diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/CONTRIBUTING.rst index ad16384..4ad2108 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.rst +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.rst @@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ When contributing the first time, please include a commit with the output of thi Otherwise the integration-check will fail. When you change your username or mail-address, please also update the `.mailmap` and the authors-list. +You can find a good documentation on the mapping-feature in the `documentation of git-shortlog `_. Style-Guide ----------- @@ -47,9 +48,11 @@ Often you can achieve compatibility quite easily with a tool from the `six`-pack PEP8 ^^^^ -This is not yet consequently done in every piece of code, but please try to ensure -that your code honors PEP8. -The checks by Landscape and QuantifiedCode that run on every PR will provide you with hints. +The entire codebase adheres to the rules of PEP8. +These rules are enforced by running `flake8` in the integration-checks. +Please adhere to these rules as your contribution can only be merged if the check succeeds. +You can use flake8 or similar tools locally in order to check your code. +Apart from that the travis-log and the check by Landscape will provide you with hints. GIT ^^^