build(release): add process-news command with PR and version marker support - #4062
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During release preparation, maintainers currently have to manually locate news
fragments from merged PRs, assemble them into CHANGELOG.md, delete consumed
news files, and update {versionadded}/{versionchanged} documentation markers.
Doing this manually across many PRs is tedious and prone to human error.
Add the process-news subcommand to the release tool in process_news.py
to automate merging specific news files and PR changes into an existing release
section in CHANGELOG.md, removing processed news files, and updating
VERSION_NEXT_* markers to the target release version.
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During release preparation, maintainers currently have to manually
locate news fragments from merged PRs, assemble them into
CHANGELOG.md, delete consumed news files, and update documentation
version markers ({versionadded}/{versionchanged}). Doing this manually
across many PRs is tedious and prone to human error.
Add the
process-newssubcommand to the release tool inprocess_news.pyto automate merging specific news files and PRchanges into an existing release section in CHANGELOG.md, removing
processed news files, and updating
VERSION_NEXT_*markers to thetarget release version.