Berlin support

[carver]

Meta-source: https://github.com/ethereum/eth1.0-specs/blob/master/network-upgrades/berlin.md

EIPS:

• https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-2565 at EIP-2565 for Berlin #1972
• https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-2718 at Typed Transaction Envelope: EIP-2718 for Berlin #1973
• https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-2929 at State access gas cost changes: EIP-2929 for Berlin #1974
• https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-2930 at State access lists in transactions: EIP-2930 for Berlin #1975 (note dependencies)

Tests:

• Upgrade to v8 Upgrade tests to v8.0.1 #1985
• Enable Berlin CI job Enable Berlin fixture tests #1991

No longer scheduled:

• https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-2315 at Add support for simple subroutines (EIP-2315, scheduled for Berlin) #1926
• 2537 at Add support for BLS12-381 curve operations (EIP-2537) #1927

[palango]

Do you have an estimate on when this will be finished and released?

[carver]

Yes, my estimate is... sometime today :)

[carver]

... and it's out https://py-evm.readthedocs.io/en/latest/release_notes.html#py-evm-0-4-0-alpha-1-2021-03-22