Release Checklist

A. Install in a new venv and run unit tests

$ deactivate
$ rmvirtualenv viz
$ mkvirtualenv viz
$ pip install -e .
$ pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
$ rm -rf .tox && tox

B. Run code checks

$ scripts/run_code_checks.sh

C. Run manual smoke tests on Mac, Ubuntu, Windows

D. Update and review README.rst and Sphinx docs, then check viz/docs/build/html/index.html

$ scripts/update_docs.sh

E. Push changes

F. Review Travis, Codecov, and Gemnasium

G. Start a new release branch

$ git flow release start x.y.z

H. Increment the version number in viz/__init__.py

I. Update and review CHANGELOG.md, then run:

$ scripts/create_changelog.sh

J. Commit the changes

K. Finish the release branch

$ git flow release finish 'x.y.z'

L. Input a tag

$ vx.y.z

M. Push tagged release to develop and master

N. Set CHANGELOG as README.md

$ scripts/set_changelog_as_readme.sh

O. Register package with PyPi

$ python setup.py register -r pypi

P. Upload to PyPi

$ python setup.py sdist upload -r pypi

Q. Upload Sphinx docs to PyPi

$ python setup.py upload_sphinx

R. Restore README.md

$ scripts/set_changelog_as_readme_undo.sh

S. Review newly released package from PyPi

1. Click "Add release notes" for latest release
2. Copy release notes from `CHANGELOG.md`
3. Click "Publish release"

U. Install in a new venv and run manual smoke tests.

Smoke Tests

Run the following on Python 2.7 and Python 3.4: