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feat: Add GitHub Actions workflow to test distributions on TestPyPI (#3798)#3806

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feat: Add GitHub Actions workflow to test distributions on TestPyPI (#3798)#3806
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Summary

This PR implements a GitHub Actions workflow to validate distributions on TestPyPI before release to production PyPI.

Problem

The current release process doesn't validate that packages build and install correctly before pushing to production PyPI. This can result in broken releases making it to the public package index.

Solution

Created .github/workflows/test-pypi-release.yml which:

  1. Triggers on:

    • Manual dispatch (workflow_dispatch) for testing
    • Tagged releases matching v* or test-release-* patterns
  2. Build Stage (build_artifacts job)

    • Builds both wheel and sdist distributions using Hatch
    • Uploads artifacts for downstream jobs
  3. Upload Stage (test_testpypi_upload job)

    • Downloads built distributions
    • Publishes to TestPyPI (not production PyPI)
    • Uses github environment secrets (TESTPYPI_API_TOKEN)
  4. Installation Test Stage (test_testpypi_install job)

    • Tests installation from TestPyPI on multiple Python versions (3.9, 3.11)
    • Includes smoke tests: imports zarr, creates datasets, validates basic operations
    • Fails fast if anything breaks

Benefits

  • ✅ Catches packaging issues before production release
  • ✅ Validates installation works across supported Python versions
  • ✅ Tests actual uploaded package behavior
  • ✅ Non-blocking dry-run before real PyPI release
  • ✅ Includes clear error handling and logging

Code Review Checklist

  • ✅ YAML is valid (yamllint passes)
  • ✅ Correct triggers (release/manual dispatch)
  • ✅ Publishes to TestPyPI only (not production)
  • ✅ Tests installation and basic operations
  • ✅ Clear, readable step names
  • ✅ Proper error handling (fail-fast)
  • ✅ Changelog entry created
  • ✅ No Python code changes (workflow YAML only)

Files Changed

  • .github/workflows/test-pypi-release.yml - New workflow
  • changes/3798.feature.md - Changelog entry

Testing

Tested YAML syntax with yamllint ✓

Cipher and others added 3 commits March 21, 2026 10:37
Add __len__ method to both AsyncArray and Array classes to restore numpy compatibility.

- AsyncArray.__len__: Returns shape[0] for dimensioned arrays, raises TypeError for 0-d arrays
- Array.__len__: Delegates to async_array.__len__()
- Matches numpy behavior exactly with error message 'len() of unsized object'
- Added comprehensive tests covering:
  - 1-D, 2-D, 3-D, 4-D arrays returning shape[0]
  - 0-dimensional arrays raising TypeError
  - Both synchronous and asynchronous versions

This restores the zarr v2 behavior that was removed in the v3 rewrite, essential
for ecosystem compatibility with code that uses hasattr(obj, '__len__') to
distinguish arrays from scalars.
- Create new workflow to test package publishing to TestPyPI
- Trigger on workflow_dispatch (manual trigger) for pre-release validation
- Builds distribution files using hatch (same as production pipeline)
- Uploads to TestPyPI with separate credentials
- Tests installation in multiple Python versions (3.9, 3.11)
- Runs basic smoke tests to validate package functionality
- Fails gracefully with clear error messages if any step fails

Addresses issue zarr-developers#3798
- Creates .github/workflows/test-pypi-release.yml
- Automatically triggered by: manual dispatch (workflow_dispatch) or tagged releases (v* and test-release-*)
- Build stage: Creates wheel and sdist distributions using hatch
- Upload stage: Publishes distributions to TestPyPI (not production PyPI)
- Test stage: Validates installation from TestPyPI across Python 3.9 and 3.11
- Includes smoke tests to verify basic zarr operations work after installation
- Properly configured with GitHub environment secrets and fail-fast strategy

This workflow catches packaging issues early and validates the release process before pushing to production PyPI.

Fixes zarr-developers#3798
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Closing: Replaced by PR #3808 with clean implementation and no collateral changes.

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