python / python/mypy

[question] How do I ask a question?

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Description

I see that an Issue can have various labels, including (question).
I don't see any way for me to create an issue with the (question) label.
I gather that GitHub won't allow non-contributors to assign labels because an inexperienced user could mess things up with an inappropriate label.
Could you add an item to your https://github.com/python/mypy/issues/new/choose page for this purpose?
I don't find the mypy Gitter useful because (1) it is broader in scope than just mypy, and (2) I want my question to show up on the python/mypy/issues page, just like the issue I am writing now.

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

Start at the repository's issues/new/choose page and inspect how its existing issue types are configured. Add a way for users to submit questions, then verify that the new option appears on the issue chooser and creates an issue with the intended question label.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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