Setting up for development

Contents:

• Making your own copy (fork) of matplotlib
  • Set up and configure a github account
  • Create your own forked copy of matplotlib
• Set up your fork
  • Overview
  • In detail
• Configure git
  • Overview
  • In detail
• Git Development workflow
  • Workflow summary
  • Making a new feature branch
  • The editing workflow
  • Asking for code review — open a Pull Request (PR)
  • Rebasing a Pull Request (PR)
  • Staying up to date with changes in the central repository
  • Deleting a branch on GitHub
  • Exploring your repository
• Two and three dots in difference specs