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Add final task to announce the release #297

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def announce_release(db: ReleaseShelf) -> None:
if not ask_question(
"Have you announced the release at https://discuss.python.org/c/core-dev/23 "
"and https://www.blogger.com?\n"
"Tip: use the 'release' tag and 'releases' label respectively."
):
raise ReleaseException("The release has not been announced")


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@ezio-melotti ezio-melotti Oct 25, 2025 •
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One thing I often do in similar cases is to use webbrowser.open and rephrase the question to "Do you want to open <url> to make the announcement? (Select no if you announced it already)".
(Depending on the terminal a single click might not always work.)

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Yeah, considered that also and will look into it for a followup. There are a few places it could be useful to pop open the browser, and will also check it's ok with the other RMs.

def post_release_merge(db: ReleaseShelf) -> None:
subprocess.check_call(
["git", "fetch", "--all"],
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Task(purge_the_cdn, "Purge the CDN of python.org/downloads"),
Task(modify_the_prereleases_page, "Modify the pre-release page"),
Task(modify_the_docs_by_version_page, "Update docs by version page"),
Task(announce_release, "Announce the release"),
]
automata = ReleaseDriver(
git_repo=args.repo,
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