[Python-Dev] GitHub mirror (Was: Bitbucket mirror?) (original) (raw)

martin at v.loewis.de martin at v.loewis.de
Thu Jul 5 20:27:02 CEST 2012

You won't get any changes in to CPython by creating pull requests. We use http://bugs.python.org/ for that, sorry. Question -- is there a reason to abide by this rule for docs? That is, if we could get a sympathetic core dev to look at pull requests for docs as part of a streamlined process, would it cause problems?

How do you communicate a "pull request"? On bitbucket, there is a
"pull request" UI resulting in a tracker item being generated (and an email being sent), but hg.python.org doesn't have a notion of pull requests. Of course, you could use any communication means (email, telephone call, carrier pigeon) to request a pull from a "sympathetic core dev".

(What I'm really asking is whether or the bugs.python.org process is considered critical for potentially minor doc changes and additions.)

The sympathetic core dev is mostly free to bypass any submission process initially; commits that bypass established procedures will likely be
questioned only after the fact.

In the specific case, I'd be worried to verify that the submitter has provided a contributor form. That's easy to do in the bug tracker, but difficult to do in an offline pull request. Of course, for a really minor doc change
(e.g. typo fixes), no contrib form is necessary.

Regards, Martin

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