Python's new governance and core team (Changelog Interviews #348)

We’re talking with Brett Cannon for a behind the scenes look at Guido stepping down as Python’s BDFL (Benevolent dictator for life) and the process they had to go through to establish a new governance model, the various proposed PEPs to establish this new direction, the winning PEP, and what the future holds for Python.

We’re talking with Brett Cannon for a behind the scenes look at Guido stepping down as Python’s BDFL (Benevolent dictator for life) and the process they had to go through to establish a new governance model, the various proposed PEPs to establish this new direction, the winning PEP, and what the future holds for Python.

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Featuring:

Brett Cannon – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, WebsiteAdam Stacoviak – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, WebsiteJerod Santo – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn

Show Notes:

An update on Python’s governance
Python Enhancement Proposals (PEPs)
Condorcet Internet Voting Service
PEP 8000 - Python language governance proposal overview
PEP 8001
PEP 8002
PEP 8011
PEP 8016 (winning PEP)
Python governance vote (December 2018) results
One of Jerod’s favorite episodes of The Changelog in 2018 ~> The Changelog #318: A call for kindness in open source with Brett Cannon

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