Update python-package.yml

Author: Titus-von-Koeller

.github/workflows/python-package.yml

@@ -171,42 +171,67 @@ jobs:
           path: tmp/
           pattern: "bdist_wheel_*"
           merge-multiple: true
+  
       - name: Inspect tmp directory after downloading artifacts
         run: ls -alFR tmp/
+  
       - name: Move and rename wheel files with pattern replacement
         run: |
           mkdir -p wheels/
-
-          # The whole point of the continuous release is to have a stable download link and the only way to have a PEP 440–compliant wheel name
-          # is to use a stable placeholder version. Otherwise, pip won't let you install the wheel. The cool thing is that we can now install the
-          # wheel directly from the GH pre-release which gets updated continuously, e.g.
-          # `pip install https://github.com/bitsandbytes-foundation/bitsandbytes/releases/download/continuous-release_main/bitsandbytes-1.33.7.preview-py3-none-manylinux_2_24_x86_64.whl`
           STABLE_PLACEHOLDER_VERSION="1.33.7.preview"
-
-          # exclude macos wheels for now
           find tmp/ -type f -name '*.whl' ! -name '*macos*' -print0 | while IFS= read -r -d '' wheel; do
             wheel_filename=$(basename "$wheel")
-
-            # Strip off the original version
             rest=${wheel_filename#bitsandbytes-*-}
             new_name="bitsandbytes-${STABLE_PLACEHOLDER_VERSION}-${rest}"
-
             echo "Renaming $wheel_filename → $new_name"
             mv "$wheel" "wheels/${new_name}"
           done
-
+  
       - name: Inspect wheels directory after renaming files
         run: ls -alFR wheels/
-      - name: Create release and upload artifacts
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2.2.1
+  
+      - name: Delete old pre-release (if exists)
+        run: |
+          gh release delete continuous-release_main --cleanup-tag -y || true
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Generate pip install commands for release body
+        run: |
+          cat <<'EOF' > body.md
+  ## Latest `main` Wheel Pre-release
+  
+  This pre-release contains the latest development wheels for all supported platforms, rebuilt automatically on every commit to the `main` branch.
+  
+  **How to install:**  
+  Pick the correct command for your platform and run it in your terminal:
+  
+  EOF
+  
+          for whl in wheels/*.whl; do
+            fname=$(basename "$whl")
+            url="https://github.com/bitsandbytes-foundation/bitsandbytes/releases/download/continuous-release_main/$fname"
+            echo "\`\`\`sh" >> body.md
+            echo "pip install $url" >> body.md
+            echo "\`\`\`" >> body.md
+            echo "" >> body.md
+          done
+  
+          cat <<'EOF' >> body.md
+  > **Note:**  
+  > These wheels are updated automatically with every commit to `main` and become available as soon as the [python-package.yml](.github/workflows/python-package.yml) workflow finishes.
+  EOF
+
+      - name: Create new pre-release and upload artifacts
+        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
         with:
-          files: wheels/*.whl
-          prerelease: true
+          artifacts: wheels/*.whl
+          tag: continuous-release_main
           name: Latest `main` wheel
-          tag_name: continuous-release_main
-          make_latest: false
-          draft: false
-          target_commitish: ${{ github.sha }}
+          bodyFile: body.md
+          prerelease: true
+          commit: ${{ github.sha }}
+
 
   audit-wheels:
     needs: build-wheels