devilsaint99 · Jul 30, 2023 · Jul 30, 2023 · Jul 30, 2023 · Jul 30, 2023 · Jul 30, 2023
diff --git a/doc/devel/development_setup.rst b/doc/devel/development_setup.rst
@@ -164,6 +164,20 @@ true for ``*.py`` files.  If you change the C-extension source (which might
 also happen if you change branches) you will have to re-run
 ``python -m pip install -ve .``
 
+Verify the Installation
+==============================
-Verify the Installation
-==============================
+Verify the Installation
+=======================
-Verify the Installation
-==============================
+Verify the Installation
+=======================
+
+* Run the following command to make sure you have correctly installed matplotlib in editable mode. 
+  The command should be run in the development when the virtual environment is activate ::
-  The command should be run in the development when the virtual environment is activate ::
+  The command should be run when the virtual environment is activated ::
-  The command should be run in the development when the virtual environment is activate ::
+  The command should be run when the virtual environment is activated ::
+
+    python -c "import matplotlib; print(matplotlib.__file__)"
+
+  This command should return : ``<matplotlib_local_repo>\lib\matplotlib\__init__.py``
+
+* We would encourage you to run tests and build docs to verify that the code installed and docs build are clean respectively,
+  These two are recommended, so that when you make code or document related changes you are aware of the existing issues beforehand.
-* We would encourage you to run tests and build docs to verify that the code installed and docs build are clean respectively,
-  These two are recommended, so that when you make code or document related changes you are aware of the existing issues beforehand.
+* We encourage you to run tests and build docs to verify that the code install and docs build are clean, , so that when you make code or document related changes you are aware of the existing issues.
-* We would encourage you to run tests and build docs to verify that the code installed and docs build are clean respectively,
-  These two are recommended, so that when you make code or document related changes you are aware of the existing issues beforehand.
+* We encourage you to run tests and build docs to verify that the code install and docs build are clean, , so that when you make code or document related changes you are aware of the existing issues.
+  Please refer to :ref:`documenting-matplotlib` and :ref:`testing` for building docs and run test cases.
+
 Install pre-commit hooks (optional)
 ===================================
 `pre-commit <https://pre-commit.com/>`_ hooks automatically check flake8 and