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Update contribution guidelines, add note for windows users #12352
Signed-off-by: David Edler <[email protected]>
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<details>
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<summary>Hint for windows users</summary>
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On Windows, the python3 command is not recognized. This can lead to the error below.
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<pre>running into the error `hook id: validate-filenames exit code: 9009</pre>
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You can create a symbolic link to the 'python.exe' file on your machine. Follow these steps:
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1. Open the command prompt as admin (cmd).
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2. Navigate to your Python directory.
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3. Create a symbolic link using the following command:
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<pre>mklink python3.exe python.exe</pre>
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</details>
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#### Coding Style
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We want your work to be readable by others; therefore, we encourage you to note the following:

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