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Contributing to NumPy

• NumPy Code of Conduct
  • Introduction
  • Specific Guidelines
  • Diversity Statement
  • Reporting Guidelines
  • Incident reporting resolution & Code of Conduct enforcement
  • Endnotes
• Working with NumPy source code
  • Introduction
    • Install git
  • Following the latest source
    • Get the local copy of the code
    • Updating the code
  • Git for development
    • Getting started with Git development
    • Git configuration
    • Two and three dots in difference specs
  • Development workflow
    • Basic workflow
    • Additional things you might want to do
  • Additional Git Resources
    • Tutorials and summaries
    • Advanced git workflow
    • Manual pages online
• Setting up and using your development environment
  • Recommended development setup
  • Building in-place
  • Other build options
  • Using virtualenvs
  • Running tests
  • Rebuilding & cleaning the workspace
  • Debugging
  • Understanding the code & getting started
• NumPy C Style Guide
  • NumPy modified PEP-0007
    • Introduction
    • C dialect
    • Code lay-out
    • Naming conventions
    • Function documentation
• Releasing a Version
  • How to Prepare a Release
    • Current build and release info
    • Supported platforms and versions
    • Tool chain
    • What is released
    • Release process
  • Step-by-Step Directions
    • Release Walkthrough
• NumPy governance
  • NumPy project governance and decision-making
    • Summary
    • The Project
    • Governance
    • Institutional Partners and Funding
    • Document history
    • Acknowledgements
    • License
  • Current steering council and institutional partners
    • Steering council
    • Emeritus members
    • NumFOCUS Subcommittee
    • Institutional Partners
    • Document history

For core developers: see Development workflow.