# python/devguide

The Python developer's guide

Repository: https://github.com/python/devguide
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/python-devguide
Homepage: https://devguide.python.org/
Language: Python
License: CC0-1.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-25T19:36:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3694, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2103, forks 1033 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:13.749001+00:00)

## What it is
The CPython Developer's Guide (devguide), a comprehensive documentation resource maintained by the Python core team explaining how to contribute to CPython. It covers building, testing, triaging, documentation, security, and the overall development workflow, published at devguide.python.org.

## Use cases
- learn how to contribute to CPython
- set up a CPython build environment
- understand the CPython pull request lifecycle
- find how to triage Python issues
- learn how to write and run CPython tests
- understand Python version release status
- learn how to join the Python core team
- get started contributing to Python documentation

## When to choose
- you want to contribute code, docs, or triage work to CPython
- you need authoritative guidance on CPython's development workflow and internals
- you are onboarding as a new Python contributor or core developer

## When to avoid
- you need general Python language tutorials rather than contribution guidance
- you are contributing to a third-party Python library, not CPython itself
- you need a runnable tool rather than documentation

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation
- domain: developer-tools, programming-languages, tutorials
- platform: python
- tags: cpython, contributing-guide, open-source-contribution, sphinx, core-development, python-core-team, web-server

## Member repositories
- python/devguide (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:13.749001+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:54:15.316676+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/python/devguide (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:13.749001+00:00, sha a55b0d8c80be)
  - homepage: https://devguide.python.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:38:43.824993+00:00, sha a994ffb29051)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.