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+# How to Contribute
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+Hi, I'm Mark. I'm the author of this project. Thank you for your interest in open data and contributing to the project!
+
+## Submitting Changes
+
+Please send a [GitHub Pull Request to data-analysis-using-python](https://github.com/mebauer/data-analysis-using-python/pull/new/master) with a clear list of what you've done (read more about [pull requests](http://help.github.com/pull-requests/)). Please follow our coding conventions (below) and make sure all of your commits are atomic (one feature per commit).
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+Always write a clear log message for your commits. One-line messages are fine for small changes, but bigger changes should look like this:
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+    $ git commit -m "A brief summary of the commit
+    > 
+    > A paragraph describing what changed and its impact."
+    
+
+## Coding Conventions
+
+Start reading our code and you'll get the hang of it. We optimize for readability:
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+  * This is open source project. Consider the people who will read your code, and make it look nice for them.
+  
+Thank you,
+Mark
