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Project Evaluation Activity

Python (the language)

Finding info about contributing on the website.

In the following section you should only enter the information that you found on the project website. Some of the answers will be impossible to find, others may be very hard to find. Do not google for answers.

Project website: Website

What is the purpose of the project: The purpose of CPython is to implement the Python programming language.

How easy was it to find information about contributing on the website? It is relatively easy to find. The contributor section is at the bottom of the webpage.

Contributing instructions: Here

URL for the code repository: Code repository

Bug/Issue tracker link: Bug/Issue tracker

Mailing list: Mailing list
Used to be python-dev. Now communication goes through Core Dev Forum

Chat channel: Chat channel

Other communication channels: None listed.

Finding info at the project repository and bug/issue tracker.

License: License

Is it OSI approved license: Yes

Programming Language(s): C

URL for contributing instructions: Contributing instructions

Are the contributing instructions clear? Yes

URL for code of conduct / community norms / community guidelines: Community Guidelines

URL for instructions for users to download and install the package: Here

Are these instructions clear? Do you think they would be easy to follow? Yes, they have clear instructions for different systems and versions.

URL for instructions for how to install the development environment: Here

Are these instructions clear? Do you think they would be easy to follow? Yes!

Number of contributors: 2,936 contributors

Usernames of three contributors with the largest number of commits; for each of them, list the link to their latest commit:

  1. Gvanrossum (11,303 commits) - Latest Commit
  2. Vstinner (6,414 commits) - Latest Commit
  3. Benjaminp (5,882 commits) - Latest Commit

Number of commits: Exceeds 10,000 commits

Latest commit:

  • Link to the commit: Latest commit
  • Who made that commit: Bedevere-app (bot)
  • What type of work was committed? Fixes a crash when inline comprehension has the same local variable.

Issues

  • How many open issues are there: 7,209 Open Issues

    • URL for the last issue created: Last issue created
    • How many users discuss the issue: 1 person
    • When was the issue reported: 1 minute ago

  • How many closed issues are there: 63,893 Closed Issues

    • URL for the last issue closed: Last issue closed
    • How many users discussed the issue: 2 people
    • When was the issue reported: 3 hours ago
    • When was the issue closed: 3 hours ago

  • How active is the discussion on the issues?

  • Are there issues marked "good for newbies", "beginner" or other indicators that imply that they are good for beginner contributors?

    • How many of such issues are there? 136 issues
    • Look at a few of them, do they look beginner-friendly? Some yes, some no.

  • Are there issues marked "documentation" or other indicators that imply that they are documentation (user or developer specific)?

    • How many of such issues are there? 1,368
    • Look at a few of them, do you think you could submit a fix? Some yes, some no. I could easily fix a few broken links.

Pull requests

  • How many open pull requests are there: 1,809 pull requests

    • URL for the last pull request created: Last Pull Request created
    • When was the last pull request made: 2/19/2025 at 12:00 PM (one hour before I wrote this)
    • URL for the oldest pull request created: Oldest Pull Request created
    • When was the oldest pull request made: February 10, 2017

  • How many closed pull requests are there:

    • URL for the last pull request closed: Last Pull Request closed
    • How many users discussed the pull request: 0 users
    • When was the pull request made: 12:20 PM
    • When was the pull request closed: 12:40 PM

  • Do maintainers respond quickly to pull requests when they are opened? Yes, clearly, as this took 20 minutes.

Development Environment

Each member of your group should attempt to configure the development environment for this project. Complete the following for each member:

Name: Daniel Khaitov
Operating system: Python
Was the installation successful? Yes
How long did the whole process take? 5 minutes

Name: Fox Zhang
Operating system: Python
Was the installation successful? Yes
How long did the whole process take? 6 minutes

Name: Alvaro Martinez
Operating system: Python
Was the installation successful? Yes
How long did the whole process take? 7 minutes

Summary Assessment

How friendly is this project for beginner contributors?
Very friendly, with clear instructions and active interactions from the repository.

Do the maintainers respond helpfully to questions in issues?
Yes. The project is maintained daily and addresses user concerns.

Are people friendly in the issues, discussion forum, and chat?
Yes. People maintain a respectful and professional attitude.

Do pull requests get reviewed?
Yes.

Do maintainers thank people for their contributions?
Not individually.

Are there special skills required to contribute to the project? If so, what are they?
General knowledge of C, and then focus on a subtopic you are already familiar with.

Are there any special hardware/software requirements to be able to contribute to the project? If so, what are they?
No special requirements. You just need a C compiler.