To echo Nathaniel, thanks Nick; in the time I've been on this list, I think you've done an impressive job of moderating discussions, ensuring we can reach consensuses and move forwards. And thanks Paul for stepping up to fill this role. :-) On Sat, Jul 7, 2018, at 4:15 AM, Nathaniel Smith wrote:
Nick, thanks so much for your service in an often thankless job. It is appreciated! And Paul, thanks for taking this on!> On Fri, Jul 6, 2018, 19:08 Nick Coghlan
wrote: Hi folks,
Since 2013, I've been the default BDFL-Delegate for packaging interoperability PEPs. In that time, the Python packaging ecosystem>> has moved forward in a lot of different areas, with pip being shipped>> by default with CPython, the wheel binary packaging format reaching>> ever-increasing heights of popularity, the cross-distro manylinux ABI>> compatibility specification being developed, the new pyproject.toml>> based sdist format being defined, the PSF's Packaging Working Group>> being formed, the Python Packaging User Guide being developed, and various aspects of the packaging metadata being enhanced to improve>> the general user experience of the Python packaging ecosystem.
The role of the BDFL-Delegate in that process is partly about making>> arbitrary decisions when arbitrary decisions need to be made ("The bikeshed shall be green!"), but also about helping to guide discussions in productive directions, as well as determining when more>> complex PEP level proposals have reached a sufficient level of consensus that it makes sense to provisionally accept them and move on>> to publishing reference implementations.
While it's been a fascinating ~5 years, I've decided that it's time>> for me to hand over those responsibilities to another PyPA contributor. With Guido's approval, I've asked Paul Moore if he'd be>> willing to take on the role, and Paul has graciously accepted the additional responsibility.
Paul's a long term pip contributor, and also a CPython core developer,>> with a lot of practical experience in getting Python (and Python packaging) to work well in Windows environments. He's also a familiar,>> calm, and constructive presence in design discussions within distutils-sig, pip and other PyPA projects, which is an important characteristic when taking on BDFL-Delegate responsibilities.
I'd like to personally thank Paul for being willing to take on this>> task, and I look forward to many more productive design discussions!>> Cheers, Nick.
P.S. I'm not stepping down from Python packaging related activities>> entirely, as I'll still be involved in Python Packaging User Guide and>> pipenv maintenance, and will continue as a member of the PSF's Packaging Working Group. However, the final sign-off for packaging interoperability PEPs will now rest with Paul or someone else that he appoints, rather than with me :)
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