version in about should be auto updated on release

[3nids]

I would suggest to have it modified by a sed command too that'd be easier no?

ping @Guts

[Guts]

Just to track the upstream discussion: #39 (comment)

Personal XP

Let me share how I do release workflow on my side:

1. I and/or fellows develop on the codebase: commits, PRs, merges/conflicts, CI fails and successes... daily story that we know
2. At a moment (or defined before in a roadmap/milestone/wet finger in the wind/whatever), it's time to release
3. Clean up, doc update, etc.
4. Then, manual steps:
   1. I bump the version in about module (or setup or wherever the version number is stored)
   2. I/we consider this is the last commit to the version with an explicit commit message: "Bump version to 2.0.0".
   3. I/we tag this commit with the version number (without the ugly v prefix <-- personal esthetic opinion)
5. The CI:
   1. create the changelog,
   2. the GitHub/GitLab release
   3. deploy the package to the relevant platform (npm, pypi...)
   4. deploy the package as release asset
   5. and spreads the world (Slack hooks, etc.)

Why keep it manual? Because it forces me (or another commiter) to perform a final check-list in "full consciousness".

But

I'm also used to automate it: sed or specialized lib as mentioned. So no problem for me 😸.

Steps:

• read the version from about in different files (setup, cli...)
• run the sed on this unique file

[Gustry]

This has been changed in e96b77f

Just to keep track :

• Update changelog if possible. Nothing will fail if the changelog is not done, or it can be done after the tag...
• Eiter we tag from CLI, the release will be created on GH, with the artifact uploaded
• Or we create the release from GH, the artifact will be uploaded as well to the existing release

No need to edit any file for the packaging

[Guts]

This is exactly this kind of code (in setup.py) I don't like to see or maintain.

Not smart enough to handle different cases and much time eater than a manual change of the version number...