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Contributing to the pyOpenSci Python package template

Contributions are welcome, and they are greatly appreciated! Every little bit helps, and credit will always be given.

Example Contributions

You can contribute in many ways, for example:

Report Bugs

Report bugs at https://github.com/pyopensci/pyos-package-template/issues.

If you are reporting a bug, please follow the template guidelines. The more detailed your report, the easier and thus faster we can help you.

Fix Bugs

Look through the GitHub issues for bugs. Anything labelled with bug and help wanted is open to whoever wants to implement it. When you decide to work on such an issue, please assign yourself to it and add a comment that you'll be working on that, too. If you see another issue without the help wanted label, just post a comment, the maintainers are usually happy for any support that they can get.

Implement Features

Look through the GitHub issues for features. Anything labelled with enhancement and help wanted is open to whoever wants to implement it. As for fixing bugs, please assign yourself to the issue and add a comment that you'll be working on that, too. If another enhancement catches your fancy, but it doesn't have the help wanted label, just post a comment, the maintainers are usually happy for any support that they can get.

Write Documentation

Our pyos-package-template could always use more documentation, whether as part of the official documentation, in docstrings, an update to our Contributing or Development guide. To contribute, [open an issue](https://github.com// pyopensci/pyos-package-template/issues) to let us know what you will be working on so that we can provide you with guidance.

Submit Feedback

The best way to send feedback is to file an issue at https://github.com/pyopensci/pyos-package-template. If your feedback fits the format of one of the issue templates, please use that. Remember that this is a volunteer-driven project and everybody has limited time.

Get Started!

Ready to contribute? Here's how to set up for local development.

  1. Fork the https://github.com/pyopensci/pyos-package-template repository on GitHub.

  2. Clone your fork locally

    git clone git@github.com:your_name_here/pyos-package-template.git
  3. Install hatch.

  4. Create a branch for local development using the default branch (typically main) as a starting point. Use fix or feat as a prefix for your branch name.

    git checkout main
    git checkout -b fix-name-of-your-bugfix

    Now you can make your changes locally.

  5. When you're done making changes, apply the quality assurance tools and check that your changes pass our test suite. This is all included with tox

    hatch run test:run
  6. Commit your changes and push your branch to GitHub. Please use semantic commit messages.

    git add .
    git commit -m "fix: summarize your changes"
    git push -u origin fix-name-of-your-bugfix
  7. Open the link displayed in the message when pushing your new branch in order to submit a pull request.

Pull Request Guidelines

Before you submit a pull request, check that it meets these guidelines:

  1. The pull request should include tests or test modifications as needed.
  2. If needed, please add documentation around a change that you make by updating our DEVELOPMENT.md file.
  3. Your pull request will automatically be checked by the full test suite. It needs to pass all tests before it can be considered for merging.

Local development

To work on the template locally, you can call the copier template directly. Note that by default, copier uses the latest tag in your commit history. To ensure it uses the latest commit on your current active branch use:

copier copy -r HEAD /path/to/your/template destination-dir

If you want to test it against the latest tag in your local commit history, you can use:

copier copy /path/to/your/template destination-dir

Run the tests

You can use Hatch to run all of the tests for the template:

hatch run test:run

See our DEVELOPMENT guide for more information on local development.