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+# Contributing
+First, thank you for contributing! We love and encourage pull requests from everyone.
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+Before submitting major changes, here are a few guidelines to follow:
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+1. Check the open issues and pull requests for existing discussions.
+2. Open an issue first, to discuss a new feature or enhancement.
+3. Write tests, and make sure the test suite passes locally and on CI.
+4. Open a pull request, and reference the relevant issue(s).
+5. After receiving feedback, squash your commits and add a great commit message.
+6. Have fun!
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