[Python-Dev] how to decide on a Python 3 design for wsgiref

[Brett Cannon]

Both the RM and BDFL agree that Python 3.2b1 should be held up until
we settle this wsgi matter. That makes it a question of how to settle
it.

Thinking out loud here to keep this discussion focused, I say we give
a deadline for PEPs to be submitted by October 15th. We then choose
two PEP dictators to make a call by November 1, get wsgiref cleaned up
ASAP, and get Python 3.2b1 out the door immediately thereafter. If
web-sig manages to come to an agreement as a whole before then we can
skip the PEPs, but if they have not managed to do this already then it
probably is not going to suddenly happen now under threat of
python-dev making the call for them by blessing a new wsgiref
implementation (happy to be proven wrong, though).