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Author: barry@python.org (Barry Warsaw) Author: barry@python.org (Barry Warsaw)
Status: Active Status: Active
Type: Process Type: Process
Content-Type: text/x-rst
Created: 07-Mar-2002 Created: 07-Mar-2002
Post-History: 07-Mar-2002 Post-History: 07-Mar-2002
Abstract
This PEP outlines the python-dev voting guidelines. These Abstract
guidelines serve to provide feedback or gauge the "wind direction" ========
on a particular proposal, idea, or feature. They don't have a
binding force. This PEP outlines the python-dev voting guidelines. These guidelines
serve to provide feedback or gauge the "wind direction" on a
particular proposal, idea, or feature. They don't have a binding
force.
Rationale Rationale
=========
When a new idea, feature, patch, etc. is floated in the Python When a new idea, feature, patch, etc. is floated in the Python
community, either through a PEP or on the mailing lists (most community, either through a PEP or on the mailing lists (most likely
likely on python-dev [1]), it is sometimes helpful to gauge the on python-dev [1]_), it is sometimes helpful to gauge the community's
community's general sentiment. Sometimes people just want to general sentiment. Sometimes people just want to register their
register their opinion of an idea. Sometimes the BDFL wants to opinion of an idea. Sometimes the BDFL wants to take a straw poll.
take a straw poll. Whatever the reason, these guidelines have Whatever the reason, these guidelines have been adopted so as to
been adopted so as to provide a common language for developers. provide a common language for developers.
While opinions are (sometimes) useful, but they are never binding. While opinions are (sometimes) useful, but they are never binding.
Opinions that are accompanied by rationales are always valued Opinions that are accompanied by rationales are always valued higher
higher than bare scores (this is especially true with -1 votes). than bare scores (this is especially true with -1 votes).
Voting Scores Voting Scores
=============
The scoring guidelines are loosely derived from the Apache voting The scoring guidelines are loosely derived from the Apache voting
procedure [2], with of course our own spin on things. There are 4 procedure [2]_, with of course our own spin on things. There are 4
possible vote scores: possible vote scores:
+1 I like it - ``+1`` I like it
+0 I don't care, but go ahead - ``+0`` I don't care, but go ahead
-0 I don't care, so why bother? - ``-0`` I don't care, so why bother?
-1 I hate it - ``-1`` I hate it
You may occasionally see wild flashes of enthusiasm (either for or You may occasionally see wild flashes of enthusiasm (either for or
against) with vote scores like +2, +1000, or -1000. These aren't against) with vote scores like +2, +1000, or -1000. These aren't
really valued much beyond the above scores, but it's nice to see really valued much beyond the above scores, but it's nice to see
people get excited about such geeky stuff. people get excited about such geeky stuff.
References References
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[1] Python Developer's Guide, .. [1] Python Developer's Guide,
http://www.python.org/dev/ (http://www.python.org/dev/)
[2] Apache Project Guidelines and Voting Rules .. [2] Apache Project Guidelines and Voting Rules
http://httpd.apache.org/dev/guidelines.html (http://httpd.apache.org/dev/guidelines.html)
Copyright Copyright
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This document has been placed in the public domain. This document has been placed in the public domain.
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