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Q: I'd like to participate. How do I begin?
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  Head over to http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.1/internals/contributing/#internals-contributing and read the docs oncontributing.
  
  — Alex Gaynor (alex_gaynor) · 7 years ago
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  Recently we've added a page specifically for new contributors: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/internals/contributing/new-contributors/. It's the best place to figure out how to get started contributing to Django.
  
  If you're an IRC user, try jumping into #django-dev on Freenode. I'm almost always there (#jacobkm), as are a bunch of other developers who can help you get started.
  
  — jacobian · 6 years ago
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  Tip:
  
  Talk about diverse kinds of contributions. Include URLs if relevant (we'll automatically linkify them).
  
  Examples:
  
  Here's how to download and patch our codes…
  
  Read about our death-defying mailing list and momentous IRC channel at http://lobstermag.net.
Q: Other than writing code, how can I contribute?
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  Writing documentation
  
  Django takes good documentation very seriously, any improvements would be great!
  
  — Alex Gaynor (alex_gaynor) · 7 years ago
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  Test your sites against pre-release versions
  
  For example, we've recently released Django 1.4 beta. For the final version to be awesome, we need people to download the beta (https://www.djangoproject.com/download/), try it out, and report bugs (https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/internals/contributing/bugs-and-features/).
  
  — jacobian · 6 years ago
- [X] Describe a task
  Further info
  Tip:
  
  Discuss documentation, testing, webmastering, and/or publicity.
  
  Include URLs if relevant (we'll automatically linkify them).
  
  Example:
  
  We need people to download version 0.4.5 and make sure the frobulator still frobulates correctly.
Q: What's a good bug for a newcomer to tackle?
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  Any of the "easy" tickets
  
  We keep a list of tickets marked as "easy" (for some definition of the term, at least): https://code.djangoproject.com/query?status=!closed&easy=1&stage=Accepted. Those are usually fairly small, bite-sized tasks that could be tackled by a newcomer.
  
  — jacobian · 6 years ago
- [X] Describe an issue
  Further info
  Tip:
  
  Many projects have good small tasks that can teach newcomers how the project works. Now's your chance to share one of them!
  
  Include URLs if relevant (we'll automatically linkify them).
  
  Example:
  
  Someone could improve the photo upload dialog box so that it lets you resize the photo before sending it to the web.
Q: What is a bug or issue with Django that you've been putting off, neglecting, or just plain avoiding?
- [X] Describe an issue
  What makes the situation sub-optimal?
  Examples:
  
  I don't know how to get started with internationalizing my app.
  
  Bug 392 about printing was filed five years ago, and I don't even know if printing still works.
  
  I want help from a C coder writing a Maildir patch for Alpine.
  
  Note:
  
  If this issue was formally filed on the web, be sure to include the URL.

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Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design.

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Homepage: http://djangoproject.com/

The code is mostly written in Python.

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