Contributing

Contributions to exotools are welcome! Here’s how you can help:

Development Setup

Fork the repository on GitHub

Clone your fork locally:

git clone https://github.com/your-username/exotools.git
cd exotools

Install development dependencies:
```
pip install -e ".[dev]"
```
Create a branch for your feature:
```
git checkout -b feature-name
```

Coding Standards

We use ruff for code formatting and linting
All code should include appropriate type hints
New features should include tests

Testing

Run the test suite with pytest:

pytest

Pull Requests

Update the documentation to reflect any changes
Update the CHANGELOG.md file
Make sure all tests pass
Submit a pull request to the main repository

Releasing

For maintainers, to release a new version:

Update version in pyproject.toml
Update CHANGELOG.md
Build the package:
```
python -m build
```
Upload to PyPI:
```
python -m twine upload dist/*
```