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## Matplotlib New Triagers meeting - July 2026

Welcome to Matplotlib project 🎉

* Meeting time: [7/14/2026 (Tuesday) @ **2PM  UTC**](https://time.is/1400_14_July_2026_in_UTC)
* Join via [Zoom](https://numfocus-org.zoom.us/j/88077871096?pwd=bTxkJRug4Lmr8AiR9jNyntxBS4yGDe.1)
	* if you need a passcode for zoom MPL should work

### Code of Conduct

We want to take a moment to remind you that this meeting, like all project spaces, is meant to be open, welcoming, diverse, inclusive, and it's important for us to have a healthy community. Like all matplotlib spaces, and everyone participating in them, this meeting will follow our [code of conduct](https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md). If you haven't read it yet, please take some time to do so later on as it already applies to you. For now, in short, please be kind and generous towards one another. 

## Agenda

**Present:** Melissa (@melissawm), Ricci Adams (@iccir), Mariana Zorzo (@MarianaVZorzo), Hafiz (@mhafizazh), Hannah (@story645)

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*Feel free to add items for discussion to this agenda!*


* Introductions: 
	* Name 
	* A bit about our experience with matplotlib/python as users
	* Newcomers: why are you interested in the project

* How to start triaging issues and PRs for Matplotlib?
  {%preview https://hackmd.io/@matplotlib/triage %}

### Notes

- Guidelines for adding tags to examples: https://matplotlib.org/devdocs/devel/tag_guidelines.html
- Potential javascript project: adding thumbnails to tags pages
- Example in sphinx-gallery: https://sphinx-gallery.github.io/stable/auto_examples/index.html?sg-tags=multiple-figures%2Cimage
    - Does not work for our case because it is per-gallery (we want the tag filtering to work across different libraries)
- MPL Brochure site (landing page): github.com/matplotlib/mpl-brochure-site/
- Weekly meeting agenda: https://hackmd.io/@matplotlib/SyePADPcxx
- For typing issues: https://github.com/ksunden

## Useful Resources

* [Our contributor Guide](https://matplotlib.org/devdocs/devel/contributing.html)
* This is where we keep past meeting notes from the new contributors meeting [on github](https://github.com/matplotlib/ProjectManagement)
    * You will soon find today's meeting notes there
	* You can also have a look at topics and links that were shared before 🧐
* If you are curious, here's an article about [the architecture of Matplotlib](http://www.aosabook.org/en/matplotlib.html)
* Here is a presentation on ways to contribute to Matplotlib: https://hackmd.io/@matplotlib/ncm

### Communication channels

How will we communicate asynchronously while working on the project?
* [Discourse](https://discourse.matplotlib.org/)
	* A forum platform which is useful for longer questions that are harder to ask on chat.
	* There is also a chat feature, and you can find an "Incubator" channel there which is focused on new contributors. It is a good place to ask questions that do not necessarily fit GitHub comments.
* [Developer mailing list](https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/matplotlib-devel)
	* We publish information which is important for contributors on this list. People from other projects might also share useful information or questions here. That said, it is also mirrored on our discourse 😉 (unless we there's a technical issue like happened recently 🙄)
* [Gitter](https://gitter.im/matplotlib/matplotlib)
	* A chat platform which is useful for shorter questions
	* No longer monitored closely by maintainers.