PEP: Procedure for Adding New Modules (please comment)

Martijn Faassen m.faassen at vet.uu.nl
Sat Jul 7 16:54:55 EDT 2001


Aahz Maruch <aahz at panix.com> wrote:
> In article <9i1pd8$8ei$1 at newshost.accu.uu.nl>,
> Martijn Faassen <m.faassen at vet.uu.nl> wrote:
>>David Goodger <dgoodger at bigfoot.com> wrote:
>>> Martijn: 
>>>>
>>>> The library PEP differs from a normal standard track PEP in that
>>>> the reference implementation should in this case always already
>>>> have been written before the PEP is to be reviewed; the reference
>>>> implementation _is_ the proposed contribution.
>>>
>>> By "to be reviewed" do you mean "to be decided upon by the
>>> Integrators"? Or "to be released to the Python community for
>>> comment"? I hope the former.  Please clarify.
>>
>>The former, I shall clarify, thank you.

> Actually, I think it should be both, just as with all standard PEPs.
> That is, the PEP is reviewed and commented upon by the community, but
> the Integrators (as proxies for Guido, BDFL) make the final decision
> about whether to include it.

Right, that's an even more correct clarification. I just should make sure
the Integrators (and Guido) are shown to have the final word.

Thanks,

Martijn 
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