There seem to be 3 variations of thegit push command:

1. Usegit push origin branchname and always specify the remote and the branch
2. Usegit push -u origin branchname on the first push to setorigin as the default and then just usegit push
3. Set thepushdefault toorigin in.git/config and just usegit push

The first method is the one suggested in the devguide
(e.g. in thesubmitting section); the second is also documented in thepushing changes section; the third is apparently somewhat recent and not yet documented.

The pushdefault is configured by adding to.git/config:

[remote]    pushdefault = origin

Whereorigin refers to the user's fork of cpython. AFAICT almost all the pushes should go toorigin.

Each method has pros and cons:

First method:

• pros: explicit is better than implicit
• cons: longer to type, harder to remember, could get the arg names/order wrong

Second method:

• pros: still explicit but shorter to type for the following pushes
• cons: same as above but only applies to the first push on each branch

Third method:

• pros: easier to remember, shorter to type, works likehg push
• cons: less explicit

The question is: which one should we adopt as the recommended method?