Helping Rope

Rope's main goal is being a good refactoring tool for python. If you like to contribute, well, there are many open issues in rope* bitbucket issue tracker waiting to be addressed, and you're welcome!

How to Help Rope?

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• Use rope
• Send bug reports and request features
• Submit patches for bugs or new features
• Discuss your ideas

Rope Structure

Rope package structure:

• rope.base: the base part of rope
• rope.refactor: refactorings and tools used in them
• rope.contrib: IDE helpers

Have a look at "__init__.py" of these packages or library.txt for more information.

Submitting patches

Patches are welcome.

• Follow PEP 8.
• Use four spaces for indentation.
• Include good unit-tests if possible.
• Rope test suite should pass after patching
• Use "hg export" format to preserve your identity