I’ve gotten a few PRs merged into the pypdf repo so far, mostly test-related changes and small fixes. I understand that’s the normal entry point into OSS, but I’m trying to understand the long-term path now. At what point does someone stop being “a contributor” and become genuinely valuable to a project? Do experienced contributors usually: stick deeply to one repo? contribute broadly across many projects? follow trending ecosystems? or build expertise around a specific domain/problem? Would like to hear how people here approached it after the beginner phase. opensource github career python