Add --force flag to tools/release.py and remove 'except Exception' #108
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| if args.force: | ||
| print( | ||
| f"Error: New version {args.version} must be higher than current version {current_version}", | ||
| f"Warning: New version {args.version} precedes current version {current_version}. (forced)" |
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nit: "matches or precedes"
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Sometimes you want to push an earlier release or while the repo is dirty. Use
--forceto disable the errors for those cases.Remove two
try://except Exception as e: print(e); returnblocks, they don't help anything (expected exceptions aren't handled this way, and for unexpected ones I strongly prefer to get the full traceback.