New pint.print_info() function, Update CONTRIBUTING.rst

[abhisrkckl]

1. Report bugs: use pint.print_info()
2. Get Started!: Use conda OR virtualenv for dev install
3. fixed links

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[abhisrkckl]

I have added a new pint.print_info() function for bug reporting. Its output looks like the following. Please comment below if you think any other information will be useful.

Created: 2023-07-07T12:02:20.799573
PINT_version: 0.9.6+23.gbbd3a510
User: Abhimanyu Susobhanan (abhimanyu)
Host: abhimanyu-VirtualBox
OS: Linux-5.19.0-46-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.35
Python: 3.10.12 (main, Jul 5 2023, 18:54:27) [GCC 11.2.0]
endian: little
numpy_version: 1.25.0
numpy_longdouble_precision: float128
scipy_version: 1.11.1
astropy_version: 5.3
pyerfa_version: 2.0.0.3
jplephem_version: 2.18
matplotlib_version: 3.7.2
loguru_version: 0.7.0

[paulray]

One of the first things I often have to ask for is pint.__file__ so maybe add that?
Also is there any way to tell if you are in a virtualenv or a conda environment?

[abhisrkckl]

I have included this information in the info string.

import pint
pint.print_info()
Created: 2023-07-13T10:08:36.108629
PINT_version: 0.9.6+27.gc0d356f8.dirty
User: Abhimanyu Susobhanan (abhimanyu)
Host: abhimanyu-VirtualBox
OS: Linux-5.19.0-46-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.35
Python: 3.10.12 (main, Jul 5 2023, 18:54:27) [GCC 11.2.0]
endian: little
numpy_version: 1.25.0
numpy_longdouble_precision: float128
scipy_version: 1.11.1
astropy_version: 5.3
pyerfa_version: 2.0.0.3
jplephem_version: 2.18
matplotlib_version: 3.7.2
loguru_version: 0.7.0
Python_prefix: /home/abhimanyu/miniconda3/envs/pint-devel
PINT_file: /home/abhimanyu/Work/PINT/src/pint/init.py
Environment: conda
conda_prefix: /home/abhimanyu/miniconda3/envs/pint-devel