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Contributing

Contributions are welcomed via pull requests on GitHub. Create an issue first to ensure that the proposed changes are in line with the direction of the package.

Features

Implement functionality in a general and flexible fashion

New features should be applicable to a variety of use-cases.

Propose a minimal set of related changes

All changes in a pull request should be closely related. Multiple change sets that are loosely coupled should be proposed in separate pull requests.

Agree to the Contributor Agreement

All contributors implicitly agree to the Contributor Agreement (ContributorAgreement) when contributing code to this project.

Source code

This package uses pre-commit to ensure consistent formatting of Python code. To install pre-commit run the following commands in the project directory.

python3 -m pip install pre-commit
pre-commit install

Note

We also recommend the use of pipx to install Python applications. To do this first install pipx via your preferred method and then run pipx install pre-commit.

Document code with comments

Write proper docstrings for all modules, classes, and functions. In addition write standard # comments when the code is complicated or such comments would improve understanding.

Tests

Write unit tests

Add unit tests for all new functionality.

Propose a change log entry

Propose a short concise entry describing the change in the pull request description.