Development =========== pip is a volunteer maintained open source project and we welcome contributions of all forms. The sections below will help you get started with development, testing, and documentation. You can also join ``#pypa`` (general packaging discussion and user support) and ``#pypa-dev`` (discussion about development of packaging tools) `on Freenode`_, or the `pypa-dev mailing list`_, to ask questions or get involved. .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 getting-started contributing release-process vendoring-policy .. note:: pip's development documentation has been rearranged and some older references might be broken. .. _`on Freenode`: https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23pypa-dev,pypa .. _`pypa-dev mailing list`: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/pypa-dev