| # Contributing |
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| All projects under the Pylons Project, including this one, follow the guidelines established at [How to Contribute](https://pylonsproject.org/community-how-to-contribute.html), [Coding Style and Standards](https://pylonsproject.org/community-coding-style-standards.html), and [Pylons Project Documentation Style Guide](https://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/docs-style-guide/). |
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| You can contribute to this project in several ways. |
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| * [File an Issue on GitHub](https://github.com/Pylons/webtest/issues) |
| * Fork this project, create a new branch, commit your suggested change, and push to your fork on GitHub. |
| When ready, submit a pull request for consideration. |
| [GitHub Flow](https://guides.github.com/introduction/flow/index.html) describes the workflow process and why it's a good practice. |
| * Join the [IRC channel #pyramid on irc.freenode.net](https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=pyramid). |
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| ## Git Branches |
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| Git branches and their purpose and status at the time of this writing are listed below. |
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| * [master](https://github.com/Pylons/webtest/) - The branch which should always be *deployable*. The default branch on GitHub. |
| * For development, create a new branch. If changes on your new branch are accepted, they will be merged into the master branch and deployed. |
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| ## Prerequisites |
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| Follow the instructions in [README.rst](https://github.com/Pylons/webtest/) to install the tools needed to run the project. |