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 It works by downloading the source files from the [Python Package Index],
 the API documentation is then generated with [pydoctor].
 
+<!-- package list -->
+
+## How to contribute
+
+* You can give feedback and suggest packages to be included,
+  either by [email] or in the [#pydoc] IRC channel on [Libera.Chat].
+
+* You can contribute to [pydoctor].
+
+* You can contribute to the individual Python projects
+  to improve their [docstrings].
+
+* If you want to support pydoc.dev by providing hosting,
+  [please get in touch][email].
+
 [Sphinx]: https://www.sphinx-doc.org/
 [docs.rs]: https://docs.rs/
 [Python Package Index]: https://pypi.org/
 [pydoctor]: https://github.com/twisted/pydoctor
+[email]: mailto:martin@push-f.com
+[#pydoc]: https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#pydoc
+[Libera.Chat]: https://libera.chat/
+[docstrings]: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0257/