Release PyGMT v0.7.0

[seisman]

Release: v0.7.0
Scheduled Date: 2022/07/01
Pull request due date: 2022/06/29

Priority PRs/issues to complete prior to release

• inset: Add aliases for R and J and fix two examples #1931
• blockm/contour/plot/plot3d/rose/surface/wiggle: Change the parameter order of data array and input arrays #1978

Before release:

• Run grep --include="*.py" -r 'remove_version="vX.Y.Z"' pygmt from the base of the repository to check if any deprecations and related tests should be removed in this version
• Reserve a DOI on Zenodo by clicking on "New Version" 10.5281/zenodo.6702566
• Finish up 'Changelog entry for v0.x.x' Pull Request: Changelog entry for v0.7.0 #1981
  • Add a new entry in doc/_static/version_switch.js for documentation switcher
  • Update CITATION.cff and BibTeX at https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt#citing-pygmt
    • Update authorship list
    • Update DOI (and url for BibTeX)
    • Update version
    • Update date released
  • Add the documentation link https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt#compatibility-with-gmtpythonnumpy-versions
  • Add compatibility information https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/pygmt#compatibility-with-gmtpythonnumpy-versions
  • Copy draft changelog from Release Drafter and edit it to look nice (see maintainers guide for details)

Release:

• At the PyGMT release page on GitHub:
  • Edit the draft release notes with the finalized changelog
  • Set the tag version and release title to vX.Y.Z
  • Make a release by clicking the 'Publish Release' button, this will automatically create a tag too
• Manually upload the pygmt-vX.Y.Z.zip and baseline-images.zip files to https://zenodo.org/deposit, ensure that it is filed under the correct reserved DOI

After release:

• Update conda-forge pygmt-feedstock [Done automatically by conda-forge's bot, but remember to pin NEP29 versions] pygmt v0.7.0 conda-forge/pygmt-feedstock#24
• Bump PyGMT version on https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/try-gmt (after conda-forge update) Bump pygmt from 0.6.1 to 0.7.0, geopandas from 0.10.2 to 0.11.0 try-gmt#39
• Announce the release on:
  • GMT forum (do this announcement first! draft on https://hackmd.io/@pygmt. requires moderator status) (https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/3085)
  • ResearchGate (after forum announcement)
  • Twitter (after forum announcement) https://twitter.com/gmt_dev/status/1543833232268857346

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[seisman]

@weiji14 Could you please reserve a DOI on Zenodo?

[weiji14]

@weiji14 Could you please reserve a DOI on Zenodo?

10.5281/zenodo.6702566

[maxrjones]

announcement draft is at https://hackmd.io/KZEh0ZOTSbSxC_qUC-5gWA

[weiji14]

Apparently we should be dropping NumPy 1.19 per https://numpy.org/neps/nep-0029-deprecation_policy.html#drop-schedule

On Jun 21, 2022 drop support for NumPy 1.19 (initially released on Jun 20, 2020)

Can anyone open a quick PR for this following #1675? I'm a little occupied right now...

[maxrjones]

Apparently we should be dropping NumPy 1.19 per https://numpy.org/neps/nep-0029-deprecation_policy.html#drop-schedule

On Jun 21, 2022 drop support for NumPy 1.19 (initially released on Jun 20, 2020)

Can anyone open a quick PR for this following #1675? I'm a little occupied right now...

Thanks for noticing this! Done in #1985

[seisman]

announcement draft is at hackmd.io/KZEh0ZOTSbSxC_qUC-5gWA

Looks good!

[weiji14]

announcement draft is at https://hackmd.io/KZEh0ZOTSbSxC_qUC-5gWA

Looks nice, thanks for drafting this Max! I've made some tiny edits and added a screenshot of the new Exteranl Resources page too

Other than that, do we want to wait for the try-gmt issue at GenericMappingTools/try-gmt#39 (comment) to be resolved before making the forum announcement? I can try to handle the Twitter announcements later (might go for a hiking trip).

[seisman]

I've posted the announcement in the forum (https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/3085).

[weiji14]

Ok, the tweet has been made at https://twitter.com/gmt_dev/status/1543833232268857346. Who wants to close this off with the ResearchGate announcement? (which reminds me, we should add our new contributors to the ResearchGate page too).

[maxrjones]

Research gate announcement is done at https://www.researchgate.net/project/PyGMT-A-Python-interface-for-the-Generic-Mapping-Tools/update/62c2f702df58b43f605c4f54.

Thanks @seisman for leading this release! And the whole team for making it happen 🎉