id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc	stage	has_patch	needs_docs	needs_tests	needs_better_patch	easy	ui_ux
27347	Contributing docs: Patch vs Pull-Request	Thomas Güttler	nobody	"I don't understand why this approach gets used in the contributing docs:

   git clone https://github.com/django/django.git
   ...
   pip install -e /path/to/your/local/clone/django/
   ...
   git diff > 24788.diff

See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.10/intro/contributing/

I guess you prefer pull requests, since they are easier to handle.

Why not take this approach?

  fork django to personal github account via github web gui
  ...
  pip install -e git+https://github.com/mygithubnickname/django.git#egg=django
  ...
  create pull request.

"	Cleanup/optimization	closed	Documentation	1.10	Normal	duplicate			Unreviewed	0	0	0	0	0	0