[Python-Dev] Python Core Mentorship program (original) (raw)

Nick Coghlan ncoghlan at gmail.com
Sat Mar 26 06:55:23 CET 2011

On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 3:20 PM, Ethan Furman <ethan at stoneleaf.us> wrote:

I disagree.  The goal of mentorship is to help someone learn -- a subtle, yet distinct, difference.  I think a closed list will suit that purpose better. Keep in mind also that the list is closed, not locked -- anyone can join, and anyone who has joined has full access to current goings-on and to the archives.

The other thing to remember is that part of the purpose of the new list is to fulfil roles that python-dev doesn't (and shouldn't really be expected to) handle.

These are things like:

Anyone that is themselves comfortable with the rough-and-tumble of typical open source development may see the list as unnecessary, and that's fine. python-dev does see new contributors arriving without an active mentorship program, and that's great.

However, there are still an awful lot of modules on http://docs.python.org/devguide/experts that don't have names against them. The tracker still has a huge backlog of issues, some of which are there because they're genuinely difficult, but others are there just because none of the current core devs have the interest and/or expertise to make the necessary calls as to what changes are needed and how they should be made.

If we can broaden our developer base by giving people a specific place to ease into things without having to dive straight into the deep end of python-dev, then I think it's an experiment worth trying.

Cheers, Nick.

-- Nick Coghlan   |   ncoghlan at gmail.com   |   Brisbane, Australia

More information about the Python-Dev mailing list