Contributor Guide

Thank you for your interest in improving this project. This project is open-source under the Affero license and highly welcomes contributions in the form of bug reports, feature requests, and pull requests.

Here is a list of important resources for contributors:

How to report a bug

Report bugs on the Issue Tracker.

How to request a feature

Request features on the Issue Tracker.

How to set up your development environment

You need Python 3.7+ and the following tools:

You can install them with:

$ pip install poetry nox nox-poetry

Install the package with development requirements:

$ make install

You can now run an interactive Python session, or the command-line interface:

$ poetry run python
$ poetry run geopardy

How to test the project

Run the full test suite:

$ nox

List the available Nox sessions:

$ nox --list-sessions

You can also run a specific Nox session. For example, invoke the unit test suite like this:

$ nox --session=tests

Unit tests are located in the tests directory, and are written using the pytest testing framework.

How to submit changes

Open a pull request to submit changes to this project against the development branch.

Your pull request needs to meet the following guidelines for acceptance:

  • The Nox test suite must pass without errors and warnings.

  • Include unit tests. This project maintains a high code coverage.

  • If your changes add functionality, update the documentation accordingly.

To run linting and code formatting checks before committing your change, you can install pre-commit as a Git hook by running the following command:

$ nox --session=pre-commit -- install

It is recommended to open an issue before starting work on anything. This will allow a chance to talk it over with the owners and validate your approach.