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brettcannon/README.md

Biographical Links

Open Source

Last updated 2025-01-30.

Contributions

Over the past 21 years, I have made some commit to 278 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. microsoft/vscode-docs
  21. brettcannon/sans-io
  22. brettcannon/modutil
  23. pypa/packaging.python.org
  24. brettcannon/time-clock
  25. elixir-lang/elixir-lang.github.com
  26. brettcannon/find-duplicate-files
  27. brettcannon/flatten_filenames
  28. brettcannon/riscv-harmony
  29. uranusjr/packaging-metadata-comparisons
  30. brettcannon/basicenum
  31. angular/angular.js
  32. pypa/setuptools
  33. python-trio/trio
  34. python/core-workflow
  35. dusty-phillips/rescript-zora
  36. microsoft/vscode-dev-containers
  37. microsoft/vscode-python-devicesimulator
  38. Azure-Samples/Azure-MachineLearning-DataScience
  39. python-hyper/uritemplate
  40. Azure/msrest-for-python
  41. brettcannon/record-type
  42. brettcannon/pip-secure-install
  43. emmatyping/python-wasm
  44. microsoft/TypeScript-Handbook
  45. Azure/msrestazure-for-python
  46. pypa/distutils
  47. brettcannon/defy-layout-scorer
  48. orsenthil/cpython-hg-to-git
  49. python/buildmaster-config
  50. python-hglib
β‰₯ 100
  1. benjaminp/six
  2. python3statement/python3statement.github.io
  3. dusty-phillips/match-variant
  4. brettcannon/importlib
  5. brettcannon/choose-a-font.dev
  6. python/steering-council
  7. JuliaLang/julia
  8. microsoft/vscode-anaconda-extension-pack
  9. python/blurb
  10. rescript-lang/rescript-lang.org
  11. microsoft/vscode-telemetry-extractor
  12. brettcannon/nowhere-on-the-web
  13. eclipse-archived/ceylon-lang.org
  14. python/cherry-picker
  15. brettcannon/porting-to-python-3-notebook
  16. Azure/azure-sdk-for-python
  17. lustre-labs/lustre
  18. beeware/toga
  19. python/typeshed
  20. micktwomey/pyiso8601
  21. microsoft/vscode
  22. python/planet
  23. rust-lang/rust
  24. Homebrew/legacy-homebrew
  25. pypa/pipenv
  26. Homebrew/homebrew-core
  27. square/dagger
  28. openlawlibrary/pygls
  29. github/gitignore
  30. brettcannon/vscode-zephyr-asdl
  31. aosabook/500lines
  32. WebAssembly/design
  33. cookiecutter/cookiecutter
  34. python/psf-salt
  35. brettcannon/cpython-wasi-buildbot
  36. inko-lang/inko
  37. badges/shields
  38. vstinner/misc
  39. jazzband/pip-tools
  40. microsoft/vscode-wiki
  41. dotnet/docs
  42. Mariatta/github-bot-tutorial
  43. micropython/micropython
  44. thechangelog/show-notes
  45. bytecodealliance/wasmtime
  46. kushaldas/pym
  47. python/core-sprint
  48. buildout/buildout
  49. beeware/liquid-demo
  50. conda/ceps
  51. MeeseeksBox/meeseeksbox.github.io
  52. gleam-lang/language-tour
  53. larryhastings/appeal
  54. progit/progit2
  55. microsoft/TypeScript-wiki
  56. pypa/flit
  57. rustwasm/book
  58. python/pyperformance
  59. asyncio-docs/asyncio-doc
  60. astral-sh/ruff
  61. python/python-docs-theme
  62. aio-libs/aiohttp
  63. conda/conda
  64. ponylang/pony-tutorial
  65. riverscuomo/apps
  66. sarugaku/resolvelib
  67. microsoft/sql-server-samples
  68. microsoft/vscode-isort
  69. microsoft/language-server-protocol
  70. bloodyowl/rescript-test
  71. python/typing
  72. pyscript/pyscript
  73. kushaldas/pep582
  74. microsoft/vscode-docker
  75. MPOS/php-mpos
  76. vibora-io/vibora
  77. microsoftarchive/msgraph-sdk-python
  78. MicrosoftDocs/visualstudio-docs
  79. python-hyper/h2
  80. dabeaz/ply
  81. python/pythonineducation.org
  82. moby/mobywebsite
  83. jaraco/skeleton
  84. WebAssembly/wasi-sdk
  85. pypi/warehouse
  86. matplotlib/matplotlib
  87. Django
  88. lorenzofox3/zora
  89. briandealwis/ferret
  90. python/pythontestdotnet
  91. astral-sh/uv
  92. VSCodeVim/Vim
  93. pyvideo/data
  94. riscv-software-src/riscv-tests
  95. extism/extism
  96. pytest-dev/pytest
  97. bitbldr/sprocket_docs
  98. ericpalakovichcarr/pytest-pythonpath
  99. jupyter/jupyter.github.io
  100. riverscuomo/new-albums
  101. pypa/pipx
  102. pypa/build
  103. microsoft/debugpy
  104. 11ty/11ty-website
  105. dusty-phillips/macabre
  106. vega/ipyvega
  107. hynek/build-and-inspect-python-package
  108. starship/starship
  109. saschpe/mozilla-plugins
  110. luabud/hello-vscodespaces
  111. jupyter-book/mystmd.org
  112. twisted/klein
  113. pyvideo/old-pyvideo
  114. okken/pytest-srcpaths
  115. mesonbuild/meson
  116. spotify/pedalboard
  117. gleam-lang/website
  118. diogonfs/pyinit
  119. jupyterlab/jupyterlab
  120. MicrosoftDocs/azure-docs
  121. python/mypy
  122. zwaldowski/match-label-action
  123. google/grumpy
  124. vscode-restructuredtext/vscode-restructuredtext
  125. scikit-learn/scikit-learn
  126. oauthlib/oauthlib
  127. microsoftgraph/python-sample-pagination
  128. Homebrew/brew
  129. score-spec/spec
  130. aurelia/documentation
  131. stellar-deprecated/docs
  132. conda/conda-docs
  133. microsoft/vscode-tools-for-ai
  134. gleam-lang/gleam
  135. cardoe/stderrlog-rs
  136. pycascades/welcome-wagon-2018
  137. golang/go
  138. wntrblm/nox
  139. gleam-lang/otp
  140. rust-lang/rustfmt
  141. microsoft/python-sample-vscode-django-tutorial
  142. cometkim/rescript-vitest
  143. devcontainers/images
  144. Azure/azure-cli
  145. Azure/azure-cosmos-python
  146. Fyrd/caniuse
  147. python-poetry/tomlkit
  148. Devid-Ba/Text-adventure
  149. pypa/setuptools-scm
  150. sphinx-doc/sphinx
  151. ebkalderon/tower-lsp
  152. microsoftgraph/microsoft-graph-docs-contrib
  153. pdm-project/pdm
  154. facebook/pyre-check
  155. bagder/http2-explained
  156. bungcip/better-toml
  157. markshannon/faster-cpython
  158. absurdia/absurdia-py
  159. livebook-dev/livebook
  160. google/yapf
  161. WebAssembly/component-model
  162. actions-rs/install
  163. pyca/pyopenssl
  164. realpython/python-guide
  165. psf/black
  166. clearlydefined/website
  167. topazproject/topaz
  168. brettcannon/character-frequency
  169. Azure/azure-functions-python-library
  170. regebro/supporting-python-3
  171. rocketreach/rocketreach_python
  172. python/importlib_metadata
  173. microsoft/PTVS
  174. microsoft/vscode-extension-samples
  175. nayafia/nayafia
  176. GraphQLGuide/book
  177. psf/fundable-packaging-improvements
  178. MagicStack/MagicPython
  179. stellar/awesome-stellar
  180. victor-o-silva/python-links-from-link-header
  181. conda/conda-build
  182. lustre-labs/ui
  183. Lukasa/language-restructuredtext
  184. rust-lang/log
  185. adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_CircuitPlayground
  186. syl20bnr/spacemacs
  187. microsoft/vscode-pylint
  188. PyCQA/pyflakes
  189. palantir/python-language-server
  190. mozilla-services/konfig
  191. chhantyal/py3readiness
  192. casey/just
  193. getsentry/responses
  194. jupyter/notebook
  195. kushaldas/asaman
  196. pypa/trove-classifiers
  197. w3c/ServiceWorker
  198. pablogsal/cpython_leaderboard
  199. ansible/ansible
  200. gitkraken/vscode-gitlens
  201. stellar/new-docs
  202. psf/webassembly
  203. microsoft/az-partner-center-cli
  204. devcontainers/features
  205. Enderchief/gleam-tools
  206. PyPy
  207. defusedexpat
  208. expat
  209. Mercurial
  210. vim

Python

Python Enhancement Proposals

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 65k 31k

  2. pypa/packaging pypa/packaging Public

    Core utilities for Python packages

    Python 637 253

  3. python-launcher python-launcher Public

    Python launcher for Unix

    Rust 604 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 174 4

  6. microvenv microvenv Public

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

    Python 135 6