Update version number to rc, and update release checklist (#2513)

* Update version number to rc, and update release checklist

* Doc fixes, and library updates

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Co-authored-by: Paul V Craven <paul.craven@optimizley.com>

Author: pvcraven

RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md

@@ -14,9 +14,13 @@
 11. Make sure last check-in ran clean on GitHub actions, viewable on Discord
 12. Merge development branch into maintenance.
 13. Add label to release
-14. Push code. Check for clean compile on GitHub.
-15. Type `make clean`
-16. Type `make dist`
-17. Type `make deploy_pypi`
+14. Push code. Check for "clean compile on GitHub.
+15. Run "Distribute built to PyPi Production" (See below for manual deployment)
 18. Confirm release notes appear on website.
 19. Announce on Arcade Discord, Python Discord, Reddit Python Arcade, etc.
+
+## Manual Deployment
+
+1. Type `make clean`
+2. Type `make dist`
+3. Type `make deploy_pypi`

arcade/VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.0.0-dev.43
+3.0.0-rc.1

arcade/text.py

@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ def create_text_sprite(
             Valid options: ``"left"``, ``"center"``, ``"right"``.
         font_name (optional): A font name, path to a font file, or list of names
         bold (optional): Whether to draw the text as bold, and if a string,
-              how bold. See :py:attr:`.bold` to learn more.
+              how bold. See :py:attr:`arcade.gui.widgets.text.bold` to learn more.
         italic (optional): Whether to draw the text as italic
         anchor_x (optional): How to calculate the anchor point's x coordinate.
                   Options: "left", "center", or "right"
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ def draw_text(
             Valid options: ``"left"``, ``"center"``, ``"right"``.
         font_name (optional): A font name, path to a font file, or list of names
         bold (optional): Whether to draw the text as bold, and if a string,
-              how bold. See :py:attr:`.bold` to learn more.
+              how bold. See :py:attr:`arcade.gui.widgets.text.bold` to learn more.
         italic (optional): Whether to draw the text as italic
         anchor_x (optional): How to calculate the anchor point's x coordinate.
                   Options: "left", "center", or "right"

pyproject.toml

@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ Book = "https://learn.arcade.academy"
 dev = [
     # --- Documentation: Sphinx 7 based currently
     "sphinx==8.1.3",               # April 2024 | Updated 2024-07-15, 7.4+ is broken with sphinx-autobuild
-    "sphinx_rtd_theme==3.0.1",     # Nov 2024
+    "sphinx_rtd_theme==3.0.2",     # Nov 2024
     "sphinx-rtd-dark-mode==1.3.0",
     "sphinx-autobuild==2024.10.3", # April 2024 | Due to this, Python 3.10+ is required to serve docs
     "sphinx-copybutton==0.5.2",    # April 2023
     "sphinx-sitemap==2.6.0",       # April 2024
-    "pygments==2.18.0",            # 2.18 has breaking changes in lexer
+    "pygments==2.19.1",            # 2.18 has breaking changes in lexer
     "docutils==0.21.2",            # ?
     # "pyyaml==6.0.1",
     # "readthedocs-sphinx-search==0.3.2",