I have to dive into new codebases on a daily basis. The best way to start wrapping your head around it is one, actually try and use all of the features of the

I have to dive into new codebases on a daily basis. The best way to start wrapping your head around it is one, actually try and use all of the features of the software. Then as the above poster said, start fixing small bugs and adding small features. Be happy that there is documentation, even a small amount. Then also be joyous that it was written in python. It is a lot easier to read than diving into some legacy C++ code.