René's URL Explorer Experiment

{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"[Doc]: locally testing changes","articleBody":"### Documentation Link\r\n\r\nhttps://matplotlib.org/devdocs/devel/development_workflow.html\r\n\r\n### Problem\r\n\r\nBefore opening a PR, I would expect to locally test my branch to check that the change both addresses the target issue and doesn’t break any existing tests.  Although the contributors’ guide has a section on testing, I do not think it makes it obvious that it should be used for every code change.  The Development Workflow linked above goes right from _how to git_ to opening a PR.  There is a section further down on the automated tests that will run in the PR.\r\n\r\n### Suggested improvement\r\n\r\nMaybe just link out to the testing page in between _how to git_ and open your PR?  \r\n\r\nEdit: the PR section could have a link to the PR guidelines page, where requirements are set out.","author":{"url":"https://github.com/rcomer","@type":"Person","name":"rcomer"},"datePublished":"2024-11-24T10:51:40.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":12},"url":"https://github.com/29181/matplotlib/issues/29181"}