[Python-checkins] devguide: Clarify what is needed to help triage.
brett.cannon
python-checkins at python.org
Mon Jan 10 02:24:13 CET 2011
brett.cannon pushed 4574f0385eb2 to devguide:
http://hg.python.org/devguide/rev/4574f0385eb2
changeset: 63:4574f0385eb2
user: Brett Cannon <brett at python.org>
date: Sun Jan 09 17:08:05 2011 -0800
summary:
Clarify what is needed to help triage.
files:
helptriage.rst
diff --git a/helptriage.rst b/helptriage.rst
--- a/helptriage.rst
+++ b/helptriage.rst
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
Helping Triage Issues
=====================
-Once you know your way a little bit around how Python's source files are
+Once you know your way around how Python's source files are
structured and you are comfortable working with patches, a great way to
-participate is to help triage issues.
+participate is to help triage issues. Do realize, though, that experience
+working on Python is needed in order to affectively help triage.
On a daily basis, issues get reported on the `issue tracker`_. Each and every
issue needs to be triaged to make sure various things are in proper order. Even
@@ -22,16 +23,17 @@
* What version(s) of Python are affected by the bug are fully known
* Is there a proper unit test that can reproduce the bug?
-These are things anyone can help with. For instance, if a bug is not clearly
-explained enough for you to reproduce it then there is a good chance a core
-developer won't be able to either. And it is always helpful to know if a bug
-not only affects the in-development version of Python, but whether it also
-affects other versions in maintenance mode. And if the bug lacks a unit test
-that should end up in Python's test suite, having that written can be very
-helpful.
+These are things you can help with once you have experience developing for
+Python. For instance, if a bug is not clearly explained enough for you to
+reproduce it then there is a good chance a core developer won't be able to
+either. And it is always helpful to know if a bug not only affects the
+in-development version of Python, but whether it also affects other versions in
+maintenance mode. And if the bug lacks a unit test that should end up in
+Python's test suite, having that written can be very helpful.
-This is all helpful as it allows triagers to properly classify an issue so it
-can be handled by the right people in a timely fashion.
+This is all helpful as it allows triagers (i.e., people with Developer
+privileges on the issue tracker) to properly classify an issue so it
+can be handled by the right core developers in a timely fashion.
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