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PEP: 609
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Title: PyPA Governance
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Version: $Revision$
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Last-Modified: $Date$
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Author: Dustin Ingram <di@python.org>,
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Pradyun Gedam <pradyunsg@gmail.com>
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Sumana Harihareswara <sh@changeset.nyc>
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Sponsor: Paul Ganssle <paul@ganssle.io>
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BDFL-Delegate: TBD
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Discussions-To: https://discuss.python.org/t/pep-609-pypa-governance/
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Status: Active
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Type: Process
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Content-Type: text/x-rst
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Created: 05-Nov-2019
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Post-History: 05-Nov-2019
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Abstract
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========
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This document describes a governance model for the Python Packaging
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Authority (PyPA). The model is closely based on existing informal
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practices, with the intent of providing clarity into the functioning
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of the PyPA and formalizing transparent processes for the PyPA.
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Rationale
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=========
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The Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) is a collaborative community
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that maintains and advances many of the relevant projects in Python
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packaging. The software and standards developed through the PyPA are
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used to package, share, and install Python software and to interact
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with indexes of downloadable Python software such as `PyPI`_, the
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Python Package Index.
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Currently, the PyPA is an informal and loosely defined organization
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that lacks true authority, and the inclusion of a given project under
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the PyPA umbrella or the creation of new projects has been done in an
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ad-hoc, one-off manner. Similarly, individual membership in the PyPA
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is not well-defined.
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While this model has more or less worked for the PyPA in the past, it
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results in an organization which is missing certain features of a
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stable ecosystem, namely a clear and transparent decision-making
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process. This PEP seeks to rectify this by defining a governance model
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for the PyPA.
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Terminology
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===========
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Relevant terms for groups of individual contributors used in this PEP:
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**PyPA members**:
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Anyone with the triage bit or commit bit, on at least one project in
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the `PyPA organization`_.
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**PyPA committers**:
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Anyone with the commit bit on at least one project in the PyPA
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organization, which should correspond to everyone on the
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`PyPA-Committers`_ mailing list.
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**PyPA community**:
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Anyone who is interested in PyPA activity and wants to follow along,
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contribute or make proposals.
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**Packaging-WG members**:
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As described in the `Packaging-WG Wiki page`_. For clarity: there is no
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formal relationship between the Packaging-WG and PyPA. This group is
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only included in this list to disambiguate it from PyPA.
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Goals
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=====
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The following section formalizes the goals (and non-goals) of the PyPA
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and this governance model.
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Goals of the PyPA
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-----------------
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These goals are the primary motivation for the existence of the PyPA.
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These goals are largely already being carried out, even though most
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have not been explicitly defined.
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Provide support for existing projects under the PyPA
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In the event that a given project needs additional support, or no
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longer has active maintainers, the PyPA will ensure that the given
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project will continue to be supported for users to the extent
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necessary.
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Foster the creation and acceptance of standards for PyPA projects
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The PyPA should, as much as possible, strive for standardization and
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coordination across PyPA projects, primarily though the governance
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process outlined below. PyPA projects are expected to abide by
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applicable specifications maintained by the PyPA.
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Guide decisions which affect multiple PyPA projects
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'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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The PyPA community (especially PyPA members) should be expected to
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provide opinions, insight and experience when ecosystem-wide changes
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are being proposed.
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Determine which projects should be under the guidance of the PyPA
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For example: accepting new projects from the community, organically
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creating projects within the PyPA, etc.
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Enforce adherence to a Code of Conduct across all projects
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Generally this means leading by example, but occasionally it may mean
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more explicit moderation.
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Non-goals of the PyPA
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---------------------
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These are specific items that are explicitly _not_ goals of the PyPA.
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Determine who is and isn't a PyPA member
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This is for members of individual projects to decide, as they add new
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members to their projects. Maintainership of a project that is under
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the PyPA organization automatically transfers membership in the PyPA.
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Micromanage individual projects
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As long as the project is adhering to the Code of Conduct and
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following specifications supported by the PyPA, the PyPA should only
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concerned with large, ecosystem-wide changes.
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Develop and maintain standalone Code of Conduct
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PyPA projects follow `the PSF Code of Conduct`_.
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Goals of the PyPA's Governance Model
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------------------------------------
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These are new goals which the governance model seeks to make possible.
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Transparency in PyPA membership
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Provide a transparent process for decisions taken, regarding project
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membership in the PyPA.
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Document PyPA's use of PEPs
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Formally document how the PyPA uses Python Enhancement Proposals
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(PEPs), for maintaining interoperability specifications defined by the
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PyPA.
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Processes
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=========
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The processes for the PyPA's activities are outlined below:
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Specifications
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The PyPA will use PEPs for defining, and making changes to, the
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interoperability specifications maintained by the PyPA. Thus, the
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Python Steering Council has the final say in the acceptance of these
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interoperability specifications.
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It is expected (but not required) that the Python Steering Council
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would delegate authority to sponsor and/or approve/reject PEPs related
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to packaging interoperability specifications, to individuals within the
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PyPA community. At the time of writing (June 2020), the Python Steering
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Council has `standing delegations`_ for currently active packaging
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interoperability specifications.
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The details of the process of proposing and updating the
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interoperability specifications are described in the `PyPA
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Specifications`_ document.
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Governance
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PyPA Committer Votes
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A PyPA member can put forward a proposal and call for a vote on a
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public PyPA communication channel. A PyPA committer vote is triggered
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when a PyPA committer (not the proposer) seconds the proposal.
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The proposal will be put to a vote on the `PyPA-Committers`_ mailing
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list, over a 7-day period. Each PyPA committer can vote once, and can
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choose one of ``+1`` and ``-1``. If at least two thirds of recorded
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votes are ``+1``, then the vote succeeds.
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PyPA committer votes are required for, and limited to, the following
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kinds of proposals:
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Addition of a project to the PyPA
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Proposing the acceptance of a project into the PyPA organization. This
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proposal must not be opposed by the existing maintainers of the
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project.
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Creation of a new project in the PyPA
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Proposing the creation of a new tools / project in the PyPA
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organization.
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Removal of a project from PyPA
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Proposing the removal of a project in the PyPA organization.
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Updates to the Governance/Specification Processes
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Proposing changes to how the PyPA operates, including but not limited
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to changes to its specification and governance processes, and this
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PEP.
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Leaving PyPA
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A project that is a part of the PyPA organization, can request to
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leave PyPA.
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Such requests can made by a committer of the project, on the
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`PyPA-Committers`_ mailing list and must clearly state the GitHub
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user/organization to transfer the repository to.
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If the request is not opposed by another committer of the same project
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over a 7-day period, the project would leave the PyPA and be
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transferred out of the PyPA organization as per the request.
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Code of Conduct enforcement
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Each project that is a part of the PyPA organization follows `the PSF
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Code of Conduct`_, including its incident reporting guidelines and
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enforcement procedures.
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PyPA members are responsible for leading by example. PyPA members
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occasionally may need to more explicitly moderate behavior in their
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projects, and each project that is a part of the PyPA organization
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must designate at least one PyPA member as available to contact in
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case of a Code of Conduct incident. If told of any Code of Conduct
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incidents involving their projects, PyPA members are expected to
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report those incidents up to `the PSF Conduct WG`_, for recording
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purposes and for potential assistance.
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References
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==========
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.. _PyPI: https://pypi.org
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.. _PyPA Organization: https://github.com/pypa
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.. _PyPA Specifications: https://www.pypa.io/en/latest/specifications
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.. _PyPA-Committers: https://mail.python.org/mm3/mailman3/lists/pypa-committers.python.org/
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.. _Packaging-WG Wiki page: https://wiki.python.org/psf/PackagingWG
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.. _standing delegations: https://github.com/python/steering-council/blob/master/process/standing-delegations.md#pypa-delegations
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.. _the PSF Code of Conduct: https://www.python.org/psf/conduct/
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.. _the PSF Conduct WG: https://wiki.python.org/psf/ConductWG/Charter
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Copyright
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=========
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This document is placed in the public domain or under the
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CC0-1.0-Universal license, whichever is more permissive.
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