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brettcannon/README.md

Biographical Links

Open Source

Last updated 2025-01-15.

Contributions

Over the past 21 years, I have made some commit to 276 projects (some of which are my own).

(Grouped by commit count.)

β‰₯ 103
  1. python/cpython
β‰₯ 102
  1. python/peps
  2. microsoft/vscode-python
  3. brettcannon/python-launcher
  4. microsoft/vscode-jupyter
  5. brettcannon/caniusepython3
  6. python/devguide
  7. microsoft/Pyjion
  8. gidgethub/gidgethub
  9. brettcannon/oplop
  10. brettcannon/desugar
  11. brettcannon/dotconfig
  12. python/the-knights-who-say-ni
  13. brettcannon/free-labour
  14. brettcannon/travelbrag
  15. pypa/packaging
  16. brettcannon/dotfiles
  17. Which-Film/which-film.info
β‰₯ 101
  1. microsoft/pvscbot
  2. brettcannon/mousebender
  3. python/importlib_resources
  4. PyCQA/modernize
  5. brettcannon/release-often
  6. python/bedevere
  7. python/devinabox
  8. brettcannon/WWBD
  9. brettcannon/trips-history
  10. brettcannon/pep425
  11. brettcannon/microvenv
  12. brettcannon/check-for-changed-files
  13. brettcannon/py-pip
  14. brettcannon/python-azure-web-app-cookiecutter
  15. brettcannon/stdlib-stats
  16. brettcannon/cpython-wasi-build
  17. brettcannon/mnfy
  18. microsoft/vscode-docs-archive
  19. dabeaz/curio
  20. brettcannon/sans-io
  21. microsoft/vscode-docs
  22. brettcannon/modutil
  23. pypa/packaging.python.org
  24. brettcannon/time-clock
  25. brettcannon/flatten_filenames
  26. brettcannon/riscv-harmony
  27. brettcannon/find-duplicate-files
  28. elixir-lang/elixir-lang.github.com
  29. uranusjr/packaging-metadata-comparisons
  30. brettcannon/basicenum
  31. angular/angular.js
  32. pypa/setuptools
  33. python-trio/trio
  34. python/core-workflow
  35. microsoft/vscode-dev-containers
  36. dusty-phillips/rescript-zora
  37. microsoft/vscode-python-devicesimulator
  38. Azure-Samples/Azure-MachineLearning-DataScience
  39. brettcannon/record-type
  40. Azure/msrest-for-python
  41. brettcannon/pip-secure-install
  42. pypa/distutils
  43. Azure/msrestazure-for-python
  44. emmatyping/python-wasm
  45. microsoft/TypeScript-Handbook
  46. python-hyper/uritemplate
  47. brettcannon/defy-layout-scorer
  48. python/buildmaster-config
  49. orsenthil/cpython-hg-to-git
  50. python-hglib
β‰₯ 100
  1. python3statement/python3statement.github.io
  2. benjaminp/six
  3. python/steering-council
  4. brettcannon/importlib
  5. JuliaLang/julia
  6. dusty-phillips/match-variant
  7. microsoft/vscode-telemetry-extractor
  8. brettcannon/nowhere-on-the-web
  9. microsoft/vscode-anaconda-extension-pack
  10. rescript-lang/rescript-lang.org
  11. eclipse-archived/ceylon-lang.org
  12. python/blurb
  13. lustre-labs/lustre
  14. brettcannon/porting-to-python-3-notebook
  15. Azure/azure-sdk-for-python
  16. python/cherry-picker
  17. beeware/toga
  18. microsoft/vscode
  19. rust-lang/rust
  20. python/planet
  21. micktwomey/pyiso8601
  22. python/typeshed
  23. cookiecutter/cookiecutter
  24. brettcannon/vscode-zephyr-asdl
  25. WebAssembly/design
  26. square/dagger
  27. openlawlibrary/pygls
  28. Homebrew/legacy-homebrew
  29. aosabook/500lines
  30. pypa/pipenv
  31. github/gitignore
  32. Homebrew/homebrew-core
  33. brettcannon/cpython-wasi-buildbot
  34. micropython/micropython
  35. dotnet/docs
  36. thechangelog/show-notes
  37. inko-lang/inko
  38. Mariatta/github-bot-tutorial
  39. microsoft/vscode-wiki
  40. python/psf-salt
  41. jazzband/pip-tools
  42. vstinner/misc
  43. badges/shields
  44. bytecodealliance/wasmtime
  45. jaraco/skeleton
  46. buildout/buildout
  47. bloodyowl/rescript-test
  48. microsoft/vscode-isort
  49. matplotlib/matplotlib
  50. python/core-sprint
  51. astral-sh/ruff
  52. MicrosoftDocs/visualstudio-docs
  53. python/python-docs-theme
  54. asyncio-docs/asyncio-doc
  55. pypa/flit
  56. microsoft/vscode-docker
  57. MeeseeksBox/meeseeksbox.github.io
  58. sarugaku/resolvelib
  59. python/typing
  60. kushaldas/pym
  61. gleam-lang/language-tour
  62. moby/mobywebsite
  63. WebAssembly/wasi-sdk
  64. conda/conda
  65. microsoft/sql-server-samples
  66. larryhastings/appeal
  67. aio-libs/aiohttp
  68. vibora-io/vibora
  69. MPOS/php-mpos
  70. dabeaz/ply
  71. python-hyper/h2
  72. conda/ceps
  73. python/pythonineducation.org
  74. microsoft/language-server-protocol
  75. python/pyperformance
  76. microsoftarchive/msgraph-sdk-python
  77. pyscript/pyscript
  78. ponylang/pony-tutorial
  79. rustwasm/book
  80. kushaldas/pep582
  81. progit/progit2
  82. beeware/liquid-demo
  83. microsoft/TypeScript-wiki
  84. riverscuomo/apps
  85. Django
  86. absurdia/absurdia-py
  87. ebkalderon/tower-lsp
  88. cardoe/stderrlog-rs
  89. stellar/awesome-stellar
  90. palantir/python-language-server
  91. bagder/http2-explained
  92. jupyter/notebook
  93. MagicStack/MagicPython
  94. score-spec/spec
  95. wntrblm/nox
  96. stellar/new-docs
  97. pyvideo/data
  98. Homebrew/brew
  99. Azure/azure-functions-python-library
  100. pypa/setuptools-scm
  101. markshannon/faster-cpython
  102. getsentry/responses
  103. VSCodeVim/Vim
  104. hynek/build-and-inspect-python-package
  105. oauthlib/oauthlib
  106. riscv-software-src/riscv-tests
  107. scikit-learn/scikit-learn
  108. PyCQA/pyflakes
  109. gitkraken/vscode-gitlens
  110. conda/conda-docs
  111. diogonfs/pyinit
  112. okken/pytest-srcpaths
  113. rust-lang/rustfmt
  114. google/yapf
  115. pypa/pipx
  116. python/mypy
  117. WebAssembly/component-model
  118. cometkim/rescript-vitest
  119. vega/ipyvega
  120. python/pythontestdotnet
  121. Devid-Ba/Text-adventure
  122. kushaldas/asaman
  123. pablogsal/cpython_leaderboard
  124. microsoft/PTVS
  125. lorenzofox3/zora
  126. clearlydefined/website
  127. extism/extism
  128. rocketreach/rocketreach_python
  129. microsoft/vscode-pylint
  130. pycascades/welcome-wagon-2018
  131. ansible/ansible
  132. pyca/pyopenssl
  133. devcontainers/features
  134. Azure/azure-cli
  135. psf/webassembly
  136. pypa/trove-classifiers
  137. brettcannon/character-frequency
  138. golang/go
  139. microsoft/python-sample-vscode-django-tutorial
  140. psf/fundable-packaging-improvements
  141. vscode-restructuredtext/vscode-restructuredtext
  142. bungcip/better-toml
  143. livebook-dev/livebook
  144. GraphQLGuide/book
  145. victor-o-silva/python-links-from-link-header
  146. regebro/supporting-python-3
  147. Lukasa/language-restructuredtext
  148. starship/starship
  149. luabud/hello-vscodespaces
  150. actions-rs/install
  151. lustre-labs/ui
  152. jupyter/jupyter.github.io
  153. gleam-lang/gleam
  154. MicrosoftDocs/azure-docs
  155. jupyterlab/jupyterlab
  156. topazproject/topaz
  157. w3c/ServiceWorker
  158. pypa/build
  159. microsoftgraph/microsoft-graph-docs-contrib
  160. facebook/pyre-check
  161. dusty-phillips/macabre
  162. adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_CircuitPlayground
  163. microsoft/debugpy
  164. python-poetry/tomlkit
  165. twisted/klein
  166. conda/conda-build
  167. gleam-lang/otp
  168. devcontainers/images
  169. rust-lang/log
  170. syl20bnr/spacemacs
  171. python/importlib_metadata
  172. briandealwis/ferret
  173. stellar-deprecated/docs
  174. astral-sh/uv
  175. sphinx-doc/sphinx
  176. gleam-lang/website
  177. ericpalakovichcarr/pytest-pythonpath
  178. jupyter-book/mystmd.org
  179. google/grumpy
  180. mozilla-services/konfig
  181. pytest-dev/pytest
  182. casey/just
  183. microsoft/vscode-tools-for-ai
  184. 11ty/11ty-website
  185. pyvideo/old-pyvideo
  186. nayafia/nayafia
  187. bitbldr/sprocket_docs
  188. microsoft/vscode-extension-samples
  189. zwaldowski/match-label-action
  190. chhantyal/py3readiness
  191. aurelia/documentation
  192. pdm-project/pdm
  193. microsoftgraph/python-sample-pagination
  194. realpython/python-guide
  195. saschpe/mozilla-plugins
  196. Fyrd/caniuse
  197. riverscuomo/new-albums
  198. microsoft/az-partner-center-cli
  199. Enderchief/gleam-tools
  200. Azure/azure-cosmos-python
  201. psf/black
  202. spotify/pedalboard
  203. pypi/warehouse
  204. PyPy
  205. defusedexpat
  206. expat
  207. Mercurial
  208. vim
I have (co-)authored 32 PEPs (5th most prolific).

(Listed from oldest to newest, although I may have become a co-author post-creation.)

# Title Status Co-authors
4 Deprecation of Standard Modules πŸƒ Martin von LΓΆwis
2 Procedure for Adding New Modules πŸƒ Martijn Faassen
11 CPython platform support πŸƒ Martin von LΓΆwis
12 Sample reStructuredText PEP Template πŸƒ David Goodger, Barry Warsaw
3100 Miscellaneous Python 3.0 Plans βœ…
339 Design of the CPython Compiler 🀦
348 Exception Reorganization for Python 3.0 ❌
352 Required Superclass for Exceptions βœ… Guido van Rossum
360 Externally Maintained Packages βœ…
362 Function Signature Object βœ… Jiwon Seo, Yury Selivanov, Larry Hastings
3108 Standard Library Reorganization βœ…
3113 Removal of Tuple Parameter Unpacking βœ…
3122 Delineation of the main module ❌
374 Choosing a distributed VCS for the Python project βœ… Stephen J. Turnbull, Alexandre Vassalotti, Barry Warsaw, Dirkjan Ochtman
401 BDFL Retirement ❌ Barry Warsaw
3003 Python Language Moratorium βœ… Jesse Noller, Guido van Rossum
399 Pure Python/C Accelerator Module Compatibility Requirements βœ…
512 Migrating from hg.python.org to GitHub βœ…
488 Elimination of PYO files βœ…
518 Specifying Minimum Build System Requirements for Python Projects βœ… Nathaniel J. Smith, Donald Stufft
519 Adding a file system path protocol βœ… Koos Zevenhoven
523 Adding a frame evaluation API to CPython βœ… Dino Viehland
8001 Python Governance Voting Process βœ… Christian Heimes, Donald Stufft, Eric Snow, Gregory P. Smith, Łukasz Langa, Mariatta, Nathaniel J. Smith, Pablo Galindo Salgado, Raymond Hettinger, Tal Einat, Tim Peters, Zachary Ware
594 Removing dead batteries from the standard library βœ… Christian Heimes
621 Storing project metadata in pyproject.toml βœ… Dustin Ingram, Paul Ganssle, Pradyun Gedam, SΓ©bastien Eustace, Thomas Kluyver, Tzu-ping Chung
650 Specifying Installer Requirements for Python Projects 🀦 Vikram Jayanthi, Dustin Ingram
641 Using an underscore in the version portion of Python 3.10 compatibility tags ❌ Steve Dower, Barry Warsaw
665 A file format to list Python dependencies for reproducibility of an application ❌ Pradyun Gedam, Tzu-ping Chung
685 Comparison of extra names for optional distribution dependencies πŸ‘
751 A file format to record Python dependencies for installation reproducibility ✍
758 Allow ``except`` and ``except*`` expressions without parentheses ✍ Pablo Galindo
760 No More Bare Excepts 🀦 Pablo Galindo

Planets My Code has Visited

2/8
  • Mercury
  • Venus
  • Earth
  • Mars
  • Jupiter
  • Saturn
  • Uranus
  • Neptune

Pinned Loading

  1. python/cpython python/cpython Public

    The Python programming language

    Python 64.7k 30.9k

  2. pypa/packaging pypa/packaging Public

    Core utilities for Python packages

    Python 633 253

  3. python-launcher python-launcher Public

    Python launcher for Unix

    Rust 603 25

  4. gidgethub/gidgethub gidgethub/gidgethub Public

    An async GitHub API library for Python

    Python 386 60

  5. desugar desugar Public

    Unravelling Python source code

    Python 173 4

  6. microvenv microvenv Public

    A minimal re-implementation of Python's `venv` module

    Python 135 6