Nick Coghlan added the comment:
OK, I've created the "easy (C)" keyword: http://bugs.python.org/keyword18
I've left the existing "easy" keyword alone for the time being, as the Python
vs Documentation split is already implied by the component, but changing the
keyword to "easy (Python)" would
Nick Coghlan added the comment:
Guido: good points, so I've instead filed
https://github.com/python/devguide/issues/38 to discuss updating the Triaging
section of the devguide with a bit more guidance on when it's a good idea to
set these keywords.
Guido van Rossum added the comment:
The term "well defined" would not resonate with people looking for starter
bugs. Read this piece for an overview of how other projects (esp. Mozilla)
try to lure new contributors, and how that's seen by someone eager to
contribute:
Nick Coghlan added the comment:
If we're tinkering with the "easy" tag, would it make sense to switch to a more
objectively definable phrase like "well defined (Python)" and "well defined
(C)"?
The reason I ask is that good starter issues for folks that just want to work
on CPython in