Re-order and flesh out what belongs in a PEP (#909)
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What belongs in a successful PEP?
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Each PEP should have the following parts:
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Each PEP should have the following parts/sections:
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1. Preamble -- RFC 822 style headers containing meta-data about the
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PEP, including the PEP number, a short descriptive title (limited
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2. Abstract -- a short (~200 word) description of the technical issue
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being addressed.
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3. Copyright/public domain -- Each PEP must either be explicitly
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labeled as placed in the public domain (see this PEP as an
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example) or licensed under the `Open Publication License`_.
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3. Motivation -- The motivation is critical for PEPs that want to
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change the Python language, library, or ecosystem. It should
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clearly explain why the existing language specification is
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inadequate to address the problem that the PEP solves. PEP
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submissions without sufficient motivation may be rejected outright.
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4. Specification -- The technical specification should describe the
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syntax and semantics of any new language feature. The
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specification should be detailed enough to allow competing,
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interoperable implementations for at least the current major Python
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platforms (CPython, Jython, IronPython, PyPy).
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5. Motivation -- The motivation is critical for PEPs that want to
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change the Python language. It should clearly explain why the
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existing language specification is inadequate to address the
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problem that the PEP solves. PEP submissions without sufficient
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motivation may be rejected outright.
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6. Rationale -- The rationale fleshes out the specification by
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describing what motivated the design and why particular design
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decisions were made. It should describe alternate designs that
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were considered and related work, e.g. how the feature is supported
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in other languages.
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4. Rationale -- The rationale fleshes out the specification by
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describing why particular design decisions were made. It should
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describe alternate designs that were considered and related work,
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e.g. how the feature is supported in other languages.
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The rationale should provide evidence of consensus within the
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community and discuss important objections or concerns raised
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during discussion.
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7. Backwards Compatibility -- All PEPs that introduce backwards
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5. Specification -- The technical specification should describe the
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syntax and semantics of any new language feature. The
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specification should be detailed enough to allow competing,
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interoperable implementations for at least the current major Python
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platforms (CPython, Jython, IronPython, PyPy).
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6. Backwards Compatibility -- All PEPs that introduce backwards
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incompatibilities must include a section describing these
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incompatibilities and their severity. The PEP must explain how the
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author proposes to deal with these incompatibilities. PEP
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submissions without a sufficient backwards compatibility treatise
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may be rejected outright.
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8. Reference Implementation -- The reference implementation must be
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7. Security Implications -- If there are security concerns in relation
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to the PEP, those concerns should be expliciltly written out to make
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sure reviewers of the PEP are aware of them.
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8. How to Teach This -- For a PEP that adds new functionality or changes
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language behavior, it is helpful to include a section on how to
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teach users, new and experienced, how to apply the PEP to their
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work.
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This section may include key points and recommended documentation
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changes that would help users adopt a new feature or migrate their
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code to use a language change.
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9. Reference Implementation -- The reference implementation must be
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completed before any PEP is given status "Final", but it need not
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be completed before the PEP is accepted. While there is merit
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to the approach of reaching consensus on the specification and
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appropriate for either the Python language reference or the
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standard library reference.
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9. How to Teach This -- For a PEP that adds new functionality or changes
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language behavior, it is helpful to include a section on how to
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teach users, new and experienced, how to apply the PEP to their
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work.
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10. Rejected Ideas -- Throughout the discussion of a PEP, various ideas
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will be proposed which are not accepted. Those rejected ideas should
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be recorded along with the reasoning as to why they were rejected.
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This both helps record the thought process behind the final version
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of the PEP as well as preventing people from bringing up the same
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rejected idea again in subsequent discussions.
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This section may include key points and recommended documentation
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changes that would help users adopt a new feature or migrate their
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code to use a language change.
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In a way this section can be thought of as a breakout section of the
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Rationale section that is focused specifically on why certain ideas
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were not ultimately pursued.
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11. Open Issues -- While a PEP is in draft, ideas can come up which
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warrant further discussion. Those ideas should be recorded so people
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know that they are being thought about but do not have a concrete
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resolution. This helps make sure all issues required for the PEP to be
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ready for consideration are complete complete and reduces people
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duplicating prior discussion.
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12. References -- A collection of URLs used as references through the PEP.
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13. Copyright/public domain -- Each PEP must either be explicitly
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labeled as placed in the public domain (see this PEP as an
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example) or licensed under the `Open Publication License`_.
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PEP Formats and Templates
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