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Getting started
- Quick reference
- Setup and building
- Fixing easy issues (and beyond)
- Git bootcamp and cheat sheet
- Forking CPython GitHub repository
- Cloning a forked CPython repository
- Configure the remotes
- Listing the remote repositories
- Setting up your name and email address
- Enabling
autocrlfon Windows - Creating and switching branches
- Deleting branches
- Renaming branch
- Staging and committing files
- Reverting changes
- Stashing changes
- Comparing changes
- Pushing changes
- Creating a pull request
- Linking to issues and pull requests
- Updating your CPython fork
- Applying a patch to Git
- Checking out others pull requests
- Accepting and merging a pull request
- Cancelling an automatic merge
- Backporting merged changes
- Editing a pull request prior to merging
- GitHub CLI
- Git worktree
- Lifecycle of a pull request
- Introduction
- Step-by-step guide
- Making good PRs
- Updating NEWS and Whats New in Python
- Copyrights
- Typo fixes
patchcheck- Making good commits
- Licensing
- Submitting
- Converting an existing patch from b.p.o to GitHub
- Reviewing
- Keeping continuous integration green
- Update branch button
- Committing/rejecting
- Crediting
- Where to get help
- Guidelines for using AI tools
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Last updated on Jun 25, 2026