[Python-Dev] Official citation for Python

[Jacqueline Kazil]

I wanted to send an update.
At the NumFocus Summit, I found out about...
This: https://www.force11.org/group/software-citation-working-group
& this: https://github.com/adrn/CitationPEP

I am going to work on a citation approach based off of those two sources
and come back with a more developed proposal.

-Jackie

On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 1:12 PM MRAB <python at mrabarnett.plus.com> wrote:

> On 2018-09-17 05:05, Jeremy Hylton wrote:
> >
> > I wanted to start with an easy answer that is surely unsatisfying:
> >
> http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2015/01/how-to-cite-software-in-apa-style.html
> >
> > APA style is pretty popular, and it says that standard software doesn't
> > need to be specified. Standard software includes "Microsoft Word, Java,
> > and Adobe Photoshop." So I'd say Python fits well in that category, and
> > doesn't need to be cited.
> >
> > I said you wouldn't be satisfied...
> >
> It goes on to say """Note: We don’t keep a comprehensive list of what
> programs are “standard.” You make the call.""".
>
> [snip]
> _______________________________________________
> Python-Dev mailing list
> Python-Dev at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev
> Unsubscribe:
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/jackiekazil%40gmail.com
>


-- 
Jacqueline Kazil | @jackiekazil
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/attachments/20180923/954d25ef/attachment.html>