[theacodes]

that "political spat" was actually targeted harassment towards a former PyPA member the last time someone actively working on packaging.python.org tried to be remotely opinionated. Since this ended with them stepping away and no one else has volunteered, it remains unopinionated.

[qbasic_forever]

Sounds like the steering council or whatever that runs python nowadays needs to step up. If people are being targeted for trying to improve packaging then the steering council should make a decision and direct all commentary, etc. to them, not individuals documenting best practices.

The whole 'let the community figure it out' seems to have failed and is causing nothing but more confusion and now attacks on people. The council needs to step up and say, "this is how python packaging will work, period. End of story, end of debate. There is no more discussion on this, the decision is final. All other python packaging tools now are non-standard and not recommended for use anymore".

That was the one good thing a BDFL model for leadership could achieve, making a hard decision in the face of many strong opinions.