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 How to contribute to Flask
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+==========================
 
 Thank you for considering contributing to Flask!
 
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   * `Running test coverage`_
 
 Support questions
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+-----------------
 
 Please don't use the issue tracker for support questions. The issue tracker is a tool
 to address bugs and feature requests in Flask itself. Use one of the
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 Reporting issues
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+----------------
 
 Include the following information in your post:
 
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 Submitting patches
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+------------------
 
 If there is not an open issue for what you want to submit, prefer
 opening one for discussion before working on a PR. You can work on any
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 First time setup
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+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 -   Download and install the `latest version of git`_.
 -   Configure git with your `username`_ and `email`_.
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 Start coding
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+~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 -   Create a branch to identify the issue you would like to work on. If
     you're submitting a bug or documentation fix, branch off of the
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 Running the tests
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+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 Run the basic test suite with pytest.
 
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 Running test coverage
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+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 Generating a report of lines that do not have test coverage can indicate
 where to start contributing. Run ``pytest`` using ``coverage`` and
@@ -222,7 +221,7 @@ Read more about `coverage <https://coverage.readthedocs.io/en/6.6.0b1/>`__.
 
 
 Building the docs
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 Build the docs in the ``docs`` directory using Sphinx.