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What is a sprint?
Basically, a Django sprint is an excuse for people to focus their undivided attention, for a set time frame, on improving Django. It's a focused, scheduled effort to test, fix bugs, add new features and improve documentation.
Anybody, anywhere around the world, can participate and contribute. Most contributors will be at their own homes/schools/workplaces, but a number of people will gather together in person for camaraderie, improved communication and the other benefits of face-to-face interaction.
For more information, view Brett Cannon's ​introductory talk from PyCon, or read Eric Holscher's ​blog post.
*If you've never contributed to Django before, a sprint is the perfect chance for you to chip in.*
Preparing for the sprint
Here are a few easy things you can do ahead of time to make sure your time is spent effectively:

• ​Checkout the "trunk" version of Django (aka the Django development version).
• ​Create an account in our ticket system. This will allow you to claim tickets you're working on.
• Get some ​advice if you are a new contributor.
• Check out the ​Django development dashboard for some useful info and stats.
• Read our ​"Contributing to Django" document. In particular, you might want to familiarize yourself with:
  • ​Running the test suite (hint: the second command that includes setting PYTHONPATH is probably what you want)
  • ​Triaging tickets
  • ​Claiming tickets in Trac (do this before working on anything)
• Familiarize yourself with our ​ticket system and reports. You can also see the ​Roadmap for a list of tickets by milestone.
• Get an ​IRC client, so that you can join us in the channel ​#django-sprint on Freenode.

You can find out more here.