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+All of the necessary commands to get the project running are in the
+[Taskfile](https://taskfile.dev/).
+
+### Linting and formatting
+
+We use [Ruff](https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff) for linting and formatting.
+
+To run ruff, you can use the following command:
+
+```bash
+task lint
+```
+
+### Running tests
+
+To run the tests, you can use the following command:
+
+```bash
+task test
+```
+
+### Adding tests
+
+If you add a new feature, or fix a bug, please add a test to ensure that the feature works as expected.
+
+The pattern for creating tests is to use the example streamlit app, and use
+[playwright](https://playwright.dev/python/docs/intro) to create and
+run tests on the app.
+
+These tests are primarily located in the `tests/frontend.py` file.
+
+If you are making a change that only affects the python code, you can
+run the playwright [codegen](https://playwright.dev/python/docs/codegen) tool to
+help generate the tests by running `task generate-tests`.
+
+If you are making a change that affects the javascript code, you need to set up
+folium to use your local frontend code. This can be done by:
+
+1. Edit `streamlit_folium/__init__.py` to set `_RELEASE = False`
+2. Run `task generate-tests-frontend`
+3. Add tests as appropriate in `tests/frontend.py`
+4. Run `task test-frontend` to run the tests
+    * Note that `test_release` will fail while `_RELEASE = False` -- this is expected
+5. Set `_RELEASE = True` in `streamlit_folium/__init__.py` before opening a PR
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 ## Contributing
 
-All of the necessary commands to get the project running are in the [Taskfile](https://taskfile.dev/).
-
-### Linting and formatting
-
-We use [Ruff](https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff) for linting and formatting.
-
-To run ruff, you can use the following command:
-
-```bash
-task lint
-```
-
-### Running tests
-
-To run the tests, you can use the following command:
-
-```bash
-task test
-```
-
-### Adding tests
-
-If you add a new feature, or fix a bug, please add a test to ensure that the feature works as expected.
-
-The pattern for creating tests is to use the example streamlit app, and use
-[playwright](https://playwright.dev/python/docs/intro) to create and
-run tests on the app.
-
-These tests are primarily located in the `tests/frontend.py` file.
-
-If you are making a change that only affects the python code, you can
-run the playwright [codegen](https://playwright.dev/python/docs/codegen) tool to
-help generate the tests by running `task generate-tests`.
-
-If you are making a change that affects the javascript code, you need to set up
-folium to use your local frontend code. This can be done by:
-
-1. Edit `streamlit_folium/__init__.py` to set `_RELEASE = False`
-2. Run `task generate-tests-frontend`
-3. Add tests as appropriate in `tests/frontend.py`
-4. Run `task test-frontend` to run the tests
-    * Note that `test_release` will fail while `_RELEASE = False` -- this is expected
-5. Set `_RELEASE = True` in `streamlit_folium/__init__.py` before opening a PR
+See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.
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