# documentación de Django - 6.0.7

# Consejos para los nuevos colaboradores

¿Es un nuevo colaborador y no sabe qué hacer? ¿Quiere ayudar pero simplemente no sabe cómo empezar? Esta sección es para usted.

Get up and running!

Si es un nuevo colaborador de Django, el :doc: tutorial /intro/contributing le dará una introducción a las herramientas y el flujo de trabajo.

This page contains more general advice on ways you can contribute to Django, and how to approach that.

Si usted está buscando una referencia sobre cómo hacer contribuciones, consulte la documentación Submitting contributions.

## Primeros pasos

Start with these steps to discover Django’s development process.

### Triage tickets

If an unreviewed ticket reports a bug, try and reproduce it. If you can reproduce it and it seems valid, make a note that you confirmed the bug and accept the ticket. Make sure the ticket is filed under the correct component area. Consider writing a patch that adds a test for the bug’s behavior, even if you don’t fix the bug itself. See more at How can I help with development?.

### Review patches of accepted tickets

This will help you build familiarity with the codebase and processes. Mark the appropriate flags if a patch needs docs or tests. Look through the changes a patch makes, and keep an eye out for syntax that is incompatible with older but still supported versions of Python. Run the tests and make sure they pass. Where possible and relevant, try them out on a database other than SQLite. Leave comments and feedback!

### Keep old patches up-to-date

Oftentimes the codebase will change between a patch being submitted and the time it gets reviewed. Make sure it still applies cleanly and functions as expected. Updating a patch is both useful and important! See more on Contribution checklist.

### Write some documentation

Django’s documentation is great but it can always be improved. Did you find a typo? Do you think that something should be clarified? Go ahead and suggest a documentation patch! See also the guide on Writing documentation.

Nota

La página de informes contiene enlaces a muchas consultas Trac útiles, incluyendo varias que son útiles para clasificar tickets y revisar parches como se sugirió anteriormente.

### Sign the Contributor License Agreement

The code that you write belongs to you or your employer. If your contribution is more than one or two lines of code, you have the option to sign the CLA. See the Contributor License Agreement FAQ for a more thorough explanation.

## Directrices

Como principiante en un proyecto grande, es fácil experimentar frustración. Estos son algunos consejos para hacer su trabajo en Django más útil y gratificante.

### Pick a subject area

This should be something that you care about, that you are familiar with or that you want to learn about. You don’t already have to be an expert on the area you want to work on; you become an expert through your ongoing contributions to the code.

### Analyze tickets” context and history

Trac isn’t an absolute; the context is just as important as the words. When reading Trac, you need to take into account who says things, and when they were said. Support for an idea two years ago doesn’t necessarily mean that the idea will still have support. You also need to pay attention to who hasn’t spoken – for example, if an experienced contributor hasn’t been recently involved in a discussion, then a ticket may not have the support required to get into Django.

### Start small

Es más fácil recibir comentarios y sugerencias sobre un problema pequeño que sobre uno grande. Vea los tickets presa fácil.

### Confirm support before engaging in a big task

This means getting someone else to confirm that a bug is real before you fix the issue, and ensuring that there’s consensus on a proposed feature before you go implementing it.

### Be bold! Leave feedback!

Sometimes it can be scary to put your opinion out to the world and say «this ticket is correct» or «this patch needs work», but it’s the only way the project moves forward. The contributions of the broad Django community ultimately have a much greater impact than that of any one person. We can’t do it without you!

### Be cautious when marking things «Ready For Check-in»

If you’re really not certain if a ticket is ready, don’t mark it as such. Leave a comment instead, letting others know your thoughts. If you’re mostly certain, but not completely certain, you might also try asking on the `#contributing-getting-started` channel in the Django Discord server to see if someone else can confirm your suspicions.

### Wait for feedback, and respond to feedback that you receive

Concéntrese en uno o dos tickets, analícelos de principio a fin y repita el proceso. La táctica de la escopeta consistente en aceptar muchos tickets y dejar de lado algunos termina haciendo más daño que bien.

### Be rigorous

When we say «PEP 8, and must have docs and tests», we mean it. If a patch doesn’t have docs and tests, there had better be a good reason. Arguments like «I couldn’t find any existing tests of this feature» don’t carry much weight. While it may be true, that means you have the extra-important job of writing the very first tests for that feature, not that you get a pass from writing tests altogether.

### Be patient

It’s not always easy for your ticket or your patch to be reviewed quickly. This isn’t personal. There are a lot of tickets and pull requests to get through.

Keeping your patch up to date is important. Review the ticket on Trac to ensure that the Needs tests, Needs documentation, and Patch needs improvement flags are unchecked once you’ve addressed all review comments.

Remember that Django has an eight-month release cycle, so there’s plenty of time for your patch to be reviewed.

Finally, a well-timed reminder can help. See contributing code FAQ for ideas here.