[python-committers] Re: Requiring PEPs to add/remove modules in the stdlib (and dropping the concept of "provisional")

On Tue, 22 Mar 2022 at 23:27, Brett Cannon <brett@python.org> wrote:

Update PEP 2 to say a PEP is necessary to add a module to the stdlib Update PEP 4 to say that a PEP is necessary to deprecate/remove a module Mark PEP 411 as obsolete and thus dropping the idea of provisional modules

These all seem reasonable to me.

There's an implication for the Packaging community in that we have used "Provisional" status for PEPs (specifications). But personally, I'm fine with dropping that option - I'm on record saying that I don't like provisional status for packaging standards and won't use it in future.

Assuming this proposal gets approved, I will link to the PEP 411 change on the relevant packaging thread, and get the packaging process docs updated to match.

Paul