Add releasing_guide.md and prepare_release.py script

prepare_release.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import argparse
+import re
+import subprocess
+
+
+def run_towncrier(tag):
+    cmd = ("towncrier", "build", "--version", tag.strip("v"))
+
+    return subprocess.call(cmd)
+
+
+def update_fallback_version_in_pyproject(tag, fname="pyproject.toml"):
+    version = tag.strip("v").split(".")
+    if len(version) < 3:
+        version += ["0"]
+
+    # Default to +1 on patch version
+    major, minor, patch = version[0], version[1], int(version[2]) + 1
+
+    with open(fname, "r") as file:
+        lines = file.readlines()
+
+    pattern = "fallback_version"
+    new_version = f"{major}.{minor}.{patch}.dev0"
+    # Iterate through the lines and find the pattern
+    for i, line in enumerate(lines):
+        if re.search(pattern, line):
+            lines[i] = f'{pattern} = "{new_version}"\n'
+            break
+
+    # Write the updated content back to the file
+    with open(fname, "w") as file:
+        file.writelines(lines)
+
+    print(
+        f"\nNew (fallback) dev version ({new_version}) written to `pyproject.toml`.\n"
+    )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Get tag argument
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument("tag")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    tag = args.tag
+
+    # Update release notes
+    # towncrier is not used in this repository
+    # run_towncrier(tag)
+
+    # Update fallback version for setuptools_scm
+    update_fallback_version_in_pyproject(tag)

pyproject.toml

@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ source = ["hyperspy_gui_ipywidgets"]
 omit = [
   "hyperspy_gui_ipywidgets/tests/*",
   "hyperspy_gui_ipywidgets/conftest.py",
+  "prepare_release.py",
 ]
 
 [tool.coverage.report]

releasing_guide.md

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+
+Cut a Release
+=============
+
+Create a PR to the `main` branch and go through the following steps:
+
+**Preparation**
+- Prepare the release by running the `prepare_release.py` python script (e.g. `python prepare_release.py 2.0.1`) , which will do the following:
+  - update the `setuptools_scm` fallback version in `pyproject.toml`.
+- Check release notes
+- (optional) check conda-forge and wheels build. Pushing a tag to a fork will run the release workflow without uploading to pypi
+- Let that PR collect comments for a day to ensure that other maintainers are comfortable with releasing
+
+**Tag and release**
+:warning: this is a point of no return point :warning:
+- push tag (`vx.y.z`) to the upstream repository and the following will be triggered:
+  - build of the wheels and their upload to pypi
+  - creation of a Github Release
+
+**Post-release action**
+- Merge the PR
+
+Follow-up
+=========
+
+- Tidy up and close corresponding milestone
+- A PR to the conda-forge feedstock will be created by the conda-forge bot
+
+Additional information
+======================
+
+The version is defined by ``setuptools_scm`` at build time when packaging HyperSpy. In an editable installation (when using ``pip install -e .``), the version is defined from the
+git repository.