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The Python developer's guide

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Dominant language: Python
License: CC0-1.0
Last GitHub push: Sep 18, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 19, 2026
Contributing guide: Contributing guide
Code of conduct: Code of conduct
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85 open issues indexed

Document how to add a new C extension module Open

topic-c api topic-dev process type-feature

python/devguide#913 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · 1 assignee · Opened Jul 9, 2022
Document bisect_cmd Open

topic-test type-feature

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 48/100

python/devguide#912 · 2 comments · 3 reactions · Opened Jul 8, 2022
Point out that new stdlib modules need to be added to Makefile.pre.in Open

infra topic-building python type-feature

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 52/100

python/devguide#909 · 1 comment · Opened Jun 27, 2022
Add a "what's new" page to the devguide Open

type-feature

python/devguide#885 · 5 comments · 5 reactions · 1 assignee · Opened Jun 7, 2022
Document Gmail search queries/filters Open

good first issue help wanted topic-github type-feature

python/devguide#860 · 2 comments · 1 assignee · Opened May 8, 2022
Triager log/How to become a triager Open

topic-triage type-feature

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

python/devguide#852 · 2 comments · 2 reactions · Opened May 3, 2022
Machine-parsable developers list Open

help wanted infra type-feature

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

python/devguide#848 · 7 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Apr 30, 2022
Add info on how to verify/sign commits on GitHub Open

topic-git topic-github type-feature

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 45/100

python/devguide#834 · 2 comments · Opened Apr 14, 2022
Document the various code generation tools used by CPython Open

topic-dev process type-feature

Difficulty 2/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

python/devguide#805 · 3 comments · Opened Jan 27, 2022
Improvement to Lifecycle of a Pull Request at git push origin Open

topic-git type-feature

Difficulty 1/5 Under an hour Newbie friendliness 52/100

python/devguide#780 · 2 comments · Opened Dec 23, 2021
Add information about frozen stdlib modules. Open

topic-stdlib type-feature

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 50/100

python/devguide#756 · Opened Oct 28, 2021
Dynamic Analysis with Clang building python make unittest failed Open

needs: decision topic-building python topic-test type-feature

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

python/devguide#746 · Opened Sep 14, 2021
Reviving / Carrying Forward PRs Open

topic-pull requests type-feature

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 30/100

python/devguide#731 · 6 comments · Opened Jul 25, 2021
Test coverage c extension doc fix Open

topic-test type-bug

Difficulty 1/5 Under an hour Newbie friendliness 50/100

python/devguide#593 · Opened Jun 16, 2020
Docs style guide: Code Examples, distinguish between the Tutorial and other documentation Open

needs: decision topic-documentation type-feature

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

python/devguide#1627 · 4 comments · Opened May 24, 2020
Clarify "Co-authored-by" usage in PRs Open

topic-github topic-pull requests type-feature

Difficulty 1/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 52/100

python/devguide#589 · 8 comments · Opened May 22, 2020
The devguide should mention running Python tests from an installed installed instance Open

topic-test type-feature

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 48/100

python/devguide#573 · Opened Feb 16, 2020
Add info on how to checkout earlier versions pre-GitHub migrations Open

topic-git type-feature

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 48/100

python/devguide#572 · 2 comments · Opened Feb 12, 2020
Grouping Checklists Open

needs: decision type-feature type-refactor

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

python/devguide#569 · 2 comments · Opened Jan 29, 2020
Task: improve the "Using issue tracker" section Open

help wanted topic-github type-feature

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

python/devguide#515 · 1 comment · Opened Jul 26, 2019
Provide guidelines for backporting Open

help wanted topic-dev process type-feature

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

python/devguide#503 · 1 comment · 3 reactions · Opened Jul 1, 2019
Clarify policy regarding 1 issue per pull request Open

help wanted topic-pull requests type-bug type-feature

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 35/100

python/devguide#494 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Jun 11, 2019
Ensure that all references to creating and reviewing PRs mention blurb and NEWS entries Open

help wanted topic-pull requests type-bug type-feature

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

python/devguide#358 · 3 comments · Opened Mar 31, 2018
Add a section on resolving disagreements between core developers Open

topic-dev process type-feature

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

python/devguide#356 · Opened Mar 29, 2018
Missing Windows step for installing coverage Open

help wanted type-feature

Difficulty 1/5 Under an hour Newbie friendliness 45/100

python/devguide#336 · 4 comments · Opened Mar 7, 2018
Add tricks for the Pull Requests review? Open

topic-pull requests type-feature

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 35/100

python/devguide#325 · 1 comment · 2 reactions · Opened Feb 5, 2018
Explain how to revert maintenance branch commits Open

topic-dev process type-feature

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 62/100

python/devguide#319 · 4 comments · 3 reactions · Opened Jan 30, 2018
Document the `cpython-{source,bin}-deps` repoistories Open

topic-dev process type-feature

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 55/100

python/devguide#298 · 1 comment · Opened Nov 4, 2017
Documenting pushdefault config option Open

topic-git type-feature

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

python/devguide#257 · 8 comments · Opened Sep 4, 2017
Add steps needed to run a basic performance test in benchmarks Open

topic-test type-feature

Difficulty 1/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 48/100

python/devguide#187 · 1 comment · Opened May 5, 2017
Post-migration Devguide reorganization Open

type-feature type-refactor

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

python/devguide#120 · 10 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Feb 17, 2017
Provide more guidance on what makes an issue "easy" Open

topic-triage type-feature

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 35/100

python/devguide#38 · 3 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Sep 23, 2016
Idea: mention 3rd party "extended stdlib" modules in developer guide Open

topic-dev process type-feature

Difficulty 1/5 Under an hour Newbie friendliness 35/100

python/devguide#35 · 6 comments · Opened Sep 13, 2016
dev task of documenting undocumented APIs Open

type-feature

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

python/devguide#10 · 4 comments · Opened Jul 22, 2016
Add a Sprints organization/preparation section to devguide Open

topic-sprints type-feature

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

python/devguide#7 · 15 comments · Opened Jul 22, 2016

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