# Contributing to Django: quickstart

DevFeed: [Contributing to Django: quickstart](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/contributing-to-django-quickstart-35383.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://darkcoding.net/software/contributing-to-django-quickstart/>)

Author: Graham King

Published: 2011-07-07T05:01:55Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Graham King](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/graham-king.md>)

Topics: [Django](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/django.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [pip](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pip.md>), [SQLite](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sqlite.md>), [MySQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mysql.md>), [PostgreSQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/postgresql.md>)

Tags: [developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developers.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [development-environment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development-environment.md>), [django](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/django.md>), [guide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guide.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [install](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/install.md>), [mysql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mysql.md>), [patches](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/patches.md>), [postgresql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/postgresql.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>), [sqlite](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sqlite.md>), [tests](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tests.md>), [version](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/version.md>)

## AI overview

A step-by-step guide to setting up a development environment for contributing to Django core. It covers installing pip and virtualenv, installing dependencies, running the test suite, creating patches, and keeping a checkout current.

## Source excerpt

"Empowering Django developers: A step-by-step guide to setting up your environment."