Thanks Nick and Paul! Are there a few links which best describe the state of python packaging interoperability PEPs?
https://www.pypa.io/en/latest/ https://www.pypa.io/en/latest/roadmap/ https://packaging.python.org/ https://github.com/pypa/interoperability-peps https://github.com/pypa/interoperability-peps/issues Are there any things you think should be prioritized going forward? On Friday, July 6, 2018, Nathaniel Smith <n...@pobox.com> wrote: > Nick, thanks so much for your service in an often thankless job. It is > appreciated! And Paul, thanks for taking this on! > > On Fri, Jul 6, 2018, 19:08 Nick Coghlan <ncogh...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi folks, >> >> Since 2013, I've been the default BDFL-Delegate for packaging >> interoperability PEPs. In that time, the Python packaging ecosystem >> has moved forward in a lot of different areas, with pip being shipped >> by default with CPython, the wheel binary packaging format reaching >> ever-increasing heights of popularity, the cross-distro manylinux ABI >> compatibility specification being developed, the new pyproject.toml >> based sdist format being defined, the PSF's Packaging Working Group >> being formed, the Python Packaging User Guide being developed, and >> various aspects of the packaging metadata being enhanced to improve >> the general user experience of the Python packaging ecosystem. >> >> The role of the BDFL-Delegate in that process is partly about making >> arbitrary decisions when arbitrary decisions need to be made ("The >> bikeshed shall be green!"), but also about helping to guide >> discussions in productive directions, as well as determining when more >> complex PEP level proposals have reached a sufficient level of >> consensus that it makes sense to provisionally accept them and move on >> to publishing reference implementations. >> >> While it's been a fascinating ~5 years, I've decided that it's time >> for me to hand over those responsibilities to another PyPA >> contributor. With Guido's approval, I've asked Paul Moore if he'd be >> willing to take on the role, and Paul has graciously accepted the >> additional responsibility. >> >> Paul's a long term pip contributor, and also a CPython core developer, >> with a lot of practical experience in getting Python (and Python >> packaging) to work well in Windows environments. He's also a familiar, >> calm, and constructive presence in design discussions within >> distutils-sig, pip and other PyPA projects, which is an important >> characteristic when taking on BDFL-Delegate responsibilities. >> >> I'd like to personally thank Paul for being willing to take on this >> task, and I look forward to many more productive design discussions! >> >> Cheers, >> Nick. >> >> P.S. I'm not stepping down from Python packaging related activities >> entirely, as I'll still be involved in Python Packaging User Guide and >> pipenv maintenance, and will continue as a member of the PSF's >> Packaging Working Group. However, the final sign-off for packaging >> interoperability PEPs will now rest with Paul or someone else that >> he appoints, rather than with me :) >> >> -- >> Nick Coghlan | ncogh...@gmail.com | Brisbane, Australia >> -- >> Distutils-SIG mailing list -- distutils-sig@python.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to distutils-sig-le...@python.org >> https://mail.python.org/mm3/mailman3/lists/distutils-sig.python.org/ >> Message archived at https://mail.python.org/mm3/ >> archives/list/distutils-sig@python.org/message/ >> QT7SKORCF6OKWO3OVP5KO6XNGU2AR6TU/ >> >
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