[MNT] Add TestPyPI release workflow

[seaic-mac-murchadha]

Reference Issues/PRs

Resolves #2403 for the repo. A maintainer will still need to carry out the TestPyPI-side registration.

What does this implement/fix? Explain your changes.

Add TestPyPI release workflow in pytorch-forecasting. This can be used to perform dry runs and experimental releases without publishing to production.

What should a reviewer concentrate their feedback on?

Concentrate on testpypi_release.yml, comparing it to its existing production release counterpart: pypi_release.yml.

Did you add any tests for the change?

N/A - Workflow PR.

Testing was carried out:

• Built both distribution artifacts locally.
• Both distributions passed twine checks.
• actionlint returned a 0 exit code, passing static validation.

Any other comments?

A maintainer will need to configure a pending Trusted Publisher on TestPyPI prior to the workflow running successfully. I have verified there is not currently an existing pytorch-forecasting project on TestPyPI.

PR checklist

• The PR title starts with either [ENH], [MNT], [DOC], or [BUG]. [BUG] - bugfix, [MNT] - CI, test framework, [ENH] - adding or improving code, [DOC] - writing or improving documentation or docstrings.
• Added/modified tests (N/A)
• Used pre-commit hooks when committing to ensure that code is compliant with hooks. Install hooks with pre-commit install.
  To run hooks independent of commit, execute pre-commit run --all-files

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[phoeenniixx]

Thanks!
I think this is good, but before we merge, i think we need to create a ptf account in testpypi. Which will be something for @fkiraly i think

[phoeenniixx]

After some discussions with other core devs- There is a suggestion:
Is it possible that we keep just one release.yml file, there we build in a separate job and then based on the situation, we do pypi or testpypi release.
See how it is done in shap: https://github.com/shap/shap/blob/main/.github/workflows/build_wheels.yml

[seaic-mac-murchadha]

Thanks for the feedback @phoeenniixx.

I'll rework the approach to use a shared build/testing path for PyPI and TestPyPI, with conditional publishing based on your shap reference.

[seaic-mac-murchadha]

Hi @phoeenniixx,

Have adjusted the approach to use a single workflow which covers both PyPI and TestPyPI, based on the shap reference.

The automated test failure appears to be unrelated to the changes.

[phoeenniixx]

Thanks this is brilliant! I think it is ready to merge, but there can be few blockers (from our side):
I think we need to create an account on testpypi (which should happen soon!), and need to test the release - I am not sure how to do this rn :)
I will get back to you when these blockers are cleared.
Thanks a lot!

In the meantime, if you have any comments/suggestions, feel free to reach us out on discord: https://discord.com/invite/54ACzaFsn7