Contributing to pydov¶
First of all, thanks for considering contributing to pydov! It’s people like you that make it rewarding for us - the project Credits - to work on pydov.
pydov is an open source project, maintained by people who care. We are not directly funded to do so.
Code of conduct¶
Please note that this project is released with a Code of Conduct. By participating in this project you agree to abide by its terms.
How you can contribute?¶
There are several ways you can contribute to this project. If you want to know more about why and how to contribute to open source projects like this one, see this Open Source Guide.
Ask a question¶
Using pydov and got stuck? Browse the documentation to see if you can find a solution. Still stuck? Post your question as a new issue on GitHub. While we cannot offer user support, we’ll try to do our best to address it, as questions often lead to better documentation or the discovery of bugs.
Want to ask a question in private? Contact DOV directly by email.
Propose an idea¶
Have an idea for a new pydov feature? Take a look at the documentation and issue list to see if it isn’t included or suggested yet. If not, suggest your idea as a new issue on GitHub. While we can’t promise to implement your idea, it helps to:
Explain in detail how it would work.
Keep the scope as narrow as possible.
See below, Creating the documentation, if you want to contribute code for your idea as well.
Report a bug¶
Using pydov and discovered a bug? That’s annoying! Don’t let others have the same experience and report it as a new issue so we can fix it. A good bug report makes it easier for us to do so, so please include:
Your operating system name and version (e.g. Mac OS 10.13.6).
Any details about your local setup that might be helpful in troubleshooting.
Detailed steps to reproduce the bug.
Improve the documentation¶
Noticed a typo on the website? Think a function could use a better example? Good documentation makes all the difference, so your help to improve it is very welcome! Maybe you’ve written a good introduction tutorial or example case, these are typically very popular sections for new users.
The website
This website is generated with Sphinx. That means we don’t have to
write any html. Content is pulled together from documentation in the code,
notebooks, reStructuredText files and the package conf.py
settings. If you
know your way around Sphinx, you can propose a file change to improve
documentation. If not, report an issue and we can point you in the right direction.
For more technical details about the Sphinx setup of the pydov project, See the Creating the documentation section.
Function documentation
Functions are described as comments near their code and translated to documentation using the numpy docstring standard. If you want to improve a function description:
Go to
pydov/
directory in the code repository.Look for the file with the name of the function.
Propose a file change to update the function documentation in the docstring (in between the triple quotes).
Contribute code¶
Care to fix bugs or implement new functionality for pydov? Awesome! Have a look at the issue list and leave a comment on the things you want to work on.
Make sure to setup your development environment and check the development guidelines to see ow we develop the pydov package.