CONTRIBUTING.rst
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Contributing
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Contributions are welcome, and they are greatly appreciated! Every
little bit helps, and credit will always be given.
You can contribute in many ways:
Types of Contributions
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Report Bugs
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Before are reporting a bug, please upgrade to the newest version if necessary: `pip install sosia --upgrade`
Report bugs at https://github.com/sosia-dev/sosia/issues.
Please include:
* Your operating system name and version (after `import sosia` in Python, type `print(sosia.__version__)`.
* Any details about your local setup that might be helpful in troubleshooting.
* Detailed steps to reproduce the bug.
Fix Bugs
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Look through the GitHub issues for bugs. Anything tagged with "bug"
is open to whoever wants to implement it.
Implement Features
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Look through the GitHub issues for features. Anything tagged with "enhancement"
is open to whoever wants to implement it.
Write Documentation
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This repo could always use more documentation, whether as part of the
official sosia docs, in docstrings, or even on the web in blog posts,
articles, and such.
Submit Feedback
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The best way to send feedback is to file an issue at https://github.com/sosia-dev/sosia/issues.
If you are proposing a feature:
* Explain in detail how it would work.
* Keep the scope as narrow as possible, to make it easier to implement.
* Respect the `Python Code of Conduct <https://www.python.org/psf/codeofconduct/>`_
* Remember that this is a volunteer-driven project, and that contributions
are welcome :)
Get Started!
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Ready to contribute? Here's how to set up `sosia` for local development.
1. Fork the `sosia` repo on GitHub.
2. Clone your fork locally::
$ git clone git@github.com:your_name_here/sosia.git
3. Install your local copy into a virtualenv. Assuming you have virtualenvwrapper installed, this is how you set up your fork for local development::
$ mkvirtualenv sosia
$ cd sosia/
$ python setup.py develop
4. Create a branch for local development::
$ git checkout -b name-of-your-bugfix-or-feature
Now you can make your changes locally.
5. Commit your changes and push your branch to GitHub::
$ git add .
$ git commit -m "Your detailed description of your changes."
$ git push origin name-of-your-bugfix-or-feature
6. Submit a pull request through the GitHub website.
Pull Request Guidelines
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Before you submit a pull request, check that it meets these guidelines:
1. Adhere to `PEP8 <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/>`_
2. The pull request should work for 3.5.