django.git/docs/internals/contributing/writing-code, branch stable/5.2.x

[5.2.x] Bumped minimum isort version to 7.0.0.

2026-02-24T19:08:08Z

Added ignores relating to https://github.com/PyCQA/isort/issues/2352. Backport of d980d68609448a4c85763fa34e471ff80540888b from main.

[5.2.x] Added GitHub Actions linter (zizmor).

2025-11-21T19:43:27Z

At the direction of the Security Team. Thanks Markus Holtermann, Jake Howard, and Natalia Bidart for reviews. Backport of 09d4bf5cd9c95c588d3ec22edea5db1f5f146900 from main.

[5.2.x] Removed reference to flake8 file exclusions.

2025-08-23T18:06:54Z

Obsolete since 41384812efe209c8295a50d78b45e0ffb2992436. (six was removed in 9285926295fbfc86b70e7be8d595d4cfbe7895b8.) Backport of 165ad74c578f94f962624a40dff14e1b2e23a1f8 from main

[5.2.x] Moved manual testing instructions from intro to submitting patches docs.

2025-07-28T12:02:15Z

The section on manual testing, including how to use a local checkout of Django, is moved from the contribution intro to the submitting patches docs. This makes it easier for reviewers and authors to follow best practices. Backport of fdeca380724d523330db9d816c4cda50cda320fd from main.

[5.2.x] Added accessibility guidelines for contributors.

2025-07-23T14:42:23Z

Backport of 5527df91921b54b9fd1eb9aca3aabe91ec58a9c7 from main.

[5.2.x] Updated guidance to propose new feature ideas in contributing docs.

2025-05-14T00:40:21Z

These changes include: * Clarification of the new feature proposal and evaluation process. * Reodering "points to consider" into reporting bugs section, since these are mostly trac-specific. * Narrowing the guide on user interface bugs and features to just bugs. * Updating documentation for Someday/Maybe triage stage. Co-authored-by: Tim Schilling Co-authored-by: Sarah Boyce <42296566+sarahboyce@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Natalia <124304+nessita@users.noreply.github.com> Backport of 188799e67c2c497419f448359775930c866fe28d from main.

[5.2.x] Fixes #36215 -- Included unpacking generalization notes in coding style guide (PEP-448).

2025-04-01T01:44:35Z

Backport of 6b3250673937b105af44f2f14247e56876f8dbe1 from main.

[5.2.x] Fixed #35908 -- Retired the django-developers and django-users mailing lists.

2025-02-19T11:16:20Z

Co-authored-by: Chaitanya Rahalkar Backport of 86493307f97b9795a74227b6af2d59a267160847 from main.

[5.2.x] Refs #32193 -- Updated python-memcached to pymemcache in contributing guide.

2025-01-20T21:44:34Z

Follow up to 05f3a6186efefc9fca2204a745b992501c6fd91f. Backport of 337c641abb36b3c2501b14e1290b800831bb20ad from main

Refs #32365 -- Removed pytz from list of test dependencies in unit test docs.

2024-11-11T11:24:21Z

Follow up to e6f82438d4e3750e8d299bfd79dac98eebe9f1e0.