Updating maintainers on issue progress

[ananya0996]

I was assigned my first issue last week and had a quick question about contributor etiquette. What’s the preferred way to let the maintainers know that I’m actively working on the issue? Should I open a draft PR early on, or would you all prefer periodic updates as comments (no spam, of course) on the issue, or both?

I’m asking because sometimes work can take a while before producing visible output, and I’d like to make sure the maintainers know it’s being actively worked on so it doesn’t get reassigned by mistake.

I didn’t find specific guidance on this in the contributing docs, so I wanted to confirm what’s expected.

Thanks!

[theassassin010]

I see this information available here

1. Claiming an Issue:
   • One Issue at a Time: Contributors are only allowed to work on one issue at a time. Once your pull request (PR) for an issue has been successfully merged or closed, you can select another issue to work on.
   • Please comment on the issue you want to work on so maintainers know that it’s being handled. We will assign the issue to you once we confirm your request.