Add note about formatting-only PR (#635)

methane · encukou · willingc · web-flow · commit e8021d1dffcd · 2020-10-21T15:26:27.000-07:00
* Add note about formatting-only PR

* Update pullrequest.rst

Co-authored-by: Petr Viktorin &lt;encukou@gmail.com&gt;

* Update pullrequest.rst

* Update pullrequest.rst

Co-authored-by: Terry Jan Reedy &lt;tjreedy@udel.edu&gt;

Co-authored-by: Petr Viktorin &lt;encukou@gmail.com&gt;
Co-authored-by: Carol Willing &lt;carolcode@willingconsulting.com&gt;
Co-authored-by: Terry Jan Reedy &lt;tjreedy@udel.edu&gt;
diff --git a/pullrequest.rst b/pullrequest.rst
@@ -185,6 +185,11 @@ one or two discrepancies those can be fixed by the core developer who merges
 your pull request. But if you have systematic deviations from the style guides
 your pull request will be put on hold until you fix the formatting issues.
 
+.. note::
+   Pull requests with only code formatting changes are usually rejected. On the other
+   hand, fixes for typos and grammar errors in documents and docstrings are
+   welcome.
+
 Second, be aware of backwards-compatibility considerations. While the core
 developer who eventually handles your pull request will make the final call on
 whether something is acceptable, thinking about backwards-compatibility early
