1 May 2007 01:51
Call for junior PEP editors
Barry Warsaw <barry <at> python.org>
2007-04-30 23:51:35 GMT
2007-04-30 23:51:35 GMT
[reposted to python-announce] David Goodger and I have been the PEP editors for ages. Well, mostly David lately as I've been way too busy to be of much use. David is also pretty busy, and he lamented that he doesn't have much time for editing when he put out his call for PEPs earlier this month. We've now, or will soon have three more experienced Pythonistas helping out as PEP editors, Georg Brandl, Brett Cannon, and Anthony Baxter. As long as they've been hacking Python, you'd have thought they'd have learned their lesson by now, but we'll gladly consume more of their time and souls. David and I would like to see some junior Pythonistas join the PEP editor team, as a great way to gain experience and become more involved with the community. As David says, PEP editing is something a tech writer can do; it doesn't require intimate knowledge of Python's C code base for example. PEP editors don't judge the worthiness of a PEP -- that's for the Python community to do, but they do the important work of ensuring that the PEPs are up to the high quality and consistent standards that have been established over the years. A PEP editor is sometimes also involved in the meta process of developing and maintaining the PEPs. A good editor's eye, excellent written communication skills, and the inhuman amount of spare time that only the young have are your most important qualifications. If you're a budding Pythonista and are interested in becoming a PEP editor, please send an email to peps <at> python.org. Let us know about(Continue reading)
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