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# [5 common mistakes beginners make , when starting their Open Source journey](https://pranavv.hashnode.dev/5-common-mistakes-beginners-make-when-starting-their-open-source-journey?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

In this blog, I'm going to share about common mistakes beginners make while contributing to Open Source. These mistakes may be silly and common but they affect your Github profile to a large extent. Mistakes that I'm going to mention in the blog are ...

May 20, 2023 · 5 min read · pranavv.hashnode.dev  
Updated Jun 5, 2023  
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## Written by

[Pranav Prajapati](https://hashnode.com/@pranavv)

@pranavv · Nashik, India

  
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Data Science and Machine Learning engineer

Machine learning and Data Science | Open Source contributor | Python Developer

## Responses 2

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[Adarsh Dubey](https://hashnode.com/@inclinedadarsh)

[May 22, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/5-common-mistakes-beginners-make-when-starting-their-open-source-journey/646a75a5380c3658c1930717/comment/646adf19264da515c75b72e7)

Amazing blog, Pranav! Definitely something beginners (and me) can learn from.

"This is too much open source" is where you got me.

[Vedant Agrawal](https://hashnode.com/@vedant17)

[May 22, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/5-common-mistakes-beginners-make-when-starting-their-open-source-journey/646a75a5380c3658c1930717/comment/646adc0c900ad00abe59e5bc)

Great blog, I have pushed my env files in my GitHub repo. So now I will remove the env folder adding it to the gitignore.