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<span id="reporting-bugs"></span><h1>Dealing with Bugs<a class="headerlink" href="#dealing-with-bugs" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h1>
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<dt><a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/python/cpython/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Adocs">Documentation bugs</a></dt><dd><p>A list of documentation bugs that have been submitted to the Python issue tracker.</p>
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<dt><a class="reference external" href="https://devguide.python.org/docquality/#helping-with-documentation">Helping with Documentation</a></dt><dd><p>Comprehensive guide for individuals that are interested in contributing to Python documentation.</p>
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