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+# Contributing to Rich
+
+This project welcomes contributions in the form of Pull Requests. For clear bug-fixes / typos etc. just submit a PR. For new features or if there is any doubt in how to fix a bug, you might want to open an issue prior to starting work, or email willmcgugan+rich@gmail.com to discuss it first.
+
+## Development Environment
+
+To start developing with Rich, first create a _virtual environment_ then run the following to install development requirements:
+
+```
+pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+poetry install
+```
+
+### Tests
+
+Run tests with the following command:
+
+```
+make tests
+```
+
+Or if you don't have make, run the following:
+
+```
+pytest --cov-report term-missing --cov=rich tests/ -vv
+```
+
+New code should ideally have tests and not break existing tests.
+
+### Type Checking
+
+Rich uses type annotations throughout, and `mypy` to do the checking. Run the following to type check Rich:
+
+```
+make typecheck
+```
+
+Or if you don't have `make`:
+
+```
+mypy -p rich --ignore-missing-imports --warn-unreachable
+```
+
+Please add type annotations for all new code.
+
+### Code Formatting
+
+Rich uses `black` for code formatting. I recommend setting up black in your editor to format on save.