From 2722f84bed8b565b2590f1436ff5faae5b40b901 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthew Rocklin Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2018 19:47:40 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add link to "Craft Minimal Bug Report" blogpost As requested in https://twitter.com/jreback/status/976242019864588294 This blogpost extends the MCVE documentation currently linked to in this docpage with some do's and don'ts counter-examples. --- doc/source/contributing.rst | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/source/contributing.rst b/doc/source/contributing.rst index f7fc9575566b7..ff0aa8af611db 100644 --- a/doc/source/contributing.rst +++ b/doc/source/contributing.rst @@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ Bug reports and enhancement requests Bug reports are an important part of making *pandas* more stable. Having a complete bug report will allow others to reproduce the bug and provide insight into fixing. See -`this stackoverflow article `_ for tips on -writing a good bug report. +`this stackoverflow article `_ and +`this blogpost `_ +for tips on writing a good bug report. Trying the bug-producing code out on the *master* branch is often a worthwhile exercise to confirm the bug still exists. It is also worth searching existing bug reports and pull requests