RLS: 1.2.3

[simonjayhawkins]

Tracking issue for the 1.2.3 release.

https://github.com/pandas-dev/pandas/milestone/83

Currently scheduled for March 01, 2021

List of open regressions: https://github.com/pandas-dev/pandas/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3ARegression

[simonjayhawkins]

pre-release checklist

• test wheel build status in advance of 1.2.3 release MacPython/pandas-wheels#128
• release readiness passing https://github.com/simonjayhawkins/pandas-release/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Tag+Release%22
• release notes checked https://pandas.pydata.org/pandas-docs/dev/whatsnew/v1.2.3.html
• ci checks https://github.com/pandas-dev/pandas/commits/1.2.x
• no manual backports outstanding https://github.com/pandas-dev/pandas/pulls?q=is%3Apr+label%3A%22Still+Needs+Manual+Backport%22+is%3Aclosed
• no open issues/PRs (except this one) https://github.com/pandas-dev/pandas/milestone/83

[simonjayhawkins]

closed milestone. starting release shortly.

[simonjayhawkins]

starting release now.

• tag locally
• build sdist
• pip test
• conda test
• build docs
• push tag https://github.com/pandas-dev/pandas/tags
• open PR to build wheels RLS v1.2.3 MacPython/pandas-wheels#129
• upload docs https://pandas.pydata.org/pandas-docs/version/1.2.3/
• wheels in staging area https://anaconda.org/multibuild-wheels-staging/pandas/files
• github release - https://github.com/pandas-dev/pandas/releases
• upload wheels to PyPI https://pypi.org/project/pandas/
• change link for stable docs https://pandas.pydata.org/docs/
• Start v1.2.4 release notes DOC: Start v1.2.4 release notes #40170
• conda-forge bot picked up on release pandas v1.2.3 conda-forge/pandas-feedstock#109
• available on conda-forge https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/pandas/files
• announce

[simonjayhawkins]

aarch wheel builds failed.

[jorisvandenbossche]

Thanks @simonjayhawkins !

[jreback]

yea thanks for all of the release work @simonjayhawkins