Project Information
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This page provides information about the Formulate project, its maintainers, and how to get in touch with the development team.

About Formulate
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Formulate is a Python library for converting between different expression formats, currently supporting ROOT and numexpr. It is part of the `Scikit-HEP <https://scikit-hep.org/>`_ project, a collection of Python packages for High Energy Physics (HEP) data analysis.

The project aims to facilitate interoperability between different analysis tools and frameworks by providing a common interface for expression conversion.

Maintainers
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Formulate is maintained by:

* **Chris Burr** - Original author
* **Jonas Eschle** - Core developer
* **Aryan Roy** - Core developer
* **The Scikit-HEP Contributors** - A community of developers contributing to the Scikit-HEP ecosystem

Getting in Touch
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There are several ways to get in touch with the Formulate development team:

GitHub
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* **Issues**: For bug reports and feature requests, please use the `GitHub issue tracker <https://github.com/scikit-hep/formulate/issues>`_.
* **Discussions**: For questions, ideas, and general discussion, use `GitHub Discussions <https://github.com/scikit-hep/formulate/discussions>`_.
* **Pull Requests**: For code contributions, submit a pull request on GitHub. See the :doc:`../contributing/contributing` page for guidelines.




Contributing
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We welcome contributions from the community! If you're interested in contributing to Formulate, please see the :doc:`../contributing/contributing` page for guidelines.

Code of Conduct
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Formulate follows the `Scikit-HEP Code of Conduct <https://scikit-hep.org/code-of-conduct>`_. We are committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all contributors and users.

License
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Formulate is licensed under the BSD 3-Clause License. See the `LICENSE <https://github.com/scikit-hep/formulate/blob/main/LICENSE>`_ file for details.