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+<!--
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 The meson-python developers
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+SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+-->
+
+# Contributing
+
+Thank you for your interest in contributing to `meson-python`!
+
+## How to Contribute
+
+1. **Fork the repository** and create your branch from `main`.
+2. **Install Ninja** either using your system package manager (preferred) or via `pip install ninja`.
+3. **Setup development environment** using `pip install -e .[test]`.
+   This will install as well all necessary dependencies for development and testing.
+
+   It is recommended to use a virtual environment to avoid conflicts with system packages.
+5. **Make your changes** and add tests if applicable.
+6. **Run the test suite** to ensure all tests pass: `pytest` from the project root.
+7. **Submit a pull request** with a clear description of your changes.
+
+## Code Style
+- Follow the [PEP 8](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/) style guide, but with a line length of 127 characters.
+- Use Ruff for linting.