[Python-Dev] PEPs from non-core devs now need a sponsor (original) (raw)

Calvin Spealman cspealma at redhat.com
Tue Mar 5 08:05:31 EST 2019

because if a single core dev won't sign on to help then what chance does the PEP have of being accepted?

If this is the justification, then I feel like it is a barrier that could be disassembled, rather than one people need to be granted permission to climb over.

I am named on one PEP with two others (PEP 3135) and none of us were core developers, I think? I don't want that barrier added to newcomers, and I don't disagree there is a pre-existing barrier, but I can't help but feel this is not the best solution to it.

I'm worried this creates a gatekeeping perception that will scare away contributors.

On Mon, Mar 4, 2019 at 8:53 PM Brett Cannon <brett at snarky.ca> wrote:

The steering council has implemented a new idea called sponsors to the PEP process (added in https://github.com/python/peps/commit/c58d32c33bd06eb386d3f33963a1434510528f68). The thinking is that to help make sure PEPs from non-core developers receive appropriate guidance through the PEP process, a core developer needs to sign on to be a sponsor of the PEP. Being a sponsor does not preclude the core dev from eventually becoming a co-author or BDFL-delegate later on (but obviously not both), but the expectation is the sponsor is supportive of the idea (because if a single core dev won't sign on to help then what chance does the PEP have of being accepted?).

If this doesn't turn out well we can obviously revert this, but hopefully this will make things smoother for those who are new to the PEP process.

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