Setup release notes build using towncrier

NEWS

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
      semi-automatically.
 -->
 
+<!--(towncrier release notes start)-->
+
 ## New with 1.0.32 (released 2021-02-14)
 
 ### Backends

tools/NEWS.template.jinja

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{% for section, _ in sections|dictsort(by='key') %}
+{% set underline = "-" %}
+{% if section %}
+----- {{section}}
+
+{% endif %}
+{% if sections[section] %}
+{% for category, val in definitions|dictsort if category in sections[section]%}
+
+### {{ definitions[category]['name'] }}
+
+{% for text, values in sections[section][category]|dictsort(by='value') %}
+- {{ text }}
+{% endfor %}
+
+{% if sections[section][category]|length == 0 %}
+
+No significant changes.
+
+
+{% else %}
+{% endif %}
+{% endfor %}
+{% else %}
+
+No significant changes.
+
+
+{% endif %}
+{% endfor %}

towncrier.toml

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+[tool.towncrier]
+    package = ""
+    directory = "newsfragments"
+    filename = "NEWS"
+    template = "tools/NEWS.template.jinja"
+    title_format = "\n## New with {version} (released {project_date})\n"
+    start_string = "<!--(towncrier release notes start)-->"
+    [[tool.towncrier.section]]
+        path = ""
+
+    [[tool.towncrier.type]]
+        directory = "security"
+        name = "Security fixes"
+        showcontent = false
+
+    [[tool.towncrier.type]]
+        directory = "backend"
+        name = "Backends"
+        showcontent = true
+
+    [[tool.towncrier.type]]
+        directory = "frontend"
+        name = "Frontends"
+        showcontent = true
+
+    [[tool.towncrier.type]]
+        directory = "removal"
+        name = "Deprecations and removals"
+        showcontent = true
+
+    [[tool.towncrier.type]]
+        directory = "misc"
+        name = "Miscellaneous"
+        showcontent = true