Lesson 07 — Pull Requests

Goal

Open a pull request so someone can review your branch before it is merged.

What a pull request is

A pull request, or PR, is a request to merge one branch into another branch.

Most often:

your branch → main

A PR gives the team a place to:

• Review changes
• Ask questions
• Suggest edits
• Run automated checks
• Approve and merge work

Checklist

1. Push your branch

Make sure your branch is on GitHub:

git push -u origin branch-name

• My branch is pushed to GitHub.

2. Open the repository in GitHub

• I opened the repository page.
• I see my recently pushed branch.

3. Start the pull request

• Click Compare & pull request, or go to the Pull requests tab and click New pull request.
• Confirm the base branch is main.
• Confirm the compare branch is my branch.

4. Write a clear PR title

Example:

docs: add practice notes to README

• My PR title clearly says what changed.

5. Fill in the PR description

Use this template:

## Summary
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## Testing or review notes
- [ ] I reviewed the changed files
- [ ] I ran `git status`
- [ ] I confirmed the change appears as expected

• I wrote a short PR description.

6. Create the PR

• I clicked Create pull request.

7. Respond to feedback

If someone asks for a change:

1. Make the change locally on the same branch.
2. Commit it.
3. Push it.

git add filename
git commit -m "docs: address PR feedback"
git push

The PR updates automatically.

• I understand how to update a PR.

Completion check

• I can open a PR.
• I can explain what branch is being merged into what branch.
• I can update a PR by pushing another commit to the same branch.
• I understand that PRs are for review and discussion.