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PEP 5 – Guidelines for Language Evolution
Author:
Paul Prescod <paul at prescod.net>
Status:
Superseded
Type:
Process
Created:
26-Oct-2000
Post-History:
Superseded-By:
387
Table of Contents
Abstract
Implementation Details
Scope
Steps For Introducing Backwards-Incompatible Features
Abstract
In the natural evolu... | Superseded | PEP 5 – Guidelines for Language Evolution | Process | In the natural evolution of programming languages it is sometimes
necessary to make changes that modify the behavior of older programs.
This PEP proposes a policy for implementing these changes in a manner
respectful of the installed base of Python users. |
PEP 6 – Bug Fix Releases
Author:
Aahz <aahz at pythoncraft.com>, Anthony Baxter <anthony at interlink.com.au>
Status:
Superseded
Type:
Process
Created:
15-Mar-2001
Post-History:
15-Mar-2001, 18-Apr-2001, 19-Aug-2004
Table of Contents
Abstract
Motivation
Prohibitions
Not-Quite-Prohibitions
Applicability of Prohibit... | Superseded | PEP 6 – Bug Fix Releases | Process | Python has historically had only a single fork of development, with
releases having the combined purpose of adding new features and
delivering bug fixes (these kinds of releases will be referred to as
“major releases”). This PEP describes how to fork off maintenance, or
bug fix, releases of old versions for the primar... |
PEP 10 – Voting Guidelines
Author:
Barry Warsaw <barry at python.org>
Status:
Active
Type:
Process
Created:
07-Mar-2002
Post-History:
07-Mar-2002
Table of Contents
Abstract
Rationale
Voting Scores
References
Copyright
Abstract
This PEP outlines the python-dev voting guidelines. These guidelines
serve to provid... | Active | PEP 10 – Voting Guidelines | Process | This PEP outlines the python-dev voting guidelines. These guidelines
serve to provide feedback or gauge the “wind direction” on a
particular proposal, idea, or feature. They don’t have a binding
force. |
PEP 11 – CPython platform support
Author:
Martin von Löwis <martin at v.loewis.de>,
Brett Cannon <brett at python.org>
Status:
Active
Type:
Process
Created:
07-Jul-2002
Post-History:
18-Aug-2007,
14-May-2014,
20-Feb-2015,
10-Mar-2022
Table of Contents
Abstract
Rationale
Support tiers
Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3
All other... | Active | PEP 11 – CPython platform support | Process | This PEP documents how an operating system (platform) becomes
supported in CPython, what platforms are currently supported, and
documents past support. |
PEP 12 – Sample reStructuredText PEP Template
Author:
David Goodger <goodger at python.org>,
Barry Warsaw <barry at python.org>,
Brett Cannon <brett at python.org>
Status:
Active
Type:
Process
Created:
05-Aug-2002
Post-History:
30-Aug-2002
Table of Contents
Abstract
Rationale
How to Use This Template
ReStructuredT... | Active | PEP 12 – Sample reStructuredText PEP Template | Process | This PEP provides a boilerplate or sample template for creating your
own reStructuredText PEPs. In conjunction with the content guidelines
in PEP 1, this should make it easy for you to conform your own
PEPs to the format outlined below. |
PEP 13 – Python Language Governance
Author:
The Python core team and community
Status:
Active
Type:
Process
Topic:
Governance
Created:
16-Dec-2018
Table of Contents
Abstract
Current steering council
Specification
The steering council
Composition
Mandate
Powers
Electing the council
Term
Vacancies
Conflicts of inter... | Active | PEP 13 – Python Language Governance | Process | This PEP defines the formal governance process for Python, and records
how this has changed over time. Currently, governance is based around
a steering council. The council has broad authority, which they seek
to exercise as rarely as possible. |
PEP 20 – The Zen of Python
Author:
Tim Peters <tim.peters at gmail.com>
Status:
Active
Type:
Informational
Created:
19-Aug-2004
Post-History:
22-Aug-2004
Table of Contents
Abstract
The Zen of Python
Easter Egg
References
Copyright
Abstract
Long time Pythoneer Tim Peters succinctly channels the BDFL’s guiding
pr... | Active | PEP 20 – The Zen of Python | Informational | Long time Pythoneer Tim Peters succinctly channels the BDFL’s guiding
principles for Python’s design into 20 aphorisms, only 19 of which
have been written down. |
PEP 101 – Doing Python Releases 101
Author:
Barry Warsaw <barry at python.org>, Guido van Rossum <guido at python.org>
Status:
Active
Type:
Informational
Created:
22-Aug-2001
Post-History:
Replaces:
102
Table of Contents
Abstract
Things You’ll Need
Types of Releases
How To Make A Release
What Next?
Moving to End-... | Active | PEP 101 – Doing Python Releases 101 | Informational | Making a Python release is a thrilling and crazy process. You’ve heard
the expression “herding cats”? Imagine trying to also saddle those
purring little creatures up, and ride them into town, with some of their
buddies firmly attached to your bare back, anchored by newly sharpened
claws. At least they’re cute, you r... |
PEP 102 – Doing Python Micro Releases
Author:
Anthony Baxter <anthony at interlink.com.au>,
Barry Warsaw <barry at python.org>,
Guido van Rossum <guido at python.org>
Status:
Superseded
Type:
Informational
Created:
09-Jan-2002
Post-History:
Superseded-By:
101
Table of Contents
Replacement Note
Abstract
How to Mak... | Superseded | PEP 102 – Doing Python Micro Releases | Informational | Making a Python release is an arduous process that takes a
minimum of half a day’s work even for an experienced releaser.
Until recently, most – if not all – of that burden was borne by
Guido himself. But several recent releases have been performed by
other folks, so this PEP attempts to collect, in one place, all
the... |
PEP 103 – Collecting information about git
Author:
Oleg Broytman <phd at phdru.name>
Status:
Withdrawn
Type:
Informational
Created:
01-Jun-2015
Post-History:
12-Sep-2015
Table of Contents
Withdrawal
Abstract
Documentation
Documentation for starters
Advanced documentation
Offline documentation
Quick start
Downloa... | Withdrawn | PEP 103 – Collecting information about git | Informational | This Informational PEP collects information about git. There is, of
course, a lot of documentation for git, so the PEP concentrates on
more complex (and more related to Python development) issues,
scenarios and examples. |
PEP 207 – Rich Comparisons
Author:
Guido van Rossum <guido at python.org>, David Ascher <DavidA at ActiveState.com>
Status:
Final
Type:
Standards Track
Created:
25-Jul-2000
Python-Version:
2.1
Post-History:
Table of Contents
Abstract
Motivation
Previous Work
Concerns
Proposed Resolutions
Implementation Proposal
C... | Final | PEP 207 – Rich Comparisons | Standards Track | This PEP proposes several new features for comparisons: |
PEP 208 – Reworking the Coercion Model
Author:
Neil Schemenauer <nas at arctrix.com>, Marc-André Lemburg <mal at lemburg.com>
Status:
Final
Type:
Standards Track
Created:
04-Dec-2000
Python-Version:
2.1
Post-History:
Table of Contents
Abstract
Rationale
Specification
Reference Implementation
Credits
Copyright
Ref... | Final | PEP 208 – Reworking the Coercion Model | Standards Track | Many Python types implement numeric operations. When the arguments of
a numeric operation are of different types, the interpreter tries to
coerce the arguments into a common type. The numeric operation is
then performed using this common type. This PEP proposes a new type
flag to indicate that arguments to a type’s ... |