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Test package uploading to PyPI before releasing and creating a new version tag

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
68/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
github-actions, python
Domain
ci-cd, devops, release

Research direction

Start by reading .github/workflows/release.yml and the PyPI Publish GitHub Action usage for TestPyPI. Add a workflow that uploads the package and its distribution archives to TestPyPI before a real release. Done means the workflow can validate packaging and publishing without creating a new version tag or releasing to PyPI.

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Description

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Currently, we run the release workflow to upload the package to PyPI after creating a tag on GitHub, which is typically associated with a newly released version. If the release workflow fails, it is too late to make corrections since the release is complete and the tag has been created. Testing whether the release workflow works before actually releasing a new version would be helpful.

The PyPI Publish GitHub Action usage states that packages can be pushed to the instance TestPyPI. An additional workflow can be added which uploads the package to TestPyPI, to test the release workflow, and also the creation of distribution archives before releasing a new version

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Cython
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