fix: complete the removal of ietf.__init__.date. (#3771)

Co-authored-by: Nicolas Giard <github@ngpixel.com>

dev/INSTALL

@@ -123,8 +123,7 @@ process should be used:
     out why.
 
  6. Edit ``.../ietf/__init__.py`` in the new patched release to indicate the patch
-    version in the ``__patch__`` string and current date and time in the ``__date__``
-    string.
+    version in the ``__patch__`` string.
 
  7. Change the 'web' symlink, reload etc. as described in
     `General Instructions for Deployment of a New Release`_ .

ietf/api/tests.py

@@ -354,7 +354,6 @@ class CustomApiTests(TestCase):
         r = self.client.get(url)
         data = r.json()
         self.assertEqual(data['version'], ietf.__version__+ietf.__patch__)
-        self.assertIn(data['date'], ietf.__date__)
 
     def test_api_appauth(self):
         url = urlreverse('ietf.api.views.app_auth')

ietf/api/views.py

@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@ def version(request):
     return HttpResponse(
             json.dumps({
                         'version': ietf.__version__+ietf.__patch__,
-                        'date': ietf.__date__[7:-2],
                         'dumptime': dumptime,
                     }),
                 content_type='application/json',