Contributing to Python: Difference between revisions

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Mercurial is the distributed version control system Python uses to manages changes to its code.

Please [http://mercurial.selenic.com/downloads/| download and install Mercurial now].

Please [http://mercurial.selenic.com/downloads/ download and install Mercurial now].

If you have not used Mercurial before, please go through [~~this tutorial|~~ http://hgbook.red-bean.com/read/a-tour-of-mercurial-the-basics.html].

If you have not used Mercurial before, please go through [http://hgbook.red-bean.com/read/a-tour-of-mercurial-the-basics.html this tutorial].

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Please read through the following sections of the developer guide:

# [http://docs.python.org/devguide/#quick-start| Quick start]

# [http://docs.python.org/devguide/#quick-start Quick start]

# [http://docs.python.org/devguide/setup.html| Setup]

# [http://docs.python.org/devguide/setup.html Setup]

# [http://docs.python.org/devguide/help.html| Where to get help]

# [http://docs.python.org/devguide/help.html Where to get help]

# [http://docs.python.org/devguide/patch.html| The lifecycle of a patch]

# [http://docs.python.org/devguide/patch.html The lifecycle of a patch]

# [http://docs.python.org/devguide/runtests.html| Writing and running tests]

# [http://docs.python.org/devguide/runtests.html Writing and running tests]

# [http://docs.python.org/devguide/tracker.html#tracker| Using the issue tracker]

# [http://docs.python.org/devguide/tracker.html#tracker Using the issue tracker]

# [http://docs.python.org/devguide/devcycle.html| The CPython development cycle]

# [http://docs.python.org/devguide/devcycle.html The CPython development cycle]

By the end, you'll:

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First, the developer guide suggests 2 good areas for first-time contributors:

# [http://docs.python.org/devguide/docquality.html| Documentation]

# [http://docs.python.org/devguide/docquality.html Documentation]

# [http://docs.python.org/devguide/coverage.html| Test coverage]

# [http://docs.python.org/devguide/coverage.html Test coverage]

If those sound interesting to you, look for issues in those areas.