[Python-Dev] draft of externally maintained packages PEP

[Brett Cannon]

On 4/25/06, Thomas Heller <theller at python.net> wrote:
> Brett Cannon wrote:
> > here is the rough draft of the PEP for packages maintained externally
> > from Python itself.  There is some missing, though, that I would like
> > help filling in.
> >
> > I don't know who to list as the contact person (i.e., the Python
> > developer in charge of the code) for Expat, Optik or pysqlite.  I know
> > Greg Ward wrote Optik, but I don't know if he is still active at all
> > (I saw AMK's email on Greg being busy).  I also thought Gerhard
> > Haering was in charge of pysqlite, but he has never responded to any
> > emails about this topic.  Maybe the responsibility should go to
> > Anthony since I know he worked to get the package in and probably
> > cares about keeping it updated?  As for Expat (the parser), is that
> > Fred?
> >
> > I also don't know what version of ctypes is in 2.5 .  Thomas, can you tell me?
>
> > ctypes
> > ------
> > - Web page
> >     http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/ctypes/
> > - Standard library name
> >     ctypes
> > - Contact person
> >     Thomas Heller
> > - Synchronisation history
>
>      * 0.9.9.4 (2.5a1)
>      * 0.9.9.6 (2.5a2)

I am not going to worry about alphas, so I just set it to 0.9.9.6 for
now and can update once 2.5.0 is released.

-Brett