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ENH: IDE configuration docs

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Description

for future code sprints / general friendliness to new contributors, it might be nice to have a website page that steps through the various IDE settings that are helpful when contributing to MNE-Python. Examples:

  • how to add automatic style checking to the IDE
  • how to add a ruler at 79 characters to the editor

It might also include other "tips and tricks" like how to properly link a PR to an issue that it fixes, by using GitHub's magic phrases (e.g., explain that closes #XXXX will work, but solves issue #XXXX will not)

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

No file, test, or documentation entry point is named. Start by locating the contributor-facing website documentation and checking how similar pages are organized. Done means a page covers IDE style checking, the 79-character ruler, and valid GitHub issue-linking phrases, with its scope agreed.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
github, python
Domain
developer-experience, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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