ESMPy Release Procedure

Before Freeze

• Run tests:

  • python setup.py test
  • python setup.py test_parallel
  • python setup.py test_examples
  • python setup.py test_examples_parallel

• Run "slow" and "data" tests:

  • nosetests -vs -a "slow, data"

• Run regrid_from_file tests:

  • python setup.py test_regrid_from_file
  • python setup.py test_regrid_from_file_parallel

• Run notebooks

  • Start jupyter and run all notebooks

• Update the ESMPy README and __init__.py

• Update links in README, and ESMPy/doc directory

• Update the Installation section of the ESMPy docs

• Compile supported platforms and add to the table on the release page

• Check that version in src/addon/esmpy/pyproject.toml is correct; note the importance of removing "beta" from this version, so it should look like "8.7.0"

• Compile release notes

  • Run diff between current version and last to verify

• Compile known bugs

  • Check that known bug pydoc strings are current

After Final Tag:

• Create html and latexpdf docs for ESMF website

• Create conda package for new tag and add to NESII Anaconda Packages page

  • Update tag in esmf-feedstock and esmpy-feedstock and push to conda-forge
    • Use the conda-forge package maintainer's manual

After release:

• Bump version in setup.py