Use formatted string to print link to PR in markdown

dev/releases/generate_release_notes.py

@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ def changes_overview(prs,startdate):
     for k in prs:
         # The format of an entry of list is: ["title of PR", "Link" (Alternative the PR number can be used), [ list of labels ] ]
         if "release notes: highlight" in prs[k]["labels"]:
-            # TODO: writing up these details should be a function
             title = prs[k]["title"]
             f.write(f"- [#{k}](https://github.com/gap-system/gap/pull/{k}) {title}\n")
             removelist.append(k)
@@ -122,14 +121,8 @@ def changes_overview(prs,startdate):
     removelist = []
     for k in prs:
         if "release notes: to be added" in prs[k]["labels"]:
-            f2.write("- [#")
-            issuenumber = str(k)
-            f2.write(issuenumber)
-            f2.write("](")
-            f2.write("https://github.com/gap-system/gap/pull/" + str(k))
-            f2.write(") ")
-            f2.write(prs[k]["title"])
-            f2.write("\n")
+            title = prs[k]["title"]
+            f2.write(f"- [#{k}](https://github.com/gap-system/gap/pull/{k}) {title}\n")
             removelist.append(k)
     for item in removelist:
         del prs[item]
@@ -141,14 +134,8 @@ def changes_overview(prs,startdate):
     for k in prs:
         #if not "release notes: use title" in item[2]:
         if not "release notes: added" in prs[k]["labels"]:
-            f2.write("- [#")
-            issuenumber = str(k)
-            f2.write(issuenumber)
-            f2.write("](")
-            f2.write("https://github.com/gap-system/gap/pull/" + str(k))
-            f2.write(") ")
-            f2.write(prs[k]["title"])
-            f2.write("\n")
+            title = prs[k]["title"]
+            f2.write(f"- [#{k}](https://github.com/gap-system/gap/pull/{k}) {title}\n")
             removelist.append(k)
     for item in removelist:
         del prs[item]
@@ -160,14 +147,8 @@ def changes_overview(prs,startdate):
         removelist = []
         for k in prs:
             if priorityobject[0] in prs[k]["labels"]:
-                f.write("- [#")
-                issuenumber = str(k)
-                f.write(issuenumber)
-                f.write("](")
-                f.write("https://github.com/gap-system/gap/pull/" + str(k))
-                f.write(") ")
-                f.write(prs[k]["title"])
-                f.write("\n")
+                title = prs[k]["title"]
+                f.write(f"- [#{k}](https://github.com/gap-system/gap/pull/{k}) {title}\n")
                 removelist.append(k)
         for item in removelist:
             del prs[item]