Introduction - GSoC 2026 Aspirant

Hi PyMC Community!

I’m S Varshini, preparing for GSoC 2026 and interested in contributing to PyMC.

Background:

  • Python programming (NumPy, pandas basics)
  • Learning Bayesian statistics and machine learning
  • Just made my first open-source contribution to Aeon (NumFOCUS)
  • Interested in improving documentation and examples

Questions:

  1. Which repository should I start with - pymc or pymc-examples?
  2. Are there specific documentation gaps that need attention?
  3. Should I focus on docstrings or example notebooks first?

Looking forward to contributing!