On 12/7/20 11:29 AM, Brett Cannon wrote:
> After much deliberation, the 2020 SC will be making a recommendation to the 2021 SC to accept PEP 634 (although this was
> not a unanimous decision).
This seems very odd. The Steering Council is elected to make decisions, but it feels like the current SC is passing the
buck. You (the current SC) have spent much time on this, so it seems that you are in the best position to make a final
decision. If you don't, then the next SC may have to also spend a lot of time on the issue as well to be comfortable
accepting your recommendation -- time that could be better spent on other issues.
If you (the current SC) were actually accepting PEP 634, would the vote be the same? Then accept it, and let's all move on.
The SC is elected for a single python release. The elections for the next one are currently happening -- about ten more days until we know the result. This is a big, contentious change in the *next* version of Python, not the one the current SC was elected for, so it makes more sense to let the next SC make the final decision.