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brettcannon/README.md

Biographical Links

Open Source

Last updated 2025-02-26.

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. brettcannon/caniusepython3
  5. microsoft/vscode-jupyter
  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/travelbrag
  14. brettcannon/free-labour
  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. python/devinabox
  6. brettcannon/release-often
  7. python/bedevere
  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/riscv-harmony
  26. brettcannon/find-duplicate-files
  27. brettcannon/flatten_filenames
  28. elixir-lang/elixir-lang.github.com
  29. brettcannon/basicenum
  30. uranusjr/packaging-metadata-comparisons
  31. angular/angular.js
  32. pypa/setuptools
  33. python-trio/trio
  34. dusty-phillips/rescript-zora
  35. microsoft/vscode-dev-containers
  36. python/core-workflow
  37. Azure-Samples/Azure-MachineLearning-DataScience
  38. microsoft/vscode-python-devicesimulator
  39. brettcannon/record-type
  40. Azure/msrest-for-python
  41. brettcannon/pip-secure-install
  42. Azure/msrestazure-for-python
  43. python-hyper/uritemplate
  44. pypa/distutils
  45. microsoft/TypeScript-Handbook
  46. emmatyping/python-wasm
  47. brettcannon/defy-layout-scorer
  48. orsenthil/cpython-hg-to-git
  49. python/buildmaster-config
  50. python-hglib
β‰₯ 100
  1. python3statement/python3statement.github.io
  2. benjaminp/six
  3. brettcannon/importlib
  4. JuliaLang/julia
  5. brettcannon/choose-a-font.dev
  6. dusty-phillips/match-variant
  7. python/steering-council
  8. eclipse-archived/ceylon-lang.org
  9. lustre-labs/lustre
  10. microsoft/vscode-telemetry-extractor
  11. brettcannon/nowhere-on-the-web
  12. rescript-lang/rescript-lang.org
  13. microsoft/vscode-anaconda-extension-pack
  14. python/blurb
  15. brettcannon/porting-to-python-3-notebook
  16. beeware/toga
  17. python/cherry-picker
  18. Azure/azure-sdk-for-python
  19. python/planet
  20. python/typeshed
  21. rust-lang/rust
  22. micktwomey/pyiso8601
  23. badges/shields
  24. microsoft/vscode
  25. square/dagger
  26. pypa/pipenv
  27. brettcannon/vscode-zephyr-asdl
  28. cookiecutter/cookiecutter
  29. github/gitignore
  30. openlawlibrary/pygls
  31. WebAssembly/design
  32. Homebrew/homebrew-core
  33. aosabook/500lines
  34. Homebrew/legacy-homebrew
  35. microsoft/vscode-wiki
  36. brettcannon/cpython-wasi-buildbot
  37. vstinner/misc
  38. dotnet/docs
  39. Mariatta/github-bot-tutorial
  40. aio-libs/aiohttp
  41. thechangelog/show-notes
  42. inko-lang/inko
  43. micropython/micropython
  44. jazzband/pip-tools
  45. python/psf-salt
  46. dabeaz/ply
  47. microsoft/language-server-protocol
  48. buildout/buildout
  49. progit/progit2
  50. MeeseeksBox/meeseeksbox.github.io
  51. python/typing
  52. python/python-docs-theme
  53. python/core-sprint
  54. gleam-lang/language-tour
  55. microsoft/TypeScript-wiki
  56. rustwasm/book
  57. conda/ceps
  58. ponylang/pony-tutorial
  59. vibora-io/vibora
  60. python/pyperformance
  61. asyncio-docs/asyncio-doc
  62. python-hyper/h2
  63. microsoft/vscode-isort
  64. astral-sh/ruff
  65. kushaldas/pym
  66. sarugaku/resolvelib
  67. pyca/pyopenssl
  68. kushaldas/pep582
  69. conda/conda
  70. microsoft/sql-server-samples
  71. pyscript/pyscript
  72. python/pythonineducation.org
  73. jaraco/skeleton
  74. riverscuomo/apps
  75. pypa/flit
  76. MPOS/php-mpos
  77. matplotlib/matplotlib
  78. bytecodealliance/wasmtime
  79. MicrosoftDocs/visualstudio-docs
  80. microsoft/vscode-docker
  81. larryhastings/appeal
  82. WebAssembly/wasi-sdk
  83. beeware/liquid-demo
  84. bloodyowl/rescript-test
  85. microsoftarchive/msgraph-sdk-python
  86. moby/mobywebsite
  87. Django
  88. microsoftgraph/microsoft-graph-docs-contrib
  89. dusty-phillips/macabre
  90. jupyter/jupyter.github.io
  91. extism/extism
  92. livebook-dev/livebook
  93. GraphQLGuide/book
  94. Homebrew/brew
  95. python/pythontestdotnet
  96. MagicStack/MagicPython
  97. clearlydefined/website
  98. pypi/warehouse
  99. palantir/python-language-server
  100. mozilla-services/konfig
  101. w3c/ServiceWorker
  102. microsoft/debugpy
  103. briandealwis/ferret
  104. google/grumpy
  105. hynek/build-and-inspect-python-package
  106. riverscuomo/new-albums
  107. okken/pytest-srcpaths
  108. facebook/pyre-check
  109. ericpalakovichcarr/pytest-pythonpath
  110. rust-lang/rustfmt
  111. microsoft/python-sample-vscode-django-tutorial
  112. pypa/pipx
  113. microsoft/vscode-pylint
  114. vscode-restructuredtext/vscode-restructuredtext
  115. stellar-deprecated/docs
  116. VSCodeVim/Vim
  117. conda/conda-build
  118. pypa/setuptools-scm
  119. 11ty/11ty-website
  120. bungcip/better-toml
  121. WebAssembly/component-model
  122. cardoe/stderrlog-rs
  123. scikit-learn/scikit-learn
  124. topazproject/topaz
  125. score-spec/spec
  126. python/mypy
  127. devcontainers/images
  128. psf/webassembly
  129. cometkim/rescript-vitest
  130. starship/starship
  131. Devid-Ba/Text-adventure
  132. markshannon/faster-cpython
  133. bagder/http2-explained
  134. lustre-labs/ui
  135. spotify/pedalboard
  136. mesonbuild/meson
  137. zwaldowski/match-label-action
  138. conda/conda-docs
  139. absurdia/absurdia-py
  140. luabud/hello-vscodespaces
  141. realpython/python-guide
  142. psf/fundable-packaging-improvements
  143. pdm-project/pdm
  144. golang/go
  145. python-poetry/tomlkit
  146. nayafia/nayafia
  147. diogonfs/pyinit
  148. ebkalderon/tower-lsp
  149. pycascades/welcome-wagon-2018
  150. rocketreach/rocketreach_python
  151. Azure/azure-cosmos-python
  152. regebro/supporting-python-3
  153. ansible/ansible
  154. stellar/awesome-stellar
  155. oauthlib/oauthlib
  156. gleam-lang/gleam
  157. bitbldr/sprocket_docs
  158. Azure/azure-cli
  159. vega/ipyvega
  160. saschpe/mozilla-plugins
  161. microsoft/PTVS
  162. pyvideo/data
  163. microsoft/az-partner-center-cli
  164. microsoftgraph/python-sample-pagination
  165. aurelia/documentation
  166. Enderchief/gleam-tools
  167. gitkraken/vscode-gitlens
  168. astral-sh/uv
  169. actions-rs/install
  170. chhantyal/py3readiness
  171. gleam-lang/otp
  172. pypa/trove-classifiers
  173. microsoft/vscode-extension-samples
  174. twisted/klein
  175. pablogsal/cpython_leaderboard
  176. pyvideo/old-pyvideo
  177. jupyterlab/jupyterlab
  178. wntrblm/nox
  179. lorenzofox3/zora
  180. gleam-lang/website
  181. jupyter-book/mystmd.org
  182. riscv-software-src/riscv-tests
  183. python/importlib_metadata
  184. adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_CircuitPlayground
  185. google/yapf
  186. brettcannon/character-frequency
  187. Lukasa/language-restructuredtext
  188. Fyrd/caniuse
  189. jupyter/notebook
  190. pytest-dev/pytest
  191. syl20bnr/spacemacs
  192. Azure/azure-functions-python-library
  193. microsoft/vscode-tools-for-ai
  194. stellar/new-docs
  195. rust-lang/log
  196. devcontainers/features
  197. pypa/build
  198. psf/black
  199. MicrosoftDocs/azure-docs
  200. PyCQA/pyflakes
  201. casey/just
  202. kushaldas/asaman
  203. victor-o-silva/python-links-from-link-header
  204. sphinx-doc/sphinx
  205. getsentry/responses
  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 65.5k 31.2k

  2. pypa/packaging pypa/packaging Public

    Core utilities for Python packages

    Python 639 257

  3. python-launcher python-launcher Public

    Python launcher for Unix

    Rust 607 25

  4. gidgethub/gidgethub gidgethub/gidgethub Public

    An async GitHub API library for Python

    Python 387 60

  5. desugar desugar Public

    Unravelling Python source code

    Python 187 4

  6. microvenv microvenv Public

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

    Python 135 7