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diff --git a/doc/source/dev/development_environment.rst b/doc/source/dev/development_environment.rst index 0c9f307f8..aa4326f63 100644 --- a/doc/source/dev/development_environment.rst +++ b/doc/source/dev/development_environment.rst @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ For development, you can set up an in-place build so that changes made to This allows you to import the in-place built NumPy *from the repo base directory only*. If you want the in-place build to be visible outside that base dir, you need to point your ``PYTHONPATH`` environment variable to this -directory. Some IDEs (Spyder for example) have utilities to manage +directory. Some IDEs (`Spyder`_ for example) have utilities to manage ``PYTHONPATH``. On Linux and OSX, you can run the command:: $ export PYTHONPATH=$PWD @@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ installs a ``.egg-link`` file into your site-packages as well as adjusts the ``easy-install.pth`` there, so its a more permanent (and magical) operation. +.. _Spyder: https://www.spyder-ide.org/ + Other build options ------------------- @@ -214,13 +216,13 @@ Understanding the code & getting started ---------------------------------------- The best strategy to better understand the code base is to pick something you -want to change and start reading the code to figure out how it works. When in +want to change and start reading the code to figure out how it works. When in doubt, you can ask questions on the mailing list. It is perfectly okay if your -pull requests aren't perfect, the community is always happy to help. As a -volunteer project, things do sometimes get dropped and it's totally fine to +pull requests aren't perfect, the community is always happy to help. As a +volunteer project, things do sometimes get dropped and it's totally fine to ping us if something has sat without a response for about two to four weeks. -So go ahead and pick something that annoys or confuses you about numpy, -experiment with the code, hang around for discussions or go through the -reference documents to try to fix it. Things will fall in place and soon +So go ahead and pick something that annoys or confuses you about numpy, +experiment with the code, hang around for discussions or go through the +reference documents to try to fix it. Things will fall in place and soon you'll have a pretty good understanding of the project as a whole. Good Luck! |