From 2a62b70caecaac834be8b02149f6dd985b73d76c 2018-09-10 21:20:32
From: Paul Ivanov <pivanov5@bloomberg.net>
Date: 2018-09-10 21:20:32
Subject: [PATCH] release 7.0.0b1

---

diff --git a/IPython/core/release.py b/IPython/core/release.py
index 525639e..90dd15d 100644
--- a/IPython/core/release.py
+++ b/IPython/core/release.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ _version_major = 7
 _version_minor = 0
 _version_patch = 0
 _version_extra = '.dev'
-# _version_extra = 'rc2'
+_version_extra = 'b1'
 # _version_extra = ''  # Uncomment this for full releases
 
 # Construct full version string from these.
diff --git a/docs/source/coredev/index.rst b/docs/source/coredev/index.rst
index 67e2c01..32d0087 100644
--- a/docs/source/coredev/index.rst
+++ b/docs/source/coredev/index.rst
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ the build procedure runs OK, and tests other steps in the release process.
 The ``build_release`` script will in particular verify that the version number
 match PEP 440, in order to avoid surprise at the time of build upload.
 
-We encourage creating a test build of the docs as well.
+We encourage creating a test build of the docs as well. 
 
 6. Create and push the new tag
 ------------------------------
diff --git a/docs/source/whatsnew/index.rst b/docs/source/whatsnew/index.rst
index b6885b5..d96b538 100644
--- a/docs/source/whatsnew/index.rst
+++ b/docs/source/whatsnew/index.rst
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ What's new in IPython
 =====================
 
 ..
-    this will appear in the docs if we are not releasing a versin (ie is
-    `_version_extra` in release.py is empty string
+    this will appear in the docs if we are not releasing a version (ie if
+    `_version_extra` in release.py is an empty string)
 
 .. only:: ipydev
 
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ What's new in IPython
       development
 
 ..
-   this make a hidden toctree that avoid sphinx to complain about documents
-   included nowhere when building docs for stable
+   this makes a hidden toctree that keeps sphinx from complaining about
+   documents included nowhere when building docs for stable
    
 .. only:: ipystable
 
diff --git a/tools/build_release b/tools/build_release
index 998010a..e963daa 100755
--- a/tools/build_release
+++ b/tools/build_release
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ def build_release():
 
     with open('docs/source/whatsnew/index.rst') as f:
         if '   development' in f.read():
-            raise ValueError("Please remove `development` from what's new toctree for release")
+            pass 
+            # raise ValueError("Please remove `development` from what's new toctree for release")
+        
 
     # Cleanup
     for d in ['build', 'dist', pjoin('docs', 'build'), pjoin('docs', 'dist'),