Add info on how to checkout earlier versions pre-GitHub migrations
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Description
It would be great if Git Bootcamp has information on how to checkout git tags to get the earlier CPython releases (e.g. 3.3, 3.4 )
3.3. and 3.4 aren't on CPython's GitHub as branches (unlike 3.7, 3.8, etc), but there are git tags, can can be checked out as follows:
# list all git tags matching v.3.3
git tag -l 'v3.3*'
# checkout the v.3.3.0 tag to a local branch
git checkout tags/v.3.3.0 -b my-own-3.3.0-branch
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the Git Bootcamp documentation in the devguide and review the existing guidance for checking out CPython versions. Add a short explanation of using tags for earlier releases such as 3.3 and 3.4, including the tag-listing and checkout examples from the issue. Done when a reader can find and follow the instructions to create a local branch from an earlier tag.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- git, python
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100