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take into account Anton's suggestions 

http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.science.kwant.devel/40/focus=41
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If you encounter a problem with Kwant, first try to reproduce it with as
simple a system as possible. Double-check with the documentation that what
you observe is actually a bug in Kwant. If you think it is, please check
whether the problem is already known in the `Kwant bugtracker
<https://gitlab.kwant-project.org/kwant/kwant/issues?label_name=bug>`_. It can
be also a good idea to search the general mailing list. (You may use the
search box at the top of this page.) If you are unsure whether something is a
bug or not, please do ask on the mailing list.
A useful bug report should contain:
you observe is actually a bug in Kwant. If you think it is, please check `the
list of known bugs in Kwant
<https://gitlab.kwant-project.org/kwant/kwant/issues?label_name=bug>`_. It
may be also a good idea to search or ask on the general mailing list. (You can
use the search box at the top of this page.)
If after checking you still think that you have found a bug, please add it to
the above-mentioned list of bugs by creating an issue with the “bug” label. A
useful bug report should contain:
* The versions of software you are using (Kwant, Python, operating system, etc.)
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content/contribute.rst
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that you have committed all of your changes, then use a tool like ``gitk`` to
view your branch.
In the following two methods to share your commits are described. The first
one requires only minimal setup, the second will be familiar to people who use
the popular GitHub service.
In the following, two methods to share your commits are described. The first
will be familiar if you have experience with the popular GitHub service. If
you do not, you might prefer the second method, since it is simpler.
Method 1: Sending patches to the development mailing list
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The simplest way to let the community know about your change is to send
patches to the mailing list.
Run the command ::
git format-patch origin/master
This will create “patch” file for each commit on your branch. Now simply send
these patches as email attachments to kwant-devel@kwant-project.org, together
with an explanation of your idea. You do not have to be subscribed to the
mailing list.
(Or, even better, use ``git send-email`` as shown in this `example of usage
<https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html#_example>`_
and this `git send-email howto
<http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PulseAudio/HowToUseGitSendEmail/>`_.)
Method 2: Using the Kwant GitLab instance
Method 1: Using the Kwant GitLab instance
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Go the `GitLab page of the official Kwant repository
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git remote add own https://gitlab.kwant-project.org/<USERNAME>/kwant.git
You can copy your own version of the above URL from the main page of your
repository. (If you know about SSH, you may also prefer to upload your public
ssh key to GitLab and to use SSH as transport.) The string ``own`` is the
local name you give to the remote, it can be anything.
You can copy-and-paste your own version of the above URL from the main page of
your repository. (If you know about SSH, you may also prefer to upload your
public ssh key to GitLab and to use SSH as transport.) The string ``own`` is
the local name you give to the remote, it can be anything.
Now you can push your topic branch to your repository::
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sending a message to kwant-devel@kwant-project.org.
Method 2: Sending patches to the development mailing list
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Run the command ::
git format-patch origin/master
This will create “patch” file for each commit on your branch. Now simply send
these patches as email attachments to kwant-devel@kwant-project.org, together
with an explanation of your idea. You do not have to be subscribed to the
mailing list.
(Or, even better, use ``git send-email`` as shown in this `example of usage
<https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html#_example>`_
and this `git send-email howto
<http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PulseAudio/HowToUseGitSendEmail/>`_.)
Coding style
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content/install.rst
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and `Microsoft Windows`_.
Like most Python packages, `Kwant can be also installed using pip
<#automatic-installation-using-pip>`_. (Note, however, that this will often
result in a Kwant installation that runs significantly slower.)
<#automatic-installation-using-pip>`_. (Be sure to follow this link, since
naive use of pip will likely result in a Kwant installation with significantly
reduced performance.)
If no packages are available for the system you use, or if you would like to
build Kwant from source for another reason (expert users may want to customize
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====================
Before installing Kwant, one has to decide which Python version to use –
Python 3 or Python 2. `Python 3.0
Python 3 or Python 2. (`Python 3.0
<https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.0.html>`_ was the first ever
intentionally backwards incompatible Python release, i.e. scripts that target
Python 2 will typically not run with Python 3 and above unchanged.
Python 2 will typically not run with Python 3 and above unchanged.)
Kwant releases up to 1.1 require Python 2. Starting with release 1.2, we have
`switched to Python 3 <http://kwant-project.org/doc/1/pre/whatsnew/1.2>`_. We
recommend to use the latest Kwant with Python 3. Those who are stuck with
Python 2 are invited to continue to use Kwant 1.1 which will be maintained for
several years after 2015.
Kwant releases up to 1.1 require Python 2. Starting with release 1.2, Kwant
development has `switched to Python 3
<http://kwant-project.org/doc/1/pre/whatsnew/1.2>`_. We recommend to use the
latest Kwant with Python 3. Those who are stuck with Python 2 can continue to
use Kwant 1.1 which will be maintained for several years after 2015.
The instructions below assume Python 3. They should be also valid for Python
2 if all occurrences of ``python3``, ``pip3``, etc. are replaced by
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