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+# Pyodide Updates
+
+This document describes what is needed to update [Pyodide](https://pyodide.org/en/stable/project/changelog.html) to its latest version.
+
+### Requirements
+
+* a terminal compatible with *Bash* commands.
+* *Node.js* (stable or latest) to run `npm` commands.
+* a *Python* environment.
+* an [npm account](https://www.npmjs.com/) to publish the updated package. This account must belong to a maintainer or developer who is allowed to publish the package on *npm*.
+* a network connection to fetch data from various sources.
+
+The *minimal Python environment* can be created via the following commands:
+
+```sh
+python3 -m venv env
+source env/bin/activate
+pip3 install --upgrade pip
+pip3 install --ignore-requires-python python-minifier
+pip3 install setuptools
+```
+
+## How to build
+
+  * checkout a new branch via `git checkout -b pyodide-X.Y.Z` where `X.Y.Z` is the version that should be updated
+  * create the *Python* environment which is needed to create and optimize both JS and Python files
+  * run `npm ci` to be sure all `package-lock.json` dependencies are present/installed
+  * run `npm run update:pyodide` to:
+    * write the latest published version into `versions/pyodide`
+    * update dependent files and source maps to reflect such version
+    * build the latest `dist/` version of the package
+    * run all tests (you might also need to run `playwright install chromium` if tests don't run)
+  * once all tests are green, be sure you also run `npm run build:graph`, which:
+    * fetches the list of versions from the *Pyodide* documentation page
+    * adds versions not already known in `rollup/pyodide_graph.json`
+    * updates compatible modules to their own latest version too
+
+The graph is then used, after this module is published, via https://packages.pyscript.net/, so it's important that this file is updated too whenever a new version of Pyodide is published.
+
+At this point, feel free to commit with a meaningful message:
+
+```sh
+# add all changed files
+git add .
+# create a meaningful commit
+git commit -m 'Updated Pyodide to version X.Y.Z'
+# push the branch and follow the instructions to create the MR
+git push
+```
+
+Usually in the *MR* it's convenient to point to the Pyodide changelog, as a *Pyodide*-only release means nothing else changed in *PyScript* itself.
+
+Once the *MR* is approved and merged into `main`, run `git checkout main` and `git pull --rebase origin main` to update the local `main` branch with the latest changes.
+
+## How to publish on npm
+
+Because the only change here would be *Pyodide*, and unless such an update requires changes elsewhere, the *semver* convention is to increase the **patch** number.
+
+```sh
+npm version patch
+```
+
+This command increases the patch by one, modifying `package.json` automatically, and it creates a tag.
+
+To be sure everything is fine, `npm run build` should not create different artifacts. If it does, it means that some artifact was missing from the previous branch, and that's OK, but we need all artifacts to land on *npm*.
+
+The same is true for `npm run build:graph` but again, if some new artifact is created, please add it.
+
+At this point both the changes and the tag need to be pushed to the remote:
+
+```sh
+git add .
+git commit -m 'updated package version'
+git push
+# push the tag too
+git push --tags
+# publish to npm - it asks for 2FA / OTP directly
+# replace 42 with your one-time password (OTP)
+npm publish --otp=42
+```
+
+Once the new version of `polyscript` lands on *npm*, it is possible to move forward with a new [PyScript Release](https://github.com/pyscript/docs/blob/main/docs/developers.md#release-pyscript).

package.json

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         "size:module": "echo module is $(cat dist/index.js | brotli | wc -c) bytes once compressed",
         "size:worker": "echo worker is $(cat esm/worker/xworker.js | brotli | wc -c) bytes once compressed",
         "ts": "rm -rf types && tsc -p .",
+        "update:pyodide": "npm run version:pyodide && node rollup/update_versions.cjs && npm run build && npm run test",
         "update:interpreters": "npm run version:pyodide && npm run version:wasmoon && npm run version:webr && npm run version:micropython && npm run version:ruby-wasm-wasi && node rollup/update_versions.cjs && npm run build && npm run test",
         "version:micropython": "npm view @micropython/micropython-webassembly-pyscript version>versions/micropython",
         "version:pyodide": "npm view pyodide version>versions/pyodide",