# Introduction - GSoC 2026 Aspirant

**URL:** <https://discourse.pymc.io/t/introduction-gsoc-2026-aspirant/17530>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [January 20, 2026, 9:17am UTC](https://discourse.pymc.io/t/introduction-gsoc-2026-aspirant/17530 "2026-01-20T09:17:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Varshini](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.pymc.io/varshini/32/9561_2.png) [@Varshini](https://discourse.pymc.io/u/Varshini)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 9:17am UTC](https://discourse.pymc.io/t/introduction-gsoc-2026-aspirant/17530/1 "2026-01-20T09:17:19Z")

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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!