We recommend that you set up a Python environment for developing quantecon that is separate from the "default" Python environment that you use in your own research. This will allow you to contribute to quantecon without worrying about corrupting the Python environment on which your other work depends.
Below are instructions for building a separate development environment for contributing to the quantecon package using the Conda package management system which comes bundled with the Anaconda Python distribution provided by Continuum Analytics.
Fork and clone a copy of the quant-econ repository on to your local machine.