If you’re interested in contributing to the python-ironicclient project, the following will help get you started.
There is a very active chat channel at irc://freenode.net/#openstack-ironic. This is usually the best place to ask questions and find your way around. IRC stands for Internet Relay Chat and it is a way to chat online in real time. You can ask a question and come back later to read the answer in the log files. Logs for the #openstack-ironic IRC channel are stored at http://eavesdrop.openstack.org/irclogs/%23openstack-ironic/.
In order to contribute to the python-ironicclient project, you need to have signed OpenStack’s contributor’s agreement.
Most of the tools used for OpenStack depend on a launchpad.net ID for authentication. After signing up for a launchpad account, join the “openstack” team to have access to the mailing list and receive notifications of important events.