python / python/devguide

Update test command on dev guide landing page

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Description

On the landing page, we recommend running: ./python -m test -j3

Since most systems now are multicore, we should consider recommending: ./python -m test -j0 Tests on my machine several minutes faster. We could continue to recommend ./python -m test -j3 for folks using older or single-core machines.

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Find the developer-guide landing page containing ./python -m test -j3 and read the surrounding guidance. Update the recommendation to address multicore systems while retaining guidance for older or single-core machines, then verify the rendered page shows the intended commands and explanation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
78/100

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