[$] Python packaging council approved
The Python packaging world now has a formalgovernance council, of the form described in PEP772 ("PackagingCouncil governance process"), which was approvedby the steering council on April16. It has been over a yearsince the PEP was first proposed in February2025 and it has undergonelengthy discussions in multiple postings to the Python discussion forum. Thepackaging council will have "
broad authority over packaging standards,tools, and implementations"; it will consist of five members who willbe elected in a vote that is likely to come in June-after PyCon US 2026 is held mid-May.