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Contributing code
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So you'd like to write some code, documentation or tests to improve Django?
There are several ways you can help Django's development.

Tutorials
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The Django tutorial contains a whole section that walks you step-by-step
through the contributing code process.

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   :maxdepth: 1

   /intro/contributing

How-to guides
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If you already have some familiarity with the processes and principles,
our documentation also contains useful guidance on specific topics:

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   :maxdepth: 1

   How to submit a patch to Django for new and/or fixed behavior <submitting-patches>
   How to write and run tests </topics/testing/overview>
   How to run Django's unit tests <unit-tests>
   How to work with Git and GitHub <working-with-git>

Related topics
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It's important to understand how we work and the conventions we adopt.

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   :maxdepth: 1

   coding-style
   javascript
   ../committing-code

We maintain a curated list of small issues suited to first-time or less
experienced contributors, using the "easy pickings" filter. These are strongly
recommended for those contributors looking to make a contribution.

* Browse `easy pickings`_ tickets.

.. _easy pickings: https://code.djangoproject.com/query?status=!closed&easy=1
