P is for Python Enhancement Proposal (PEP) - Python A to Z

Python A-Z is a blog series about Python. Each day, I share insights, ideas and examples for different parts of Python development that match with the letter of the day. Blaugust is an annual blogging festival in August where the goal is to write a blog post every day of the month. PEP stands for Python Enhancement Proposal. A PEP is a design document providing information to the Python community, or describing a new feature for Python or its processes or environment. The PEP should provide a concise technical specification of the feature and a rationale for the feature. - PEP 1 – PEP Purpose and Guidelines If you’re a developer, you should start reading PEPs (or equivalents proposals in your language if such exist). They are a wonderful lesson in writing proposals for changes in software, having discussions in good faith between people who have differing opinions and arguing for your viewpoint and recording those discussions into decisions. In your own work or hobby project, this…