Excited to Contribute to SymPy – Looking for First Steps

[Soumya]

Hello everyone,

I’m Soumya Sakshi, a second-year engineering student with a background in Python, and I’m looking to make my first meaningful open source contributions.

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I became interested in SymPy because symbolic mathematics was something I often struggled to verify independently — reviewing limits, derivations, matrices, discrete maths, and related topics usually meant skimming through online solutions. Seeing how SymPy represents and manipulates symbolic expressions programmatically made it feel like a project worth learning from and contributing to. I am excited to explore the project and gradually deepen my understanding while building useful contributions.

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As someone starting out, I’d like to focus first on understanding the project structure and contribution workflow properly. I’m particularly interested in beginning with well-scoped tasks such as documentation, tests, or small beginner-friendly issues before moving on to larger code changes.

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From your experience, what tends to be the most effective starting path for new contributors to SymPy?

Thank you for your time, and I look forward to learning from the community.

  

Soumya Sakshi