How to release pytest

Note: this assumes you have already registered on pypi.

create the branch release-VERSION use features as base for minor/major releases and master as base for bugfix releases
Bump version numbers in _pytest/__init__.py (setup.py reads it)
Check and finalize CHANGELOG
Write doc/en/announce/release-VERSION.txt and include it in doc/en/announce/index.txt:
```
git log 2.8.2..HEAD --format='%aN' | sort -u # lists the names of authors involved
```

Use devpi for uploading a release tarball to a staging area:

devpi use https://devpi.net/USER/dev
devpi upload --formats sdist,bdist_wheel

Run from multiple machines:

devpi use https://devpi.net/USER/dev
devpi test pytest==VERSION

Check that tests pass for relevant combinations with:
```
devpi list pytest
```
or look at failures with "devpi list -f pytest".
Regenerate the docs examples using tox, and check for regressions:
```
tox -e regen
git diff
```
Build the docs, you need a virtualenv with py and sphinx installed:
```
cd doc/en
make html
```
Commit any changes before tagging the release.
Tag the release:
```
git tag VERSION
git push
```
Upload the docs using doc/en/Makefile:
```
cd doc/en
make install  # or "installall" if you have LaTeX installed for PDF
```
This requires ssh-login permission on pytest.org because it uses rsync. Note that the install target of doc/en/Makefile defines where the rsync goes to, typically to the "latest" section of pytest.org.

If you are making a minor release (e.g. 5.4), you also need to manually create a symlink for "latest":
```
ssh pytest-dev@pytest.org
ln -s 5.4 latest
```
Browse to pytest.org to verify.
Publish to pypi:
```
devpi push pytest-VERSION pypi:NAME
```
where NAME is the name of pypi.python.org as configured in your ~/.pypirc file for devpi.
Send release announcement to mailing lists:
- pytest-dev
- testing-in-python
- python-announce-list@python.org
after the release Bump the version number in _pytest/__init__.py, to the next Minor release version (i.e. if you released pytest-2.8.0, set it to pytest-2.9.0.dev1).
merge the actual release into the master branch and do a pull request against it
merge from master to features

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