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Improve the "Dealing with Bugs" documentation, include guidelines on how to report bugs

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Description

BPO 37611
Nosy @kmoza, @Mariatta

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2019-07-17.17:42:36.597>
labels = ['type-feature', 'docs']
title = 'Improve the "Dealing with Bugs" documentation, include guidelines on how to report bugs'
updated_at = <Date 2019-07-19.15:25:23.693>
user = 'https://github.com/Mariatta'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2019-07-19.15:25:23.693>
actor = 'Mariatta'
assignee = 'docs@python'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Documentation']
creation = <Date 2019-07-17.17:42:36.597>
creator = 'Mariatta'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 37611
keywords = []
message_count = 3.0
messages = ['348077', '348176', '348180']
nosy_count = 3.0
nosy_names = ['docs@python', 'Krishna Oza', 'Mariatta']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'needs patch'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue37611'
versions = []

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Find the existing “Dealing with Bugs” documentation in the CPython docs and read its current guidance. Add guidelines explaining how users should report bugs, then verify that the section clearly covers the requested reporting process and follows the surrounding documentation style.

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Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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