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Author
======

XlsxWriter was written by John McNamara.

* `GitHub <https://github.com/jmcnamara>`_
* `Twitter @jmcnamara13 <https://twitter.com/jmcnamara13>`_


Asking questions
----------------

If you have questions about XlsxWriter here are some ways to deal with them:

* **Bug Reports**:

  See the :ref:`reporting_bugs` section of the docs.

* **Feature Requests**:

  Open a Feature Request issue on
  `Github issues <https://github.com/jmcnamara/XlsxWriter/issues>`_.

* **Pull Requests**:

  See the `Contributing Guide
  <https://github.com/jmcnamara/XlsxWriter/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md>`_.
  Note, all Pull Requests must start with an Issue Tracker.

* **General Questions**:

  General questions about how to use the module should be asked on
  `StackOverflow  <https://stackoverflow.com/search?tab=newest&q=xlsxwriter>`_.
  Add the ``xlsxwriter`` tag to the question.

  Questions on StackOverflow have the advantage of (usually) getting several
  answers and it also leaves a searchable question for someone else.

* **Email**:

  If none of the above apply you can contact me at jmcnamara@cpan.org.


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