[Django] #37111: Add a sprints quickstart guide for contributors

[Django]

#37111: Add a sprints quickstart guide for contributors
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Reporter: Tim | Owner: Tim Schilling
Schilling |
Type: | Status: assigned
Cleanup/optimization |
Component: | Version: dev
Documentation | Keywords: contributing,
Severity: Normal | documentation
Triage Stage: | Has patch: 0
Unreviewed |
Needs documentation: 0 | Needs tests: 0
Patch needs improvement: 0 | Easy pickings: 0
UI/UX: 0 |
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At the PyCon US 2026 sprints, Natalia, Jacob and I were referring to the
same resources, processes and workflows, but lacked a singular place to
send people to. There appears to be a need for a page to exist in the
contribution docs for contribution sprint events. When people have access
to an existing Django contributor, there's less of a need to read the
contribution guidelines in full and more of a push to get the person
productive.

This new page should contain a concise set of information that the Django
contributor can send people to so that when they explain in person,
there's a written version for the new contributor to refer back to.

The topics we should cover are:

- Quick set up for installing dependencies
- Show how to run tests, build docs
- Explain [https://youtube.com/shorts/D6QHet5U82U?si=j5M6sy0ufpeGy_iZ
vulture method]
- Give quick tips on assessing issues (>20000, pick a component they
recognize)
- Give script to resume work off of someone else's branch
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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/37111>
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[Django]

#37111: Add a sprints quickstart guide for contributors
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Reporter: Tim Schilling | Owner: Tim
Type: | Schilling
Cleanup/optimization | Status: assigned
Component: Documentation | Version: dev
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: contributing, | Triage Stage:
documentation | Unreviewed
Has patch: 0 | Needs documentation: 0

Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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Comment (by Tim Schilling):

[https://github.com/tim-schilling/django/pull/2 The proposed changes can
be found here]. It's a rough first draft. I feel like the topics covered
are good and would argue to keep them. I'm happy to see the details
updated.
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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/37111#comment:1>

[Django]

#37111: Add a sprints quickstart guide for contributors
-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------
Reporter: Tim Schilling | Owner: Tim
Type: | Schilling
Cleanup/optimization | Status: assigned
Component: Documentation | Version: dev
Severity: Normal | Resolution:

Keywords: contributing, | Triage Stage: Accepted
documentation |

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

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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/37111#comment:2>

[Django]

#37111: Add a sprints quickstart guide for contributors
-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------
Reporter: Tim Schilling | Owner: Tim
Type: | Schilling
Cleanup/optimization | Status: assigned
Component: Documentation | Version: dev
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: contributing, | Triage Stage: Accepted
documentation |

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 Tim Schilling):

* has_patch: 0 => 1

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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/37111#comment:3>