# Context:
USER: can i use github actions to make it easy to release a new version on github and pypi
ASSISTANT: Yes, you can use GitHub Actions to automate the release process for both GitHub and PyPI. To do this, you'll need to create a new GitHub Actions workflow file and configure it with the necessary steps.
Please follow these steps:
1. Create a new file named `release.yml` in the `.github/workflows/` directory of your repository. If the directory doesn't exist, create it.
```yaml
.github/workflows/release.yml
<<<<<<< ORIGINAL
=======
name: Release
on:
push:
tags:
- 'v*'
jobs:
build_and_publish:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Checkout code
uses: actions/checkout@v2
- name: Set up Python
uses: actions/setup-python@v2
with:
python-version: 3.x
- name: Install dependencies
run: |
python -m pip install --upgrade pip
pip install setuptools wheel twine
- name: Build and publish
env:
TWINE_USERNAME: __token__
TWINE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
run: |
python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
twine upload dist/*
>>>>>>> UPDATED
```
2. Replace `PYPI_API_TOKEN` in the `TWINE_PASSWORD` line with your actual PyPI API token. You can create an API token by following the instructions in the [PyPI documentation](https://pypi.org/manage/account/token/).
3. Commit and push the changes to your repository.
Now, whenever you push a new tag starting with 'v' (e.g., `v1.0.0`), the GitHub Actions workflow will automatically build and publish your package to PyPI.
Please note that you'll need to have a `setup.py` file in your repository for this workflow to work correctly. If you don't have one, please let me know, and I can help you create one.
