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Basic requirements (all PEP Types)
- Read and followed PEP 1 & PEP 12
- File created from the latest PEP template
- PEP has next available number, & set in filename (
pep-NNNN.rst
), PR title (PEP 123: <Title of PEP>
) andPEP
header - Title clearly, accurately and concisely describes the content in 79 characters or less
- Core dev/PEP editor listed as
Author
orSponsor
, and formally confirmed their approval Author
,Status
(Draft
),Type
andCreated
headers filled out correctlyPEP-Delegate
,Topic
,Requires
andReplaces
headers completed if appropriate- Required sections included
- Abstract (first section)
- Copyright (last section; exact wording from template required)
- Code is well-formatted (PEP 7/PEP 8) and is in code blocks, with the right lexer names if non-Python
- PEP builds with no warnings, pre-commit checks pass and content displays as intended in the rendered HTML
- Authors/sponsor added to
.github/CODEOWNERS
for the PEP
Standards Track requirements
- PEP topic discussed in a suitable venue with general agreement that a PEP is appropriate
- Suggested sections included (unless not applicable)
- Motivation
- Rationale
- Specification
- Backwards Compatibility
- Security Implications
- How to Teach This
- Reference Implementation
- Rejected Ideas
- Open Issues
Python-Version
set to valid (pre-beta) future Python version, if relevant- Any project stated in the PEP as supporting/endorsing/benefiting from the PEP formally confirmed such
- Right before or after initial merging, PEP discussion thread created and linked to in
Discussions-To
andPost-History