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-# This workflow will upload an esptool Python package when a dev release tag (e.g. "v4.7.dev2") is pushed
-
-name: PyPI dev release
-
-on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - v*.*.dev*
-
-jobs:
-  build_and_upload:
-
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') && contains(github.ref_name, 'dev')
-
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@master
-    - name: Set up Python 3.8
-      uses: actions/setup-python@master
-      with:
-        python-version: '3.8'
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      run: |
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        python -m pip install twine build
-
-    - name: Create development release ${{ github.ref_name }}
-      env:
-        TWINE_USERNAME: __token__
-        TWINE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PYPI_PASSWORD }}
-        TWINE_NON_INTERACTIVE: true
-      run: |
-        python ci/patch_dev_release.py --version ${{ github.ref_name }} esptool/__init__.py
-        git diff
-        python -m pip download esptool==$(python setup.py -V) && echo "Version ${{ github.ref_name }} already published, skipping..." && exit 1
-
-        echo "Packaging and publishing new esptool development release: ${{ github.ref_name }}"
-        python -m build
-        twine upload dist/*