refactor: manage the release script using inline metadata

Author: leodevian

changelog.d/+d5a951bf.changed.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Manage `scripts/release.py` using inline metadata.

template/pyproject.toml.jinja

@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ scripts.{{ distribution_name }} = "{{ package_name }}.cli:main"
 [dependency-groups]
 dev = [
   { include-group = "lint" },
-  { include-group = "release" },
   { include-group = "tests" },
   { include-group = "type" },
 ]
@@ -110,13 +109,6 @@ pkg = [
   "twine>=6.0.1",
   "uv>=0.6.5",
 ]
-release = [
-  "packaging>=24.2",
-  "towncrier>=24.8",
-{%- if not dynamic_version %}
-  "uv>=0.7.7",
-{%- endif %}
-]
 {% if backend == 'hatch' and hatch_plugins %}
 [tool.hatch]
 {%- if 'hatch-vcs' in hatch_plugins %}

template/{% if tasks == 'nox' %}noxfile.py{% endif %}.jinja

@@ -235,23 +235,5 @@ def autodocs(session: nox.Session) -> None:
     )
 
 {% endif %}
-@nox.session(python=DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION)
-def release(session: nox.Session) -> None:
-    """Prepare a new release."""
-{%- if install == 'uv pip' %}
-    session.install(*nox.project.dependency_groups(PYPROJECT, "release"))
-{%- else %}
-    session.run_install(
-        "uv",
-        "sync",
-        "--locked",
-        "--only-group=release",
-        f"--python={session.virtualenv.location}",
-        env={"UV_PROJECT_ENVIRONMENT": session.virtualenv.location},
-    )
-{%- endif %}
-    session.run("python", Path("scripts", "release.py"), *session.posargs)
-
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     nox.main()

template/{% if tasks == 'tox' %}tox.toml{% endif %}.jinja

@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ commands = [
     "{env_tmp_dir}{/}*",
   ],
 ]
-{% if docs == 'mkdocs' %}
+{%- if docs == 'mkdocs' %}
+
 [env.docs]
 description = "generate documentation"
 package = "editable"
@@ -154,15 +155,4 @@ commands = [
     { replace = "posargs", extend = true },
   ],
 ]
-{% endif %}
-[env.release]
-description = "prepare a new release"
-skip_install = true
-dependency_groups = [ "release" ]
-commands = [
-  [
-    "python",
-    "{tox_root}{/}scripts{/}release.py",
-    { replace = "posargs", extend = true },
-  ],
-]
+{%- endif %}