Code of Conduct Work Group

The workgroup's purpose is to foster a diverse and inclusive Python community by enforcing the PSF code of conduct, along with providing guidance and recommendations to the Python community on codes of conduct, that supports the PSF mission of “ongoing development of Python-related technology and educational resources”.

Establishing resolution:

RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation add the following new members to the code of conduct work group: Anwesha Das, Brett Cannon, Jeff Triplett, Kenneth Reitz, Maricela Sanchez Miranda, Philip James, Rami Chowdhury, Sasha Romijn, Thomas Wouters. Approved May 31, 2018

Since the workgroup has started, Kenneth Reitz has resigned.

Diversity and Inclusion Work Group

The workgroup's purpose is to further the PSF’s mission to ‘support and facilitate the growth of a diverse and international community of Python programmers.’ We also aim to provide guidance to the PSF Board of Directors in line with this mandate.

Establishing resolution:

RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation approve the creation of the PSF Diversity and Inclusion Working Group to actively further the PSF’s mission to ‘support and facilitate the growth of a diverse and international community of Python programmers.’ The group will be formed under this charter: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uvIztyTLr6Cq4yQpNCjPlIl5pYlUjYYYqWCG1ZQrkHE/edit?usp=sharing

Grants Work Group

Establishing resolution:

RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation acknowledge the creation of the PSF Grants Workgroup to review proposals to the PSF for grants in support of conferences, training workshops, and related projects.

Infrastructure Work Group

This committee works on making concrete plans for improving python.org infrastructure and to address technical infrastructure broadly. The board created this committee at a special meeting on March 24 2005.

In June 2013, this committee was formed into a PSF Working Group. The charter for this working group can be found here.

Python Job Board Work Group

This working group was created to help manage the job board with the support of PSF staff.

Current resolution July 2018:

RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation acknowledge the creation of the Python Software Foundation Jobs Work Group to manage, review, and approve job postings.

Marketing Work Group

Establishing resolution:

RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation acknowledge the creation of the PSF Grants Workgroup to review proposals to the PSF for grants in support of conferences, training workshops, and related projects.

Packaging Work Group

The purpose of this working group is to support the larger efforts of improving and maintaining the packaging ecosystem in Python through fundraising and disbursement of raised funds. It will largely focus on efforts such as PyPI, pip, packaging.python.org, setuptools, and cross project efforts.

Establishing resolution:

RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation acknowledge the creation of the PSF Packaging WG to support the larger efforts of improving and maintaining the packaging ecosystem in Python through fundraising and disbursement of raised funds https://wiki.python.org/psf/PackagingWG/Charter

Scientific Python Work Group

This working group shall draw on the expertise of both the PSF and NumFOCUS, and on the broader scientific Python community in general, to select the best use of its budgeted funds to advance the scope, breadth, and utility of Python for scientific work. In essence, the purpose of the group is to grant funds allocated to it by PSF and/or NumFOCUS towards conferences, user groups, educational, and development efforts.

Current resolution June 2015:

RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation recognize the Scientific Python Workgroup as an official PSF workgroup.

Trademarks Work Group

This committee assesses actual and proposed uses of the Python trademarks. See the PSF Trademark Usage Policy.

Work group resolution:

RESOLVED, that the Trademark Committee shall be a working group of the Python Software Foundation, co-chaired by David Mertz and Marc-André Lemburg. Membership shall consist of co-chairs and additionally Carl Trachte, Doug Napoleone, David Goodger, Van Lindberg. Co-chairs shall, by joint agreement, have the power to add or remove committee members, with the current membership roster to be approved by the Python Software Foundation Board of Directors at least once per year

Approved 7-0-1 by IRC vote, 16 August, 2013.

Establishing resolution:

RESOLVED, that a Project Management Committee designated the "Trademarks Committee" (TMC) be formed with David Goodger, Marc-Andre Lemburg, Van Lindberg, David Mertz, Doug Napoleone, James Tauber and Trevor Toenjes as initial members, and James Tauber as the initial chairman, and that the Trademarks Committee shall, when so instructed by the PSF Board, assess trademarks for compliance with the current PSF Trademark Usage Policy and advise the PSF Board on what action, if any, to take.

Outreach & Education Work Group

Establishing resolution:

RESOLVED, that the PSF form an official "Outreach and Education" project management committee with the goals of identifying key initiatives, programs and subjects in this domain that the PSF can assist, fund or help guide. This committee will make recommendations to the membership, the board and its committees and act as a guiding hand for the PSF in this domain. The committee will be chaired by David Mertz (PSF Director). The initial membership will be the following individuals: Gloria Jacobs (PSF Director), Jessica McKellar, Daniel Greenfeld, Audrey Roy, Ned Batchelder, Asheesh Laroia, Simon Law and Yannick Gingras.

Work Group Resolution:

RESOLVED, that the Outreach and Education Committee shall be a working group of the Python Software Foundation, co-chaired by David Mertz and Jessica McKellar. Membership shall consist of co-chairs, in addition to Aahz, Alex Gaynor, Anna Ravenscroft, Brian Curtin, Chris Calloway, Lynn Root, and Jesse Noller. Co-chairs shall, by joint agreement, have the power to add or remove committee members, with the current membership roster to be approved by the Python Software Foundation Board of Directors at least once per year

Approved 10-0-1 by IRC vote, 26 July, 2013.

Sprint Work Group

The committee will be responsible for the coordination and review and approval of sprint proposals. For more information, see the sprints website.

Establishing resolution:

RESOLVED, that the Board approves the creation of a specific "Targeted Sprint Committee" and allocates a yearly budget of 5000 USD for the funding of targeted, community based sprints with Jesse Noller as the initial Chairman, and additional members as needed per project requirements and approved by the board.

Public Support Committee (PSC)

The Public Support Committee (PSC) is charged with fund raising for the PSF, which it does by creating fund raising messages, ads, and materials, soliciting donations from private and commercial contributors, and managing the PSF's fund raising infrastructure.

Public Relations Committee (PRC)

The Public Relations Committee (PRC) is responsible for the development of official informational, marketing, and advocacy materials for the Python programming language. This includes the python.org website and brand identities associated with the PSF and Python, among other things. The PRC also promotes Python in commercial, governmental and educational contexts, in order to facilitate the recruitment of new users and contributors to the language.

Python Conference Committee (PCC)

The PyCon Committee runs PyCon, the annual developer-oriented conference for the Python programming language.

Cuban Pythonistas Work Group

Current resolution June 2015:

RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation recognize the Python Cuba Workgroup as an official PSF workgroup.