René's URL Explorer Experiment

Title: Quick reference

Open Graph Title: Quick reference

Description: Here are the basic steps needed to get set up and open a pull request. This is meant as a checklist and cheat-sheet, not a comprehensive guide. For complete instructions see the setup guide and the...

Open Graph Description: Here are the basic steps needed to get set up and open a pull request. This is meant as a checklist and cheat-sheet, not a comprehensive guide. For complete instructions see the setup guide and the...

Opengraph URL: https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/quick-reference/

direct link

Domain: devguide.python.org

color-scheme	light dark
article:modified_time	2026-06-25T16:30:10+00:00
og:type	website
og:site_name	Python Developer's Guide
og:image	https://devguide.python.org/_static/og-image-200x200.png
og:image:alt	Python Developer's Guide
og:image:width	200
og:image:height	200
theme-color	#3776ab
readthedocs-project-slug	cpython-devguide
readthedocs-version-slug	latest
readthedocs-resolver-filename	/getting-started/quick-reference/
readthedocs-http-status	200

Links:

Skip to content	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/quick-reference/#furo-main-content
Python Developer's Guide	https://devguide.python.org/
Python Developer's Guide	https://devguide.python.org/
Getting started	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/
Quick reference	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/quick-reference/
Setup and building	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/setup-building/
Fixing “easy” issues (and beyond)	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/fixing-issues/
Git bootcamp and cheat sheet	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/git-boot-camp/
Lifecycle of a pull request	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/pull-request-lifecycle/
Where to get help	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/getting-help/
Guidelines for using AI tools	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/ai-tools/
Development workflow	https://devguide.python.org/developer-workflow/
Following Python’s development	https://devguide.python.org/developer-workflow/communication-channels/
Changing Python	https://devguide.python.org/developer-workflow/lang-changes/
Development cycle	https://devguide.python.org/developer-workflow/development-cycle/
Adding to the stdlib	https://devguide.python.org/developer-workflow/stdlib/
Standard library extension modules	https://devguide.python.org/developer-workflow/extension-modules/
Changing Python’s C API	https://devguide.python.org/developer-workflow/c-api/
Changing CPython’s grammar	https://devguide.python.org/developer-workflow/grammar/
Porting and platform support	https://devguide.python.org/developer-workflow/porting/
Issues and triaging	https://devguide.python.org/triage/
Issue tracker	https://devguide.python.org/triage/issue-tracker/
Triaging an issue	https://devguide.python.org/triage/triaging/
GitHub labels	https://devguide.python.org/triage/labels/
Triage Team	https://devguide.python.org/triage/triage-team/
Documentation	https://devguide.python.org/documentation/
Getting started	https://devguide.python.org/documentation/start-documenting/
Helping with documentation	https://devguide.python.org/documentation/help-documenting/
Style guide	https://devguide.python.org/documentation/style-guide/
reStructuredText markup	https://devguide.python.org/documentation/markup/
Translations	https://devguide.python.org/documentation/translations/
Translating	https://devguide.python.org/documentation/translations/translating/
Coordinating	https://devguide.python.org/documentation/translations/coordinating/
Helping with the Developer’s Guide	https://devguide.python.org/documentation/devguide/
Testing and buildbots	https://devguide.python.org/testing/
Running and writing tests	https://devguide.python.org/testing/run-write-tests/
Silence warnings from the test suite	https://devguide.python.org/testing/silence-warnings/
Increase test coverage	https://devguide.python.org/testing/coverage/
OSS-Fuzz for CPython	https://devguide.python.org/testing/oss-fuzz/
Working with buildbots	https://devguide.python.org/testing/buildbots/
New buildbot workers	https://devguide.python.org/testing/new-buildbot-worker/
Development tools	https://devguide.python.org/development-tools/
Argument Clinic	https://devguide.python.org/development-tools/clinic/
Tutorial	https://devguide.python.org/development-tools/clinic/tutorial/
How-to guides	https://devguide.python.org/development-tools/clinic/howto/
GDB support	https://devguide.python.org/development-tools/gdb/
Dynamic analysis with Clang	https://devguide.python.org/development-tools/clang/
Tools for tracking compiler warnings	https://devguide.python.org/development-tools/warnings/
Core team	https://devguide.python.org/core-team/
Responsibilities	https://devguide.python.org/core-team/responsibilities/
Accepting pull requests	https://devguide.python.org/core-team/committing/
Experts index	https://devguide.python.org/core-team/experts/
Team log	https://devguide.python.org/core-team/team-log/
Motivations and affiliations	https://devguide.python.org/core-team/motivations/
How to join the core team	https://devguide.python.org/core-team/join-team/
Memorialization	https://devguide.python.org/core-team/memorialization/
Security	https://devguide.python.org/security/
Security policy	https://devguide.python.org/security/policy/
Python Security Response Team (PSRT)	https://devguide.python.org/security/psrt/
Software Bill-of-Materials (SBOM)	https://devguide.python.org/security/sbom/
CPython’s internals	https://devguide.python.org/internals/
Status of Python versions	https://devguide.python.org/versions/
Back to top	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/quick-reference/
View this page	https://github.com/python/devguide/blob/main/getting-started/quick-reference.rst?plain=true
Edit this page	https://github.com/python/devguide/edit/main/getting-started/quick-reference.rst
¶	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/quick-reference/#quick-reference
setup guide	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/setup-building/#setup
pull request guide	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/pull-request-lifecycle/#pullrequest
¶	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/quick-reference/#set-up-git
“Install Git”	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/setup-building/#vcsetup
Git guide and cheat sheet	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/git-boot-camp/#gitbootcamp
¶	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/quick-reference/#fork-and-clone-the-repo
the CPython repository	https://github.com/python/cpython
“Get the source code”	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/setup-building/#checkout
¶	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/quick-reference/#build-python
more detailed instructions	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/setup-building/#compiling
how to install and build dependencies	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/setup-building/#build-dependencies
Unix	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/setup-building/#unix-compiling
macOS	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/setup-building/#macos
Windows	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/setup-building/#windows-compiling
¶	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/quick-reference/#run-the-tests
Most	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/setup-building/#mac-python-exe
how to write and run tests	https://devguide.python.org/testing/run-write-tests/#run-write-tests
¶	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/quick-reference/#create-issues-and-pull-requests
¶	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/quick-reference/#create-issues-for-nontrivial-changes
create an issue	https://github.com/python/cpython/issues
¶	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/quick-reference/#create-work-branches
commit	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/git-boot-camp/#commit-changes
push to your fork	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/git-boot-camp/#push-changes
¶	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/quick-reference/#document-your-changes
“Updating NEWS and What’s New in Python”	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/pull-request-lifecycle/#news-entry
blurb	https://pypi.org/project/blurb/
blurb-it	https://blurb-it.herokuapp.com/
“How to add a NEWS entry”	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/pull-request-lifecycle/#news-entry-howto
¶	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/quick-reference/#create-pull-requests
creating pull requests	https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/proposing-changes-to-your-work-with-pull-requests/creating-a-pull-request
step-by-step pull request guide	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/pull-request-lifecycle/#pullrequest-steps
Licensing	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/pull-request-lifecycle/#cla
¶	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/quick-reference/#work-on-your-pull-request
continuous integration checks on your pull request are green	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/pull-request-lifecycle/#keeping-ci-green
commenting on pull requests	https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/reviewing-changes-in-pull-requests/commenting-on-a-pull-request
¶	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/quick-reference/#don-t-force-push
Next Setup and building	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/setup-building/
Previous Getting started	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/
Sphinx	https://www.sphinx-doc.org/
@pradyunsg	https://pradyunsg.me
Furo	https://github.com/pradyunsg/furo
Quick reference	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/quick-reference/
Set up Git	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/quick-reference/#set-up-git
Fork and clone the repo	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/quick-reference/#fork-and-clone-the-repo
Build Python	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/quick-reference/#build-python
Run the tests	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/quick-reference/#run-the-tests
Create issues and pull requests	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/quick-reference/#create-issues-and-pull-requests
Create issues for nontrivial changes	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/quick-reference/#create-issues-for-nontrivial-changes
Create work branches	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/quick-reference/#create-work-branches
Document your changes	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/quick-reference/#document-your-changes
Create pull requests	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/quick-reference/#create-pull-requests
Work on your pull request	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/quick-reference/#work-on-your-pull-request
Don’t force-push	https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/quick-reference/#don-t-force-push

Viewport: width=device-width, initial-scale=1

URLs of crawlers that visited me.