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Reporting bugs and requesting features
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.. Important::
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Please report security issues **only** to
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security@djangoproject.com. This is a private list only open to
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long-time, highly trusted Django developers, and its archives are
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not public. For further details, please see :doc:`our security
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policies </internals/security>`.
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Otherwise, before reporting a bug or requesting a new feature on the
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`ticket tracker <https://code.djangoproject.com/>`_, consider these points:
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* Check that someone hasn't already filed the bug or feature request by
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`searching`_ or running `custom queries`_ in the ticket tracker.
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* Don't use the ticket system to ask support questions. Use the
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|django-users| list or the `#django`_ IRC channel for that.
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* Don't reopen issues that have been marked "wontfix" without finding consensus
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to do so on the `Django Forum`_ or |django-developers| list.
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* Don't use the ticket tracker for lengthy discussions, because they're
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likely to get lost. If a particular ticket is controversial, please move the
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discussion to the `Django Forum`_ or |django-developers| list.
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.. _reporting-bugs:
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Reporting bugs
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==============
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Well-written bug reports are *incredibly* helpful. However, there's a certain
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amount of overhead involved in working with any bug tracking system so your
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help in keeping our ticket tracker as useful as possible is appreciated. In
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particular:
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* **Do** read the :doc:`FAQ </faq/index>` to see if your issue might
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be a well-known question.
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* **Do** ask on |django-users| or `#django`_ *first* if you're not sure if
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what you're seeing is a bug.
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* **Do** write complete, reproducible, specific bug reports. You must
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include a clear, concise description of the problem, and a set of
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instructions for replicating it. Add as much debug information as you can:
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code snippets, test cases, exception backtraces, screenshots, etc. A nice
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small test case is the best way to report a bug, as it gives us a
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helpful way to confirm the bug quickly.
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* **Don't** post to |django-developers| only to announce that you have filed a
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bug report. All the tickets are mailed to another list, |django-updates|,
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which is tracked by developers and interested community members; we see them
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as they are filed.
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To understand the lifecycle of your ticket once you have created it, refer to
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:doc:`triaging-tickets`.
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Reporting user interface bugs and features
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If your bug or feature request touches on anything visual in nature, there
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are a few additional guidelines to follow:
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* Include screenshots in your ticket which are the visual equivalent of a
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minimal test case. Show off the issue, not the crazy customizations
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you've made to your browser.
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* If the issue is difficult to show off using a still image, consider
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capturing a *brief* screencast. If your software permits it, capture only
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the relevant area of the screen.
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* If you're offering a patch that changes the look or behavior of Django's
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UI, you **must** attach before *and* after screenshots/screencasts.
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Tickets lacking these are difficult for triagers to assess quickly.
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* Screenshots don't absolve you of other good reporting practices. Make sure
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to include URLs, code snippets, and step-by-step instructions on how to
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reproduce the behavior visible in the screenshots.
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* Make sure to set the UI/UX flag on the ticket so interested parties can
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find your ticket.
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Requesting features
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We're always trying to make Django better, and your feature requests are a key
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part of that. Here are some tips on how to make a request most effectively:
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* Make sure the feature actually requires changes in Django's core. If your
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idea can be developed as an independent application or module — for
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instance, you want to support another database engine — we'll probably
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suggest that you develop it independently. Then, if your project gathers
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sufficient community support, we may consider it for inclusion in Django.
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* First request the feature on the `Django Forum`_ or |django-developers| list,
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not in the ticket tracker. It'll get read more closely if it's on the mailing
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list. This is even more important for large-scale feature requests. We like
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to discuss any big changes to Django's core before actually working on them.
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* Describe clearly and concisely what the missing feature is and how you'd
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like to see it implemented. Include example code (non-functional is OK)
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if possible.
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* Explain *why* you'd like the feature. Explaining a minimal use case will help
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others understand where it fits in, and if there are already other ways of
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achieving the same thing.
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If there's a consensus agreement on the feature, then it's appropriate to
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create a ticket. Include a link to the discussion in the ticket description.
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As with most open-source projects, code talks. If you are willing to write the
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code for the feature yourself or, even better, if you've already written it,
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it's much more likely to be accepted. Fork Django on GitHub, create a feature
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branch, and show us your work!
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See also: :ref:`documenting-new-features`.
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.. _how-we-make-decisions:
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How we make decisions
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Whenever possible, we strive for a rough consensus. To that end, we'll often
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have informal votes on |django-developers| or the Django Forum about a feature.
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In these votes we follow the voting style invented by Apache and used on Python
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itself, where votes are given as +1, +0, -0, or -1.
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Roughly translated, these votes mean:
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* +1: "I love the idea and I'm strongly committed to it."
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* +0: "Sounds OK to me."
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* -0: "I'm not thrilled, but I won't stand in the way."
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* -1: "I strongly disagree and would be very unhappy to see the idea turn
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into reality."
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Although these votes are informal, they'll be taken very seriously. After a
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suitable voting period, if an obvious consensus arises we'll follow the votes.
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However, consensus is not always possible. If consensus cannot be reached, or
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if the discussion toward a consensus fizzles out without a concrete decision,
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the decision may be deferred to the :ref:`steering council <steering-council>`.
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Internally, the steering council will use the same voting mechanism. A
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proposition will be considered carried if:
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* There are at least three "+1" votes from members of the steering council.
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* There is no "-1" vote from any member of the steering council.
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Votes should be submitted within a week.
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Since this process allows any steering council member to veto a proposal, a
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"-1" vote should be accompanied by an explanation of what it would take to
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convert that "-1" into at least a "+0".
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Votes on technical matters should be announced and held in public on the
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|django-developers| mailing list or on the `Django Forum`_.
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.. _searching: https://code.djangoproject.com/search
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.. _custom queries: https://code.djangoproject.com/query
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.. _#django: https://web.libera.chat/#django
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.. _Django Forum: https://forum.djangoproject.com/
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