[Django] #36799: Create a how-to on how to test a pre-release version of Django

[Django]

#36799: Create a how-to on how to test a pre-release version of Django
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Reporter: Sarah Boyce | Type: Uncategorized
Status: new | Component: Documentation
Version: dev | Severity: Normal
Keywords: | Triage Stage: Unreviewed
Has patch: 0 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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In an episode of DjangoChat, there was a discussion that we need more
testers of pre-released Django versions. I am in full agreement that early
testers are wonderful and the more the merrier 😊

In order to encourage this, there was a proposal to have a how-to page, as
there may be folks who want to do this but don't know how.

We can then link to this in our blog posts when pre-releaes are published.

This how-to probably should link to the
[https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/6.0/howto/upgrade-version/ how-to
upgrade Django page], as being on the latest released version is a
reasonable prerequisite.

I have also proposed us having a scheduled job to test against
djangoproject.com
(https://github.com/django/djangoproject.com/issues/2391) which we may be
able to link to in order to give folks an example implementation of
testing against Django's main branch.
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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36799>
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[Django]

#36799: Create a how-to on how to test a pre-release version of Django

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Reporter: Sarah Boyce | Owner: (none)
Type: Cleanup/optimization | Status: new
Component: Documentation | Version: dev
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Triage Stage: Accepted

Has patch: 0 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0

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Changes (by Natalia Bidart):

* stage: Unreviewed => Accepted
* type: Uncategorized => Cleanup/optimization

Comment:

Thank you Sarah for taking the time to create the ticket! I'm in full
agreement :-)
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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36799#comment:1>

[Django]

#36799: Create a how-to on how to test a pre-release version of Django

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Reporter: Sarah Boyce | Owner: Parvez
Type: | Khan
Cleanup/optimization | Status: assigned

Component: Documentation | Version: dev
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Triage Stage: Accepted
Has patch: 0 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0

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Changes (by Parvez Khan):

* owner: (none) => Parvez Khan
* status: new => assigned

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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36799#comment:2>

[Django]

#36799: Create a how-to on how to test a pre-release version of Django
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Reporter: Sarah Boyce | Owner: VIZZARD-X
Type: | Status: assigned
Cleanup/optimization |

Component: Documentation | Version: dev
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Triage Stage: Accepted
Has patch: 0 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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Changes (by VIZZARD-X):

* owner: Parvez Khan => VIZZARD-X

Comment:

Hello Parvez, I'm going to assign this to myself since there hasn't been
any activity here in a few months and no updates from you regarding the
ticket whatsoever.
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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36799#comment:3>

[Django]

#36799: Create a how-to on how to test a pre-release version of Django
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Reporter: Sarah Boyce | Owner: VIZZARD-X
Type: | Status: assigned
Cleanup/optimization |
Component: Documentation | Version: dev
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Triage Stage: Accepted

Has patch: 1 | Needs documentation: 0

Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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Changes (by VIZZARD-X):

* has_patch: 0 => 1

Comment:

PR: [https://github.com/django/django/pull/20938]
Added the how-to guide for testing pre-releases as requested and verified
that the docs successfully build.
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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36799#comment:4>

[Django]

#36799: Create a how-to on how to test a pre-release version of Django
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Reporter: Sarah Boyce | Owner: VIZZARD-X
Type: | Status: assigned
Cleanup/optimization |
Component: Documentation | Version: dev
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Triage Stage: Accepted
Has patch: 1 | Needs documentation: 0

Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 1

Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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Changes (by Jacob Walls):

* needs_better_patch: 0 => 1

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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36799#comment:5>

[Django]

#36799: Create a how-to on how to test a pre-release version of Django
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Reporter: Sarah Boyce | Owner: VIZZARD-X
Type: | Status: assigned
Cleanup/optimization |
Component: Documentation | Version: dev
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Triage Stage: Accepted
Has patch: 1 | Needs documentation: 0

Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0

Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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Changes (by VIZZARD-X):

* needs_better_patch: 1 => 0

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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36799#comment:6>

[Django]

#36799: Create a how-to on how to test a pre-release version of Django
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Reporter: Sarah Boyce | Owner: VIZZARD-X
Type: | Status: assigned
Cleanup/optimization |
Component: Documentation | Version: dev
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Triage Stage: Accepted
Has patch: 1 | Needs documentation: 0

Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 1

Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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Changes (by Jacob Walls):

* needs_better_patch: 0 => 1

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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36799#comment:7>

[Django]

#36799: Create a how-to on how to test a pre-release version of Django
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Reporter: Sarah Boyce | Owner: VIZZARD-X
Type: | Status: assigned
Cleanup/optimization |
Component: Documentation | Version: dev
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Triage Stage: Accepted
Has patch: 1 | Needs documentation: 0

Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0

Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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Changes (by VIZZARD-X):

* needs_better_patch: 1 => 0

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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36799#comment:8>

[Django]

#36799: Create a how-to on how to test a pre-release version of Django
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Reporter: Sarah Boyce | Owner: VIZZARD-X
Type: | Status: assigned
Cleanup/optimization |
Component: Documentation | Version: dev
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Triage Stage: Accepted
Has patch: 1 | Needs documentation: 0

Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 1

Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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Changes (by VIZZARD-X):

* needs_better_patch: 0 => 1

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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36799#comment:9>

[Django]

#36799: Create a how-to on how to test a pre-release version of Django
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Reporter: Sarah Boyce | Owner: VIZZARD-X
Type: | Status: assigned
Cleanup/optimization |
Component: Documentation | Version: dev
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Triage Stage: Accepted
Has patch: 1 | Needs documentation: 0

Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0

Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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Changes (by VIZZARD-X):

* needs_better_patch: 1 => 0

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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36799#comment:10>

[Django]

#36799: Create a how-to on how to test a pre-release version of Django
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Reporter: Sarah Boyce | Owner: VIZZARD-X
Type: | Status: assigned
Cleanup/optimization |
Component: Documentation | Version: dev
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Triage Stage: Accepted
Has patch: 1 | Needs documentation: 0

Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 1

Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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Changes (by Jacob Walls):

* needs_better_patch: 0 => 1

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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36799#comment:11>

[Django]

#36799: Create a how-to on how to test a pre-release version of Django
-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------
Reporter: Sarah Boyce | Owner: VIZZARD-X
Type: | Status: assigned
Cleanup/optimization |
Component: Documentation | Version: dev
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Triage Stage: Accepted
Has patch: 1 | Needs documentation: 0

Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0

Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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Changes (by VIZZARD-X):

* needs_better_patch: 1 => 0

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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36799#comment:12>

[Django]

#36799: Create a how-to on how to test a pre-release version of Django
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Reporter: Sarah Boyce | Owner: VIZZARD-X
Type: | Status: assigned
Cleanup/optimization |
Component: Documentation | Version: dev
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Triage Stage: Accepted
Has patch: 1 | Needs documentation: 0

Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 1

Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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Changes (by Tim McCurrach):

* needs_better_patch: 0 => 1

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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36799#comment:13>

[Django]

#36799: Create a how-to on how to test a pre-release version of Django
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Reporter: Sarah Boyce | Owner: VIZZARD-X
Type: | Status: assigned
Cleanup/optimization |
Component: Documentation | Version: dev
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Triage Stage: Accepted
Has patch: 1 | Needs documentation: 0

Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0

Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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Changes (by VIZZARD-X):

* needs_better_patch: 1 => 0

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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36799#comment:14>

[Django]

#36799: Create a how-to on how to test a pre-release version of Django
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Reporter: Sarah Boyce | Owner: VIZZARD-X
Type: | Status: assigned
Cleanup/optimization |
Component: Documentation | Version: dev
Severity: Normal | Resolution:

Keywords: | Triage Stage: Ready for
| checkin

Has patch: 1 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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Changes (by Jacob Walls):

* stage: Accepted => Ready for checkin

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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36799#comment:15>

[Django]

#36799: Create a how-to on how to test a pre-release version of Django
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Reporter: Sarah Boyce | Owner: VIZZARD-X

Type: | Status: closed

Cleanup/optimization |
Component: Documentation | Version: dev

Severity: Normal | Resolution: fixed

Keywords: | Triage Stage: Ready for
| checkin
Has patch: 1 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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Changes (by Jacob Walls <jacobtylerwalls@…>):

* resolution: => fixed
* status: assigned => closed

Comment:

In [changeset:"6be668b0cc6524c9900181c5bd8273ef2f256a34" 6be668b]:
{{{#!CommitTicketReference repository=""
revision="6be668b0cc6524c9900181c5bd8273ef2f256a34"
Fixed #36799 -- Added a how-to guide for testing pre-releases.

Thanks Sarah Boyce for the idea and Tim McCurrach for the review.

Co-authored-by: Timothy McCurrach <tim.mc...@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Jacob Walls <jacobty...@gmail.com>
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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36799#comment:16>

[Django]

#36799: Create a how-to on how to test a pre-release version of Django
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Reporter: Sarah Boyce | Owner: VIZZARD-X
Type: | Status: closed
Cleanup/optimization |
Component: Documentation | Version: dev
Severity: Normal | Resolution: fixed
Keywords: | Triage Stage: Ready for
| checkin
Has patch: 1 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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Comment (by Jacob Walls <jacobtylerwalls@…>):

In [changeset:"3436edb6966a83ac6be06dbc422df89fdc9e5653" 3436edb6]:
{{{#!CommitTicketReference repository=""
revision="3436edb6966a83ac6be06dbc422df89fdc9e5653"
[6.0.x] Fixed #36799 -- Added a how-to guide for testing pre-releases.

Thanks Sarah Boyce for the idea and Tim McCurrach for the review.

Co-authored-by: Timothy McCurrach <tim.mc...@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Jacob Walls <jacobty...@gmail.com>

Backport of 6be668b0cc6524c9900181c5bd8273ef2f256a34 from main.
}}}
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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36799#comment:17>