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authorleeyspaul <t.leeyspaul@gmail.com>2020-07-13 20:15:37 -0700
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DOC: clarify whats required for new features see #13924
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Suggested ways to work on your development version (compile and run
the tests without interfering with system packages) are described in
``doc/source/dev/development_environment.rst``.
+
+### A note on feature enhancements/API changes
+
+1. If you are looking to enhance features or make any API changes please note that NumPy
+prefers not to add new APIs but instead leave these to more specialized packages.
+2. If you would like to add a new feature please make sure you raise the feature in our
+mailing list first to get alignment. You can sign up for the mailing list [here](https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion). \ No newline at end of file