why a consistent structure? in large part for making the "Python Packaging User Guide" more effective when linking and less redundant
All the projects should use the default RTD theme to match the User Guide.
thinking this doesn't have be a top-level section, but rather just a paragraph or two at the top of the index page. should include the following links: User list | Dev list | Issues | Github | PyPI | irc (e.g. see http://www.pip-installer.org/en/latest/)
should be a top-level section, even if it's short.
super quick command sequences to get going. e.g. for pip, covers the basic 4 or 5 pip commands people use.
not a reference, but a topical guide that covers the common situations and commands people need.
ideally, this is automated through introspection of command classes, and option objects. (e.g. pip's "usage" section is currently automated)
- e.g. for pip, should cover all subcommands and options.
- e.g. for wheel's bdist_wheel, it should cover all the options
- e.g. for setuptools, should cover all setup.py commands and options (including pure-distutils)
- how to test
- release procedures
- how to get involved
- irc channels...
- the changelog
- don't use sections to mark releases, because it makes the TOC too noisy