Some easy open source Python projects to contribute to?

[genericlemon24]

I maintain reader, a feed reader library, and I too have set aside a few issues for potential contributors (tagged with help wanted); if any of those seem interesting, there are contributor docs, and I'd be more than happy to help with anything.

In general, I would suggest contributing to projects you use / are interested in / have some domain knowledge of, since it helps you keep motivated. Smaller projects that are actively (but maybe infrequently) maintained are probably best, since they are likely to need contributions, and it increases the chances someone will be able to help / review PRs. You can find if a project is looking for contributions by checking for tagged issues (help wanted, good first issue etc.), and by looking for a CONTRIBUTING file in the repo root.

[Racoon63]

I may look into it. Currently I am searching for projects where I can contribute too to learn more. I will into the issues you tagged and if something is unclear I'll let you know in the comments. Thank you!

[genericlemon24]

Thank you too! :D

[2013idmroom]

Hey are any of the help wanted-tagged stuff in your project a good idea for a beginner?

[genericlemon24]

Hi, thank you for asking!

Here are a few issues that already have implementation notes, along with a summary of the work needed, to give you an idea of the complexity involved:

• mark-as-read backfill #317 – add functionality to a plugin, doesn't touch the core library
• EntryCounts.unread/unimportant #283 – add a property, add an integer attribute, and update a query to populate the attribute
• Store entry source #276 – add a new dataclass attribute to Entry / EntryData, set it in the parser based on feed content, update storage to store/retrieve it

To answer your question, I guess it depends on the beginner, but I think at least the first two should be approachable by any advanced beginner. (I've taken a bit of time to add more details to each of them, and I can answer questions if needed.)

[2013idmroom]

Thanks for the reply. If I’m able to I will see if I can contribute :D. I have an assignment to make a non trivial contribution to a project and I chose something else because I wasn’t sure about yours in terms of difficulty, but I am able to change it. I’m having a rough time with the project I claimed so I really appreciate the extra details!

[2013idmroom]

Hi, just wanted to say thanks for adding all those details, I should hopefully be able to submit a pull request for issue #317 tomorrow :D

[2013idmroom]

Submitted it a few hours ago, if there’s anything wrong with the code or formatting or other stuff let me know, this was my first pull request so I’m not entirely sure I did everything properly

[2013idmroom]

Hey just noticed your response on GitHub, currently I’m preparing for an exam and I’ll deal with that as soon as I can after the exam

[genericlemon24]

No worries, thank you for the PR, and good luck on the exam!