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 git push fork feature
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-Open a pull request against the main `opentelemetry-python` repo.
+Open a pull request (PR) against the main `opentelemetry-python` repo.
+
+A descriptive PR title will help the community better triage and review your changes. Make sure to prefix with the name(s) of the package/subdirectory/domain that your PR updates. Following any of these examples will help:
+
+* "opentelemetry-sdk: make test_force_flush_late_by_timeout less flaky on pypy/windows"
+* "opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http: enable typechecking"
+* "docs: replace TODO placeholders with API and SDK overview descriptions"
+* "feat(config): Add TracerProvider support for declarative config"
 
 Pull requests are also tested for their compatibility with packages distributed
 by OpenTelemetry in the [OpenTelemetry Python Contrib Repository](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python.git).