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Comment by nedbat

2 days ago

I'm not sure what you are labeling as pet projects of leadership? Is there something the PSF is doing that you consider a pet project rather than part of their core mission?

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mixmastamyk  2 days ago

Yes, outreach before investing in packaging. It’s not that outreach is bad but that packaging was crumbling.

  • nedbat  2 days ago

    I'm not sure how you got to "before" here. The PSF runs PyPI, organizes the Python Packaging Authority, supports sprints and standardization efforts, funds developers in residence and so on. Packaging is improving, partly because of those efforts. It's not an either/or.

    • mixmastamyk  2 days ago

      https://devclass.com/2025/03/10/pypi-repository-takes-steps-...

          > CPython core developer Paul Moore described his involvement in the
    > packaging community and said: “it’s struggling under the weight of its own
    > popularity … the individuals involved are doing their best under what are
    > frankly near-impossible conditions.”

    > Moore questioned whether the fact that so many businesses now depend on
    > Python and PyPI meant that “maybe a purely volunteer basis simply can’t
    > work any more,” though he hoped this is not the case.

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