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+import re
+import os
+
+
+def bump_version():
+    with open("setup.py") as f:
+        s = f.read()
+    m = re.search(r'version="(.*)\.(.*)\.(.*)",', s)
+    v1, v2, v3 = m.groups()
+    oldv = "{0}.{1}.{2}".format(v1, v2, v3)
+    newv = "{0}.{1}.{2}".format(v1, v2, str(int(v3) + 1))
+    print("Current version is: {0}, write new version, ctrl-c to exit".format(oldv))
+    ans = input(newv)
+    if ans:
+        newv = ans
+    s = s.replace(oldv, newv)
+    with open("setup.py", "w") as f:
+        f.write(s)
+    return newv
+
+
+def release():
+    v = bump_version()
+    ans = input("version bumped, commiting?(Y/n)")
+    if ans in ("", "y", "yes"):
+        os.system("git add setup.py")
+        os.system("git commit -m 'new release'")
+        os.system("git tag {0}".format(v))
+        ans = input("change committed, push to server?(Y/n)")
+        if ans in ("", "y", "yes"):
+            os.system("git push")
+            os.system("git push --tags")
+        ans = input("upload to pip?(Y/n)")
+        if ans in ("", "y", "yes"):
+            os.system("rm -rf sdist/*")
+            os.system("python setup.py sdist")
+            os.system("twine upload dist/*")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    release()