Contributing

The contributor documentation contains instructions for how to contribute to astropy or affiliated packages. This includes setting up a development environment, installing and testing the development version, as well as coding, documentation, and testing guidelines.

For newcomers the process may initially seem overwhelming, but with a little patience and practice you will see that it is not so complex. The key is to follow the steps outlined here and ask for help if you get stuck. The Astropy community is welcoming and friendly and will help you!

To read the developer documentation, you will need to go to the latest developer version of the documentation.