diff --git a/contrib/scripts/contributors.py b/contrib/scripts/contributors.py
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+import subprocess
+import re
+import sys
+
+
+def get_contributors(commit_range=None, since=None, until=None):
+    """
+    Extract authors and co-authors based on a commit range or optional date filters.
+
+    :param commit_range: Git range (e.g., v1.0.0..v2.0.0, main..feature-branch, or None).
+    :param since: Date to filter commits starting from (e.g., '2023-01-01').
+    :param until: Date to filter commits up to (e.g., '2023-12-31').
+    :return: Sorted list of unique contributors.
+    """
+
+    contributors = set()
+
+    # Base git log command
+    log_command = ["git", "log", "--pretty=format:%an <%ae>"]
+
+    # Add commit range if provided
+    if commit_range:
+        log_command.insert(2, commit_range)
+
+    # Add date filters if provided
+    if since:
+        log_command.append(f"--since={since}")
+    if until:
+        log_command.append(f"--until={until}")
+
+    # Step 1: Get main authors
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        log_command,
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+        check=True,
+    )
+    for author in result.stdout.splitlines():
+        contributors.add(author)
+
+    # Step 2: Extract commits with co-authors
+    # Only include commits containing "Co-authored-by:" in the message
+    co_author_command = log_command.copy()
+    co_author_command.append("--grep=Co-authored-by:")
+    co_author_command[-1] = "--pretty=format:%H"
+
+    # Get commit hashes
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        co_author_command,
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+        check=True,
+    )
+    commit_hashes = result.stdout.splitlines()
+
+    # Get co-authors by inspecting commit messages
+    for commit in commit_hashes:
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            ["git", "show", "--quiet", commit],
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+            check=True,
+        )
+        commit_message = result.stdout
+        coauthors = re.findall(r"Co-authored-by: (.+ <.+>)", commit_message)
+        contributors.update(coauthors)
+
+    return sorted(contributors)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Command line parsing: supports ranges and optional dates
+    import argparse
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Analyze contributors (authors and co-authors) for a range of commits or dates."
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--range",
+        type=str,
+        help="Specify a commit range (e.g., 'v1.0.0..v2.0.0' or 'main..feature-branch').",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--since", type=str, help="Start date for filtering commits (e.g., '2023-01-01')."
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--until", type=str, help="End date for filtering commits (e.g., '2023-12-31')."
+    )
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # Input validation
+    if not args.range and not (args.since or args.until):
+        print("Error: You must specify either '--range' or at least one of '--since'/'--until'.")
+        parser.print_help()
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    contributors = get_contributors(commit_range=args.range, since=args.since, until=args.until)
+
+    if contributors:
+        print("Contributors:")
+        print("-" * 40)
+        for contributor in contributors:
+            print(contributor)
+    else:
+        print("No contributors found for the specified filters.")