The Python community has a well-established way of dealing with changes. While speculative Python language ideas are mostly discussed on specific mailing lists ([email protected]), nothing major ever gets changed without the existence of a new document, called a Python Enhancement Proposal (PEP).
It is a formalized document that describes, in detail, the proposal of change to be made in Python. It is also the starting point for the community discussion. The whole purpose, format, and workflow around these documents is also standardized in the form of a PEP—precisely the PEP 1 document (http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0001).
PEP documentation is very important for Python, and, depending on the topic, they serve different purposes:
- Informing: They summarize the information needed by core Python developers...