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# Development

## Contributing to vak

This is a community driven project and everyone is welcome to contribute.

The project is hosted at the
[vak GitHub repository](https://github.com/vocalpy/vak).

The goal is to maintain a diverse community that's pleasant for everyone.
**Please be considerate and respectful of others**. Everyone must abide by our
[Code of Conduct](https://github.com/vocalpy/vak/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)
and we encourage all to read it carefully.

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contributors
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This development documentation is adapted from the exemplary guides provided by
[numpy](https://numpy.org), [pandas](https://pandas.pydata.org),
and [PyGMT](https://www.pygmt.org).
vak is built on packages from [Scientific Python](https://scientific-python.org/>),
[pyOpenSci](https://www.pyopensci.org/), [Executable Books project](https://executablebooks.org/en/latest/),
and many other excellent Python libraries.
Please consider also contributing to their development.