dear all,

The SunPy developers present to you the lastest release of SunPy <version>.
In this update the headline fixes are <fill in>

The full changelog is:

<fill in>

To update you can run these following commands:

Pip users:

pip install -U sunpy

Conda Users:

conda update sunpy

Gihub Users:

git pull <local upstream name> <version>

Please enjoy,
The SunPy Developers

• Post release announcement on social media sites
• Drink heavily