Getting Started

• Setup and Building
  • Install git
  • Get the source code
  • Compile and build
    • Unix
      • Clang
    • Windows
  • Install dependencies
    • Linux
    • macOS
  • Regenerate configure
  • Regenerate the ABI dump
  • Troubleshoot the build
    • Avoid recreating auto-generated files
  • Editors and Tools
  • Directory structure
• Fixing “easy” Issues (and Beyond)
• Git Bootcamp and Cheat Sheet
  • Forking CPython GitHub Repository
  • Cloning a Forked CPython Repository
  • Configure the Remotes
  • Listing the Remote Repositories
  • Setting Up Your Name and Email Address
  • Enabling autocrlf on Windows
  • Creating and Switching Branches
  • Deleting Branches
  • Renaming Branch
  • Staging and Committing Files
  • Reverting Changes
  • Stashing Changes
  • Comparing Changes
  • Pushing Changes
  • Creating a Pull Request
  • Linking to Issues and Pull Requests
  • Updating your CPython Fork
  • Applying a Patch to Git
  • Downloading Other’s Patches
  • Accepting and Merging a Pull Request
  • Backporting Merged Changes
  • Editing a Pull Request Prior to Merging
  • GitHub CLI
• Lifecycle of a Pull Request
  • Introduction
  • Quick Guide
  • Step-by-step Guide
    • Resolving Merge Conflicts
  • Making Good PRs
  • patchcheck
  • Making Good Commits
  • Licensing
  • Submitting
  • Converting an Existing Patch from b.p.o to GitHub
  • Reviewing
    • How to Review a Pull Request
  • Leaving a Pull Request Review on GitHub
  • Dismissing Review from Another Core Developer
  • Committing/Rejecting
  • Crediting
• Where to Get Help
  • Discourse
  • Mailing Lists
  • Ask #python-dev
  • Core Mentorship
  • Core Developers Office Hours
  • File a Bug