[Python-Dev] Update to PEP 1 re: content type

[Barry Warsaw]

On Oct 13, 2016, at 05:31 PM, Terry Reedy wrote:

>The major issue is making knowledge of rst and sphinx a requirement for
>submitting a PEP.  I suggest making sure that PEP 1 exemplifies the preferred
>usage of rst in PEPs and then suggesting using it as model.

https://github.com/python/peps/pull/115

>A related issue is plain text for posting.  Initial pre-drafts can be posted
>to python-ideas before being marked up.  Other than copying the browser
>display of the .html conversion (which requires a bit of cleanup after
>pasting), what is the easiest way to get post-markup plain text?

I don't understand the question: isn't the whole point of reST that it's a
easily readable markup language?  Just post the reST!

Cheers,
-Barry