[Python-Dev] Patch submitted, now what? (original) (raw)

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Mon Jul 31 22:06:47 CEST 2006 

Chad> And is every patch eventually responded to? Or do some simply fall
Chad> by the wayside?

Brett> The latter unfortunatley.  Since this all relies on people's
Brett> volunteer efforts the patch usually has to matter to someone to
Brett> lead to them putting the time and effort into getting it checked
Brett> in.

It's worth noting that a number of people will look at a patch after the submitter has reviewed five other patches or bug reports (does it look okay to you? does Python build with it applied? do all unit tests pass? if it needs documentation does it have it? etc). Do that, attach comments to each of the five, then send a note here listing the five you reviewed and the patch id of your patch and one of those patch angels will take a look at your patch (if they haven't already).

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