switch changelog management to towncrier

scripts/check-manifest.py

@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 import os
 import subprocess
 import sys
-
+from check_manifest import main
 
 if os.path.isdir('.git'):
-    sys.exit(subprocess.call('check-manifest', shell=True))
+    sys.exit(main())
 else:
     print('No .git directory found, skipping checking the manifest file')
     sys.exit(0)

scripts/check-rst.py

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+import subprocess
+import glob
+import sys
+
+sys.exit(subprocess.call([
+    'rst-lint', '--encoding', 'utf-8',
+    'CHANGELOG.rst', 'HOWTORELEASE.rst', 'README.rst',
+] + glob.glob('changelog/[0-9]*.*')))