How to Contribute to bazel-contrib/rules_python
A practical guide backed by bazel-contrib/rules_python's real pull-request history - not guesswork.
14%
PR merge rate
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First review
50%
First-timer success
A Tier
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Your game plan
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Pick a starter issue
bazel-contrib/rules_python currently labels 6 open issues as "good first issue". Start there - maintainers expect newcomers on those.
2
Time your pull request
Median first review lands within no recent data. Open your PR when maintainers are active rather than right before a weekend.
3
Keep it small and focused
Outside PRs to this repo are merged at a 14% rate. Small, well-described PRs that pass CI consistently outperform large ones.
4
Engage with review feedback
10 active maintainers review contributions here. Respond to comments promptly - responsiveness is the strongest predictor of getting merged.
Open good first issues
uv.lock packages from a git source do not work
#4139Support uv.lock in the Gazelle plugin
#4111py_wheel: support PEP 639 license metadata (License-Expression / License-File)
#4042Enable `pip.dep` to be used for concrete dependency management
#3916Add a `pip_parse` attribute to pass an SSL certificate
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