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In order to maintain this reputation, the developers would like to know of any deficiencies you find in Python.</p> <p>It can be sometimes faster to fix bugs yourself and contribute patches to Python as it streamlines the process and involves less people. Learn how to <a class="reference internal" href="#contributing-to-python"><span class="std std-ref">contribute</span></a>.</p> <section id="documentation-bugs"> <h2>Documentation bugs<a class="headerlink" href="#documentation-bugs" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2> <p>If you find a bug in this documentation or would like to propose an improvement, please submit a bug report on the <a class="reference internal" href="#using-the-tracker"><span class="std std-ref">tracker</span></a>. If you have a suggestion on how to fix it, include that as well.</p> <p>You can also open a discussion item on our <a class="reference external" href="https://discuss.python.org/c/documentation/26">Documentation Discourse forum</a>.</p> <p>If you find a bug in the theme (HTML / CSS / JavaScript) of the documentation, please submit a bug report on the <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/python/python-docs-theme">python-doc-theme bug tracker</a>.</p> <p>If you’re short on time, you can also email documentation bug reports to <a class="reference external" href="mailto:docs%40python.org">docs<span>@</span>python<span>.</span>org</a> (behavioral bugs can be sent to <a class="reference external" href="mailto:python-list%40python.org">python-list<span>@</span>python<span>.</span>org</a>). ‘docs@’ is a mailing list run by volunteers; your request will be noticed, though it may take a while to be processed.</p> <div class="admonition seealso"> <p class="admonition-title">See also</p> <dl class="simple"> <dt><a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/python/cpython/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Adocs">Documentation bugs</a></dt><dd><p>A list of documentation bugs that have been submitted to the Python issue tracker.</p> </dd> <dt><a class="reference external" href="https://devguide.python.org/tracker/">Issue Tracking</a></dt><dd><p>Overview of the process involved in reporting an improvement on the tracker.</p> </dd> <dt><a class="reference external" href="https://devguide.python.org/docquality/#helping-with-documentation">Helping with Documentation</a></dt><dd><p>Comprehensive guide for individuals that are interested in contributing to Python documentation.</p> </dd> <dt><a class="reference external" href="https://devguide.python.org/documentation/translating/">Documentation Translations</a></dt><dd><p>A list of GitHub pages for documentation translation and their primary contacts.</p> </dd> </dl> </div> </section> <section id="using-the-python-issue-tracker"> <span id="using-the-tracker"></span><h2>Using the Python issue tracker<a class="headerlink" href="#using-the-python-issue-tracker" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2> <p>Issue reports for Python itself should be submitted via the GitHub issues tracker (<a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/python/cpython/issues">https://github.com/python/cpython/issues</a>). The GitHub issues tracker offers a web form which allows pertinent information to be entered and submitted to the developers.</p> <p>The first step in filing a report is to determine whether the problem has already been reported. The advantage in doing so, aside from saving the developers’ time, is that you learn what has been done to fix it; it may be that the problem has already been fixed for the next release, or additional information is needed (in which case you are welcome to provide it if you can!). To do this, search the tracker using the search box at the top of the page.</p> <p>If the problem you’re reporting is not already in the list, log in to GitHub. If you don’t already have a GitHub account, create a new account using the “Sign up” link. It is not possible to submit a bug report anonymously.</p> <p>Being now logged in, you can submit an issue. Click on the “New issue” button in the top bar to report a new issue.</p> <p>The submission form has two fields, “Title” and “Comment”.</p> <p>For the “Title” field, enter a <em>very</em> short description of the problem; fewer than ten words is good.</p> <p>In the “Comment” field, describe the problem in detail, including what you expected to happen and what did happen. Be sure to include whether any extension modules were involved, and what hardware and software platform you were using (including version information as appropriate).</p> <p>Each issue report will be reviewed by a developer who will determine what needs to be done to correct the problem. You will receive an update each time an action is taken on the issue.</p> <div class="admonition seealso"> <p class="admonition-title">See also</p> <dl class="simple"> <dt><a class="reference external" href="https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html">How to Report Bugs Effectively</a></dt><dd><p>Article which goes into some detail about how to create a useful bug report. This describes what kind of information is useful and why it is useful.</p> </dd> <dt><a class="reference external" href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/page.cgi?id=bug-writing.html">Bug Writing Guidelines</a></dt><dd><p>Information about writing a good bug report. Some of this is specific to the Mozilla project, but describes general good practices.</p> </dd> </dl> </div> </section> <section id="getting-started-contributing-to-python-yourself"> <span id="contributing-to-python"></span><h2>Getting started contributing to Python yourself<a class="headerlink" href="#getting-started-contributing-to-python-yourself" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2> <p>Beyond just reporting bugs that you find, you are also welcome to submit patches to fix them. You can find more information on how to get started patching Python in the <a class="reference external" href="https://devguide.python.org/">Python Developer’s Guide</a>. If you have questions, the <a class="reference external" href="https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/core-mentorship.python.org/">core-mentorship mailing list</a> is a friendly place to get answers to any and all questions pertaining to the process of fixing issues in Python.</p> </section> </section> <div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sphinxsidebar" role="navigation" aria-label="Main"> <div class="sphinxsidebarwrapper"> <div> <h3><a href="contents.html">Table of Contents</a></h3> <ul> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#">Dealing with Bugs</a><ul> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#documentation-bugs">Documentation bugs</a></li> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#using-the-python-issue-tracker">Using the Python issue tracker</a></li> <li><a class="reference internal" href="#getting-started-contributing-to-python-yourself">Getting started contributing to Python yourself</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <h4>Previous topic</h4> <p class="topless"><a href="about.html" title="previous chapter">About these documents</a></p> </div> <div> <h4>Next topic</h4> <p class="topless"><a href="copyright.html" title="next chapter">Copyright</a></p> </div> <div role="note" aria-label="source link"> <h3>This Page</h3> <ul class="this-page-menu"> <li><a href="#">Report a Bug</a></li> <li> <a href="https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/main/Doc/bugs.rst" rel="nofollow">Show Source </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="sidebarbutton" title="Collapse sidebar"> <span>«</span> </div> </div> <div class="clearer"></div> </div> <div class="related" role="navigation" aria-label="Related"> <h3>Navigation</h3> <ul> <li class="right" style="margin-right: 10px"> <a href="genindex.html" title="General Index" >index</a></li> <li class="right" > <a href="py-modindex.html" title="Python Module Index" >modules</a> |</li> <li class="right" > <a href="copyright.html" title="Copyright" >next</a> |</li> <li class="right" > <a href="about.html" title="About these documents" >previous</a> |</li> <li><img src="_static/py.svg" alt="Python logo" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-top: -1px"/></li> <li><a href="https://www.python.org/">Python</a> »</li> <li class="switchers"> <div class="language_switcher_placeholder"></div> <div class="version_switcher_placeholder"></div> </li> <li> </li> <li id="cpython-language-and-version"> <a href="index.html">3.13.0 Documentation</a> » </li> <li class="nav-item nav-item-this"><a href="">Dealing with Bugs</a></li> <li class="right"> <div class="inline-search" role="search"> <form class="inline-search" action="search.html" method="get"> <input placeholder="Quick search" aria-label="Quick search" type="search" name="q" id="search-box" /> <input type="submit" value="Go" /> </form> </div> | </li> <li class="right"> <label class="theme-selector-label"> Theme <select class="theme-selector" oninput="activateTheme(this.value)"> <option value="auto" selected>Auto</option> <option value="light">Light</option> <option value="dark">Dark</option> </select> </label> |</li> </ul> </div> <div class="footer"> © <a href="copyright.html"> Copyright </a> 2001-2024, Python Software Foundation. <br /> This page is licensed under the Python Software Foundation License Version 2. <br /> Examples, recipes, and other code in the documentation are additionally licensed under the Zero Clause BSD License. <br /> See <a href="/license.html">History and License</a> for more information.<br /> <br /> The Python Software Foundation is a non-profit corporation. <a href="https://www.python.org/psf/donations/">Please donate.</a> <br /> <br /> Last updated on Nov 24, 2024 (06:13 UTC). <a href="/bugs.html">Found a bug</a>? <br /> Created using <a href="https://www.sphinx-doc.org/">Sphinx</a> 8.1.3. </div> <script type="text/javascript" src="_static/switchers.js"></script> </body> </html>