try with rc channel

Author: jcapriot

.ci/azure/setup_env.sh

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ set -ex #echo on and exit if any line fails
 is_azure=$(echo "${TF_BUILD:-false}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
 do_doc=$(echo "${DOC_BUILD:-false}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
 is_free_threaded=$(echo "${PYTHON_FREETHREADING:-false}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+is_rc=$(echo "${PYTHON_RELEASE_CANDIDATE:-false}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
 
 if ${is_azure}
 then
@@ -19,11 +20,21 @@ then
   cp .ci/environment_test_bare.yml environment_test_with_pyversion.yml
   echo "  - python-freethreading="$PYTHON_VERSION >> environment_test_with_pyversion.yml
 else
-  cp .ci/environment_test.yml environment_test_with_pyversion.yml
+  if ${is_rc}
+  then
+    cp .ci/environment_test_bare.yml environment_test_with_pyversion.yml
+  else
+    cp .ci/environment_test.yml environment_test_with_pyversion.yml
+  fi
   echo "  - python="$PYTHON_VERSION >> environment_test_with_pyversion.yml
 fi
 
+if ${is_rc}
+then
+conda env create --file environment_test_with_pyversion.yml -c conda-forge -c conda-forge/label/python_rc --override-channels
+else
 conda env create --file environment_test_with_pyversion.yml
+fi
 rm environment_test_with_pyversion.yml
 
 if ${is_azure}

.ci/azure/test.yml

@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ jobs:
         coverage: True
       linux-Python314:
         image: ubuntu-latest
-        python.version: '3.14.0.rc3'
+        python.version: '3.14'
+        python.release_candidate: True
       osx-Python311:
         image: macOS-latest
         python.version: '3.11'
@@ -35,7 +36,8 @@ jobs:
         python.freethreading: True
       osx-Python314:
         image: macOS-latest
-        python.version: '3.14.0.rc3'
+        python.version: '3.14'
+        python.release_candidate: True
       win-Python311:
         image: windows-latest
         python.version: '3.11'
@@ -51,7 +53,8 @@ jobs:
         python.freethreading: True
       win-Python314:
         image: windows-latest
-        python.version: '3.14.0.rc3'
+        python.version: '3.14.0'
+        python.release_candidate: True
   displayName: "${{ variables.image }} ${{ variables.python.version }}"
   pool:
     vmImage: $(image)