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Update virtual environment guide URL on contributing page #2200

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14 changes: 8 additions & 6 deletions docs/sphinx/source/contributing.rst
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Expand Up @@ -68,12 +68,14 @@ into detail on each of these steps. Also see GitHub's `Set Up Git
Requests <https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests/>`_.

We strongly recommend using virtual environments for development.
Virtual environments make it trivial to switch between different
versions of software. This `astropy guide
<http://astropy.readthedocs.org/en/latest/development/workflow/
virtual_pythons.html>`_ is a good reference for virtual environments. If
this is your first pull request, don't worry about using a virtual
environment.
Virtual environments make it easier to switch between different
versions of software. This `scientific-python.org guide
<https://learn.scientific-python.org/development/tutorials/dev-environment/>`_
is a good reference for virtual environments. The pvlib-python `installation
user guide <https://pvlib-python.readthedocs.io/en/stable/user_guide/
installation.html#set-up-a-virtual-environment>`_ also provides instructions on
setting up a virtual environment. If this is your first pull request, don't
worry about using a virtual environment.

You must include documentation and unit tests for any new or improved
code. We can provide help and advice on this after you start the pull
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