[Python-Dev] Adding library modules to the core

[Eric S. Raymond]

Thomas Wouters <thomas@xs4all.net>:
> That depends on what the PEP does. PEPs can do two things (according to the
> PEP that covers PEPs :): argue for a new feature/addition to the Python
> language, or describe a standard or procedure of some sort. This PEP could
> perhaps do both: describe a standard procedure for proposing and accepting a
> new module in the library (and probably also removal, though that's a lot
> trickier) AND do some catching-up on that process to get a few good modules
> into the stdlib before 2.0 goes into a feature freeze (which is next week,
> by the way.)
> 
> As for the procedure to add a new module, I think someone volunteering to
> 'adopt' the module and perhaps a few people reviewing it would about do it,
> for the average module. Giving people a chance to say 'no!' of course.

Sounds like my cue to write a PEP.  What's the URL for the PEP on PEPs again?
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