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100% yes! There are so many ways to contribute to our community. Take a look
at the following sections to learn more.

There are a few typical new contributor profiles:
Here are a few typical new contributor profiles. If you
don't fit into one of them, come talk to us on `Discourse
<https://discourse.matplotlib.org/>`_ about how you might contribute.

* **You are a Matplotlib user, and you see a bug, a potential improvement, or
something that annoys you, and you can fix it.**
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chance it is a unique context in any given conversation) and make it easier to
understand where other people are coming from.

Understanding the entire codebase is a long-term project, and nobody expects
you to do this right away. If you are determined to get started with
Matplotlib and want to learn, go through the basic functionality and choose
something to focus on related to your interests, for example 3d, testing,
documentation, or animations. Please gain understanding and context of this area
by reading the issues and pull requests touching these subjects and then reach out
to us at the :ref:`new contributor <new_contributors>` meeting or discourse
channel (incubator) to discuss what you would like to work on.
Understanding the entire codebase is a long-term project, and nobody
expects you to do this right away. Start by building your experience in
using Matplotlib: make complicated visualizations, use niche features,
dive deep into one part of the library. This will help you build the
context to then look at the existing issues and pull requests. You can
then reach out to us at the :ref:`new contributor <new_contributors>`
meeting or Discourse channel (incubator) to discuss what you would like
to work on.

.. _contribute_code:

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