[SciPy-Dev] Proposed SciPy 1.4.0 Release Schedule

[Ralf Gommers]

On Fri, Dec 6, 2019 at 4:59 PM Tyler Reddy <tyler.je.reddy at gmail.com> wrote:

> I believe the temporary reversion to the last blocker (dtype=object array
> creation deprecation matter) was merged into NumPy master today, so the
> nightly NumPy wheels that are "blocking" the release should be fixed up by
> sometime on the weekend (I hope). I'll try to proceed with rc2 as soon as
> possible.
>

That reversion isn't all that temporary - it will come back, but in a
different yet-to-be-determined form. It did expose some things we should
clean up in SciPy, but should be fine to ignore for 1.4.0

RC2 soon sounds good!

Cheers,
Ralf



> On Tue, 3 Dec 2019 at 18:01, CJ Carey <perimosocordiae at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> The scipy.sparse PR is merged.
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 2, 2019 at 9:05 PM Tyler Reddy <tyler.je.reddy at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I think there are two remaining PRs/issues that could use a boost/review
>>> to get over the line for 1.4.0rc2:
>>>
>>> https://github.com/scipy/scipy/pull/11152 (scipy.stats)
>>> https://github.com/scipy/scipy/pull/11166 (scipy.sparse)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, 22 Nov 2019 at 16:49, Tyler Reddy <tyler.je.reddy at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> An attempt at building the wheels for the SciPy 1.3.3 release is
>>>> underway:
>>>>
>>>> https://travis-ci.org/MacPython/scipy-wheels/builds/615811782
>>>> https://ci.appveyor.com/project/scipy/scipy-wheels/builds/29063776
>>>>
>>>> If those are successful I will try to get it out soon to address some
>>>> recent
>>>> issues affecting DLL loading and multiprocessing tests.
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, 21 Nov 2019 at 14:01, Tyler Reddy <tyler.je.reddy at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> First attempt at 1.4.0rc1 wheel builds are now underway, with
>>>>> fingers crossed:
>>>>>
>>>>> https://travis-ci.org/MacPython/scipy-wheels/builds/615256054
>>>>> https://ci.appveyor.com/project/scipy/scipy-wheels/builds/29034442
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 17 Nov 2019 at 01:40, Ralf Gommers <ralf.gommers at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, Nov 16, 2019 at 9:12 PM Tyler Reddy <tyler.je.reddy at gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I branched maintenance/1.4.x at ~10 pm Mountain Time on Nov. 16/2019.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Awesome, thanks Tyler!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ralf
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The SciPy master branch is now open for development of version 1.5.0.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Best wishes,
>>>>>>> Tyler
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Fri, 15 Nov 2019 at 22:38, Tyler Reddy <tyler.je.reddy at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Please do take a look at the release notes in preparation for 1.4.0
>>>>>>>> branching:  https://github.com/scipy/scipy/pull/11061
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The number of pull requests is quite massive (347, I think), so it
>>>>>>>> is a first draft, but I've transcribed the material from the wiki, made a
>>>>>>>> no-doubt-controversial draft of release highlights, and tried to curate
>>>>>>>> author names/mailmap based on the first round of contributor feedback (~144
>>>>>>>> authors vs. 97 for 1.3.0).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Wed, 13 Nov 2019 at 21:28, Ralf Gommers <ralf.gommers at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 7:35 PM Tyler Reddy <
>>>>>>>>> tyler.je.reddy at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Alright, shall we aim for a two-day bump on the branching to Nov.
>>>>>>>>>> 16th (Saturday)? I see we're at ~8 PRs with the milestone now, but I also
>>>>>>>>>> still have to work on release notes, etc.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks, that sounds good!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I'm also expecting one or two surprises to pop up in the wheels
>>>>>>>>>> repo given major release + 3.8.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 13 Nov 2019 at 20:21, Ralf Gommers <
>>>>>>>>>> ralf.gommers at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Tyler, are you still planning to branch 1.4.x tomorrow? It
>>>>>>>>>>> looks like there's no real blockers, but there's a bunch of stuff that
>>>>>>>>>>> people seem to be scrambling to get in, so perhaps a 24-48 hour bump could
>>>>>>>>>>> be useful.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>>>>> Ralf
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Nov 12, 2019 at 8:31 AM Tyler Reddy <
>>>>>>>>>>> tyler.je.reddy at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Down to 12 open PRs with 1.4.0 milestone--getting closer!
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, 9 Nov 2019 at 21:40, Tyler Reddy <
>>>>>>>>>>>> tyler.je.reddy at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> We currently sit at 31 open PRs and 20 open issues with 1.4.0
>>>>>>>>>>>>> milestone.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> That's a substantial drop in PRs but a rise in issues since
>>>>>>>>>>>>> the last accounting. Things got
>>>>>>>>>>>>> a little hectic with Python 3.8 for 1.3.2, but hopefully the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> wheels stuff is in good shape
>>>>>>>>>>>>> for 1.4.x series now.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Branching in about 5 days is ambitious, but let's aim to stay
>>>>>>>>>>>>> reasonably on track if possible.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, 21 Oct 2019 at 13:39, Matt Haberland <
>>>>>>>>>>>>> haberland at ucla.edu> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Re: 1.2.3 release, I did get a request in gh-10915
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://github.com/scipy/scipy/issues/10915> for gh-10498
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://github.com/scipy/scipy/pull/10498> to be backported
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to 1.2.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 8:47 AM Ralf Gommers <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ralf.gommers at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Oct 19, 2019 at 12:24 AM Tyler Reddy <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tyler.je.reddy at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SciPy 1.3.0 was released May 17 (5 months ago), and I think
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we'd like to keep a roughly biannual release cadence.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'd like to propose the following schedule for 1.4.0:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - November 14: branch 1.4.x
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - November 17: rc1
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - December 1: rc2 (if needed)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - December 10: final release
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sounds good to me.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The arrival of Python 3.8 and simultaneous responsibility
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to get at least one more 1.2.x LTS Python 2.7 release out the door means
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> things will probably be busy on the release front until 2020.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> True. I think supporting 3.8 is fairly high-prio, there's a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lot of demand for it. Doing a 1.3.2 release that supports it would make
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sense I guess.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There don't seem to be any new commits on the 1.2.x branch
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> nor urgent Python 2.7 fixes that need to go out. So do we need a 1.2.3
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> release?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ralf
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As always, it is a good idea to start tagging things that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> should be in 1.4.0 & please do help with reviewing PRs/issues that are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tagged--current counts are:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - PRs: 40 open with 1.4.0 milestone
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - issues: 17 open with 1.4.0 milestone
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> While helping with that, also great if the release notes
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wiki is updated for appropriate changes:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://github.com/scipy/scipy/wiki/Release-note-entries-for-SciPy-1.4.0
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Curating those final notes can be painful if the wiki isn't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> updated.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thoughts/objections for the schedule?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Best wishes,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tyler
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Department of Mathematics
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