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opening a pull request for any new features or bug fixes to be reviewed and
merged.**

**IMPORTANT UPDATE(6/14/2023): As a result of this project having fallen out of active
maintenance for years, the current version of Sportsipy no longer works as intended.
Recent users have reported that python files will run but no data returns despite
correctly installing Sportsipy and importing the modules. New users are recommended to visit
https://github.com/davidjkrause/sportsipy/tree/pyquery2 for a working, updated version of Sportsipy
until the original project maintainers agree to incorporate the fixes into this repository.**

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:target: https://github.com/roclark/sportsipy/actions
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sportsipy. The documentation is auto-generated using Sphinx based on the
docstrings in the sportsipy package.

How to get started contributing
===============================

Hello! Sportsipy is an open source project that welcomes contributors of all backgrounds and levels of experience.

If you wish to contribute, please consider forking this repo and opening a pull request.
A great guide on the process of contributing to an open source project on Github can be found
`here <https://www.dataschool.io/how-to-contribute-on-github/>`_.

You can also open a new Issue and discuss potential contributions with other developers before working on them.
More information on Github Issues can be found
`here <https://docs.github.com/en/issues/tracking-your-work-with-issues/about-issues>`_.
If you already have a clear idea for an existing Issue, simply opening a pull request is also fine.

Please refer to the `CONTRIBUTING.md file <https://github.com/dannyothello/sportsipy/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md>`_
for more detailed information for examples of welcome contributions and general good practices for code contributions.

For a more direct communication channel to project maintainers, please feel free to contact the team at [email protected]

Testing
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