# Committers **URL:** https://discuss.python.org/c/committers/5.md [Latest](https://discuss.python.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.python.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.python.org/tags.md) --- ## [About the Committers category](https://discuss.python.org/t/about-the-committers-category/19)
**Author:** [@ambv](https://discuss.python.org/u/ambv)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2018, 8:40pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/about-the-committers-category/19 "2018-10-22T20:40:44Z")
The “argument clinic” for Python committers (people with the commit bit on GitHub - python/cpython: The Python programming language and related projects). Open for all to view. Use this category for things you’d use the… --- ## [2026-09-17 Python Steering Council meeting summary](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-09-17-python-steering-council-meeting-summary/109470)
**Author:** [@barry](https://discuss.python.org/u/barry)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 10:32pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-09-17-python-steering-council-meeting-summary/109470 "2026-10-13T22:32:15Z")
We continue to discuss the DiR job description. JIT feedback from Steering Council Office Hours was posted to DPO Discussed deferred PEPs and upcoming Office Hours on PEP 805 Discussed PEP 11 and added some topics to th… --- ## [Vote to promote Malcolm Smith](https://discuss.python.org/t/vote-to-promote-malcolm-smith/109462)
**Author:** [@encukou](https://discuss.python.org/u/encukou)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 9:59pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/vote-to-promote-malcolm-smith/109462 "2026-10-13T21:59:02Z")
I’d like to nominate Malcolm Smith (@mhsmith here & on GitHub) for promotion to the core team. Malcolm maintains CPython for Android, starting in 2023 with PEP 738. He runs the Android buildbot. He’s authored 80 merged … --- ## [2026-09-10 Python Steering Council meeting summary](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-09-10-python-steering-council-meeting-summary/109404)
**Author:** [@thomas](https://discuss.python.org/u/thomas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 10:04pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-09-10-python-steering-council-meeting-summary/109404 "2026-10-08T22:04:02Z")
Regular check-in with the Deputy Developer-in-Residence (Petr), discussing the state of the project. The Steering Council discussed PEP 836 (JIT Go Brrr: The Path to a Supported JIT Compiler for CPython) and the draft r… --- ## [Vote to promote Sergey Miryanov](https://discuss.python.org/t/vote-to-promote-sergey-miryanov/109283)
**Author:** [@Eclips4](https://discuss.python.org/u/Eclips4)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/vote-to-promote-sergey-miryanov/109283 "2026-10-08T12:24:31Z")
I’d like to nominate Sergey Miryanov (@sergey-miryanov on GitHub, @sergey-miryanov here) for promotion to the core team. Sergey began contributing to CPython in January 2025. Since then he has authored 65 merged PRs, op… --- ## [Not using structseq in sys?](https://discuss.python.org/t/not-using-structseq-in-sys/109328)
**Author:** [@brettcannon](https://discuss.python.org/u/brettcannon)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 11:13pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/not-using-structseq-in-sys/109328 "2026-10-07T23:13:41Z")
I want to add sys.\_wasi\_info, but I noticed that everything in sys which stores any structured data uses structseq. But since sys.\_wasi\_info will be new there’s no need to support an index API. And yet it almost feels we… --- ## [Workflow change coming: mandatory reviews on new features](https://discuss.python.org/t/workflow-change-coming-mandatory-reviews-on-new-features/68135)
**Author:** [@ambv](https://discuss.python.org/u/ambv)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 6:43am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/workflow-change-coming-mandatory-reviews-on-new-features/68135 "2026-09-28T06:43:23Z")
The Steering Council asked me to implement a change to our core workflow on python/cpython specifically that will prevent us landing PRs that are new features without a review from another core developer. Implementation … --- ## [Adding a python/packaging-council and (possibly) moving packaging.python.org](https://discuss.python.org/t/adding-a-python-packaging-council-and-possibly-moving-packaging-python-org/109135)
**Author:** [@pradyunsg](https://discuss.python.org/u/pradyunsg)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/adding-a-python-packaging-council-and-possibly-moving-packaging-python-org/109135 "2026-09-24T20:22:17Z")
Hi folks! The inaugural PPC met yesterday, and we’re thinking of: Creating a python/packaging-council repository. Adding all PPC members to the org, in a team with write (or greater) permissions on the repository. Pos… --- ## [2026-09-03 Python Steering Council meeting summary](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-09-03-python-steering-council-meeting-summary/109153)
**Author:** [@savannahostrowski](https://discuss.python.org/u/savannahostrowski)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 4:29pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-09-03-python-steering-council-meeting-summary/109153 "2026-09-21T16:29:06Z")
Discussed PSRT membership, triage, and voting processes. We agreed on six-month inactivity reviews starting in October and as well as changes to the voting process for PSRT members. This has been relayed to Seth and Sta… --- ## [2026-08-27 Python Steering Council meeting summary](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-08-27-python-steering-council-meeting-summary/108982)
**Author:** [@corona10](https://discuss.python.org/u/corona10)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 1:55am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-08-27-python-steering-council-meeting-summary/108982 "2026-09-10T01:55:47Z")
Two SC members were unable to attend this week. We discussed ongoing DiR activities with Petr. We discussed the Developer in Residence role, including the job description, hiring timeline, and diversity considerations. W… --- ## [2026-08-20 Python Steering Council meeting summary](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-08-20-python-steering-council-meeting-summary/108960)
**Author:** [@barry](https://discuss.python.org/u/barry)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 4:20am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-08-20-python-steering-council-meeting-summary/108960 "2026-09-09T04:20:32Z")
We continued to discuss the JIT and the current state of PEP 836 - JIT Go Brrr: The Path to a Supported JIT Compiler for CPython. The SC has not yet been asked to pronounce on the PEP, so this is continued discussion af… --- ## [2026-08-13 Python Steering Council meeting summary](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-08-13-python-steering-council-meeting-summary/108915)
**Author:** [@pablogsal](https://discuss.python.org/u/pablogsal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 1:14am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-08-13-python-steering-council-meeting-summary/108915 "2026-09-07T01:14:43Z")
The Steering Council had its regular check-in with Petr (Developer-in-Residence) and discussed several topics including two ideas he is exploring, one of which may become a PEP, including a proposal to expose type objec… --- ## [Vote to promote Nathan Goldbaum](https://discuss.python.org/t/vote-to-promote-nathan-goldbaum/108739)
**Author:** [@emmatyping](https://discuss.python.org/u/emmatyping)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/vote-to-promote-nathan-goldbaum/108739 "2026-09-01T18:16:18Z")
I would like to nominate Nathan Goldbaum (@ngoldbaum here and on GitHub) to become a core developer. Nathan has done a truly monumental amount of work in the community to aid in the adoption of free-threaded Python, suc… --- ## [2026-08-06 Python Steering Council meeting summary](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-08-06-python-steering-council-meeting-summary/108612)
**Author:** [@thomas](https://discuss.python.org/u/thomas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 5:45pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-08-06-python-steering-council-meeting-summary/108612 "2026-08-17T17:45:42Z")
The Steering Council had office hours with the authors of PEP 836 (JIT Go Brrr: The Path to a Supported JIT Compiler for CPython), discussing the state of the PEP and whether it answered the questions the SC asked in it… --- ## [2026-07-30 Python Steering Council meeting summary](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-07-30-python-steering-council-meeting-summary/108449)
**Author:** [@savannahostrowski](https://discuss.python.org/u/savannahostrowski)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-07-30-python-steering-council-meeting-summary/108449 "2026-08-06T17:01:23Z")
Met with Deb and Petr on our regular twice-monthly cadence. With Petr, we discussed: Multiarch tags which have been added to abi3 and abi3t .so s - see Update PEP-803 to use multiarch in abi3t · Issue #356 · python/st… --- ## [2026-07-23 Python Steering Council meeting summary](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-07-23-python-steering-council-meeting-summary/108442)
**Author:** [@corona10](https://discuss.python.org/u/corona10)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 12:12pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-07-23-python-steering-council-meeting-summary/108442 "2026-08-06T12:12:44Z")
The meetings scheduled for July 9 and July 16 were skipped due to SC members’ schedules and EuroPython. We discussed several topics that came up during EuroPython, including adding an AGENTS.md file to the CPython repo. … --- ## [2026-07-02 Python Steering Council meeting summary](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-07-02-python-steering-council-meeting-summary/108421)
**Author:** [@barry](https://discuss.python.org/u/barry)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-07-02-python-steering-council-meeting-summary/108421 "2026-08-05T16:27:26Z")
We met with DiR Petr on our regular sync. We discussed whether SC members must also be on PSRT, and decided that isn’t required. We discussed the Debian multiarch patch. Petr is +1 There should be no measurable impact… --- ## [2026-06-25 Python Steering Council meeting summary](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-06-25-python-steering-council-meeting-summary/108415)
**Author:** [@pablogsal](https://discuss.python.org/u/pablogsal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-06-25-python-steering-council-meeting-summary/108415 "2026-08-05T12:54:33Z")
We continued our discussion of PEP 797 (Shared Object Proxies) and voted to reject it. A formal rejection notice will follow. In response to Update PEP 3149 to explicitly include the stable ABI · Issue #355 · python/ste… --- ## [Vote to promote Pieter Eendebak](https://discuss.python.org/t/vote-to-promote-pieter-eendebak/107833)
**Author:** [@Jelle](https://discuss.python.org/u/Jelle)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 8:58am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/vote-to-promote-pieter-eendebak/107833 "2026-07-28T08:58:03Z")
I’d like to propose promoting Pieter Eendebak (@eendebakpt; @eendebakpt on GitHub) to the Python core team. Pieter has been a steady and high-quality CPython contributor since 2022, and a member of the Python triage tea… --- ## [2026 Python Core Dev Sprint at OpenAI](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-python-core-dev-sprint-at-openai/106928)
**Author:** [@brandtbucher](https://discuss.python.org/u/brandtbucher)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-python-core-dev-sprint-at-openai/106928 "2026-07-24T18:14:57Z")
OpenAI is excited to host the 2026 Python Core Dev Sprint at our offices in San Francisco! We have a few different dates available. If you are a core developer who is interested in sprinting with us, please select all o… --- ## [2026-06-11 Python Steering Council meeting summary](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-06-11-python-steering-council-meeting-summary/108096)
**Author:** [@thomas](https://discuss.python.org/u/thomas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-06-11-python-steering-council-meeting-summary/108096 "2026-07-09T19:34:32Z")
Nathan Goldbaum joined us for Office Hours to discuss changes he has in mind for the buffer protocol, and how to best shepherd PEP discussions. We contemplated the Core Team sprint at OpenAI for quite some more time. Th… --- ## [Python Language Summit at EuroPython 2026 in Kraków](https://discuss.python.org/t/python-language-summit-at-europython-2026-in-krakow/107194)
**Author:** [@hugovk](https://discuss.python.org/u/hugovk)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2026, 11:55am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/python-language-summit-at-europython-2026-in-krakow/107194 "2026-07-09T11:55:53Z")
We’re delighted to announce that the signups for the Python Language Summit at PyCon US EuroPython 2026 are now open. As usual, we are doing the Summit as an invite-only in-person event. TL;DR When: Tuesday, 14 July at … --- ## [EuroPython travel support for Core team members](https://discuss.python.org/t/europython-travel-support-for-core-team-members/107703)
**Author:** [@thomas](https://discuss.python.org/u/thomas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/europython-travel-support-for-core-team-members/107703 "2026-07-02T21:31:04Z")
(Posting for the Steering Council.) As promised before, the Steering Council is offering financial support for Core team members to travel to EuroPython from the CPython budget, similarly to how we’ve done it for PyCon … --- ## [Vote to promote Seth Larson](https://discuss.python.org/t/vote-to-promote-seth-larson/107622)
**Author:** [@Stanfromireland](https://discuss.python.org/u/Stanfromireland)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 11:04pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/vote-to-promote-seth-larson/107622 "2026-06-12T23:04:50Z")
@hugovk and I would like to promote Seth Larson (@sethmlarson on GitHub) to the Python core team. Seth is the PSF Security Developer-in-Residence and has done a tremendous amount of work to improve both the security of … --- ## [2026-06-04 Python Steering Council meeting summary](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-06-04-python-steering-council-meeting-summary/107717)
**Author:** [@savannahostrowski](https://discuss.python.org/u/savannahostrowski)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-06-04-python-steering-council-meeting-summary/107717 "2026-06-10T16:34:54Z")
Had our biweekly discussion with Deb on our regular twice-monthly cadence, which now includes Petr! With Petr, we discussed Developer in Residence transition following Łukasz’s departure and areas of attention, notably… --- ## [2026-05-28 Python Steering Council meeting summary](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-05-28-python-steering-council-meeting-summary/107716)
**Author:** [@corona10](https://discuss.python.org/u/corona10)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-05-28-python-steering-council-meeting-summary/107716 "2026-06-10T16:23:57Z")
There were no official SC meetings from May 14, 2026 to May 21, 2026 due to PyCon US. There were several informal meetings during PyCon US, but not an official SC meeting. We discussed the selection criteria for partici… --- ## [2026-05-07 Python Steering Council meeting summary](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-05-07-python-steering-council-meeting-summary/107715)
**Author:** [@barry](https://discuss.python.org/u/barry)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-05-07-python-steering-council-meeting-summary/107715 "2026-06-10T16:20:54Z")
Regular meeting with PSF ED Deb Petr will be coming to PyCon US and will mentor first time core sprinters Deb wrote a nice blog post about the sprints We talked about some more transitional topics now that Łukasz is no… --- ## [2026-04-30 Python Steering Council meeting summary](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-04-30-python-steering-council-meeting-summary/107712)
**Author:** [@thomas](https://discuss.python.org/u/thomas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-04-30-python-steering-council-meeting-summary/107712 "2026-06-10T14:14:39Z")
We discussed the last remaining PEP on our to-do list for 3.15, PEP 830 (Add timestamps to exceptions and tracebacks), and decided to provide feedback and suggest deferring it to 3.16. We discussed the request for decis… --- ## [2026-04-23 Python Steering Council meeting summary](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-04-23-python-steering-council-meeting-summary/107711)
**Author:** [@thomas](https://discuss.python.org/u/thomas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/2026-04-23-python-steering-council-meeting-summary/107711 "2026-06-10T14:13:03Z")
We met with Łukasz and focused on the Developer-in-Residence transition as he is leaving (:cry:). We covered account and credential handoffs, the planned decommissioning of the legacy buildbot (bigmem coverage is availa… --- ## [PyCon US, EuroPython, Language Summit and Travel Grants](https://discuss.python.org/t/pycon-us-europython-language-summit-and-travel-grants/106202)
**Author:** [@thomas](https://discuss.python.org/u/thomas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/pycon-us-europython-language-summit-and-travel-grants/106202 "2026-06-09T20:53:01Z")
We (the Steering Council, and also the organizers of 2026’s Language Summit) would like to get a reasonable idea about attendance at the Language Summit at EuroPython 2026. Please answer the poll at the bottom. We (the S… [Next page](https://discuss.python.org/c/committers/5.md?page=1)