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brettcannon/README.md

Biographical Links

Open Source

Last updated 2025-03-03.

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/free-labour
  14. brettcannon/travelbrag
  15. brettcannon/dotfiles
  16. pypa/packaging
  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/microvenv
  11. brettcannon/pep425
  12. brettcannon/check-for-changed-files
  13. brettcannon/py-pip
  14. brettcannon/stdlib-stats
  15. brettcannon/python-azure-web-app-cookiecutter
  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. elixir-lang/elixir-lang.github.com
  26. brettcannon/riscv-harmony
  27. brettcannon/flatten_filenames
  28. brettcannon/find-duplicate-files
  29. uranusjr/packaging-metadata-comparisons
  30. brettcannon/basicenum
  31. angular/angular.js
  32. pypa/setuptools
  33. python-trio/trio
  34. dusty-phillips/rescript-zora
  35. python/core-workflow
  36. microsoft/vscode-dev-containers
  37. Azure-Samples/Azure-MachineLearning-DataScience
  38. microsoft/vscode-python-devicesimulator
  39. brettcannon/pip-secure-install
  40. brettcannon/record-type
  41. Azure/msrest-for-python
  42. Azure/msrestazure-for-python
  43. python-hyper/uritemplate
  44. benjaminp/six
  45. emmatyping/python-wasm
  46. pypa/distutils
  47. microsoft/TypeScript-Handbook
  48. brettcannon/defy-layout-scorer
  49. python/buildmaster-config
  50. orsenthil/cpython-hg-to-git
  51. python-hglib
β‰₯ 100
  1. JuliaLang/julia
  2. python3statement/python3statement.github.io
  3. python/steering-council
  4. brettcannon/importlib
  5. dusty-phillips/match-variant
  6. brettcannon/choose-a-font.dev
  7. brettcannon/nowhere-on-the-web
  8. eclipse-archived/ceylon-lang.org
  9. lustre-labs/lustre
  10. microsoft/vscode-telemetry-extractor
  11. python/blurb
  12. microsoft/vscode-anaconda-extension-pack
  13. rescript-lang/rescript-lang.org
  14. beeware/toga
  15. python/cherry-picker
  16. Azure/azure-sdk-for-python
  17. brettcannon/vscode-zephyr-asdl
  18. brettcannon/porting-to-python-3-notebook
  19. python/planet
  20. python/typeshed
  21. microsoft/vscode
  22. rust-lang/rust
  23. micktwomey/pyiso8601
  24. WebAssembly/design
  25. aosabook/500lines
  26. github/gitignore
  27. Homebrew/legacy-homebrew
  28. openlawlibrary/pygls
  29. square/dagger
  30. pypa/pipenv
  31. cookiecutter/cookiecutter
  32. Homebrew/homebrew-core
  33. dotnet/docs
  34. jazzband/pip-tools
  35. brettcannon/cpython-wasi-buildbot
  36. python/psf-salt
  37. thechangelog/show-notes
  38. inko-lang/inko
  39. micropython/micropython
  40. vstinner/misc
  41. microsoft/vscode-wiki
  42. badges/shields
  43. Mariatta/github-bot-tutorial
  44. aio-libs/aiohttp
  45. python-hyper/h2
  46. rustwasm/book
  47. microsoft/language-server-protocol
  48. MPOS/php-mpos
  49. beeware/liquid-demo
  50. WebAssembly/wasi-sdk
  51. gleam-lang/language-tour
  52. pypa/flit
  53. python/python-docs-theme
  54. ponylang/pony-tutorial
  55. progit/progit2
  56. matplotlib/matplotlib
  57. MicrosoftDocs/visualstudio-docs
  58. bytecodealliance/wasmtime
  59. python/core-sprint
  60. pyscript/pyscript
  61. dabeaz/ply
  62. sarugaku/resolvelib
  63. riverscuomo/apps
  64. kushaldas/pep582
  65. python/pythonineducation.org
  66. bloodyowl/rescript-test
  67. python/pyperformance
  68. microsoft/sql-server-samples
  69. microsoft/TypeScript-wiki
  70. asyncio-docs/asyncio-doc
  71. conda/ceps
  72. jaraco/skeleton
  73. python/typing
  74. conda/conda
  75. MeeseeksBox/meeseeksbox.github.io
  76. microsoftarchive/msgraph-sdk-python
  77. moby/mobywebsite
  78. vibora-io/vibora
  79. larryhastings/appeal
  80. buildout/buildout
  81. kushaldas/pym
  82. microsoft/vscode-isort
  83. astral-sh/ruff
  84. microsoft/vscode-docker
  85. Django
  86. score-spec/spec
  87. rust-lang/log
  88. conda/conda-build
  89. python/mypy
  90. facebook/pyre-check
  91. Fyrd/caniuse
  92. brettcannon/character-frequency
  93. MicrosoftDocs/azure-docs
  94. pyvideo/old-pyvideo
  95. pypa/build
  96. gleam-lang/gleam
  97. pypa/setuptools-scm
  98. devcontainers/features
  99. spotify/pedalboard
  100. sphinx-doc/sphinx
  101. dusty-phillips/macabre
  102. starship/starship
  103. briandealwis/ferret
  104. vscode-restructuredtext/vscode-restructuredtext
  105. microsoft/vscode-extension-samples
  106. rocketreach/rocketreach_python
  107. stellar/new-docs
  108. Devid-Ba/Text-adventure
  109. python/importlib_metadata
  110. microsoft/vscode-pylint
  111. cometkim/rescript-vitest
  112. google/yapf
  113. VSCodeVim/Vim
  114. vega/ipyvega
  115. microsoftgraph/python-sample-pagination
  116. Azure/azure-cosmos-python
  117. psf/fundable-packaging-improvements
  118. lorenzofox3/zora
  119. Lukasa/language-restructuredtext
  120. psf/webassembly
  121. zwaldowski/match-label-action
  122. bungcip/better-toml
  123. riverscuomo/new-albums
  124. regebro/supporting-python-3
  125. stellar-deprecated/docs
  126. gleam-lang/otp
  127. gleam-lang/website
  128. microsoft/vscode-tools-for-ai
  129. syl20bnr/spacemacs
  130. rust-lang/rustfmt
  131. jupyter/jupyter.github.io
  132. chhantyal/py3readiness
  133. saschpe/mozilla-plugins
  134. kushaldas/asaman
  135. pyvideo/data
  136. victor-o-silva/python-links-from-link-header
  137. mesonbuild/meson
  138. ericpalakovichcarr/pytest-pythonpath
  139. actions-rs/install
  140. ansible/ansible
  141. pycascades/welcome-wagon-2018
  142. astral-sh/uv
  143. bagder/http2-explained
  144. microsoft/az-partner-center-cli
  145. python/pythontestdotnet
  146. pytest-dev/pytest
  147. Azure/azure-functions-python-library
  148. golang/go
  149. jupyter-book/mystmd.org
  150. cardoe/stderrlog-rs
  151. extism/extism
  152. topazproject/topaz
  153. absurdia/absurdia-py
  154. okken/pytest-srcpaths
  155. PyCQA/pyflakes
  156. wntrblm/nox
  157. livebook-dev/livebook
  158. lustre-labs/ui
  159. markshannon/faster-cpython
  160. pdm-project/pdm
  161. 11ty/11ty-website
  162. twisted/klein
  163. Azure/azure-cli
  164. psf/black
  165. scikit-learn/scikit-learn
  166. mozilla-services/konfig
  167. microsoft/PTVS
  168. oauthlib/oauthlib
  169. jupyter/notebook
  170. Homebrew/brew
  171. google/grumpy
  172. pypi/warehouse
  173. w3c/ServiceWorker
  174. pyca/pyopenssl
  175. adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_CircuitPlayground
  176. nayafia/nayafia
  177. python-poetry/tomlkit
  178. diogonfs/pyinit
  179. stellar/awesome-stellar
  180. jupyterlab/jupyterlab
  181. Enderchief/gleam-tools
  182. getsentry/responses
  183. conda/conda-docs
  184. ebkalderon/tower-lsp
  185. casey/just
  186. microsoft/python-sample-vscode-django-tutorial
  187. microsoftgraph/microsoft-graph-docs-contrib
  188. palantir/python-language-server
  189. pypa/pipx
  190. aurelia/documentation
  191. pypa/trove-classifiers
  192. gitkraken/vscode-gitlens
  193. microsoft/debugpy
  194. pablogsal/cpython_leaderboard
  195. GraphQLGuide/book
  196. bitbldr/sprocket_docs
  197. MagicStack/MagicPython
  198. realpython/python-guide
  199. devcontainers/images
  200. clearlydefined/website
  201. riscv-software-src/riscv-tests
  202. luabud/hello-vscodespaces
  203. WebAssembly/component-model
  204. hynek/build-and-inspect-python-package
  205. PyPy
  206. defusedexpat
  207. expat
  208. Mercurial
  209. 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

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  • Earth
  • Mars
  • Jupiter
  • Saturn
  • Uranus
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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 639 258

  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 188 4

  6. microvenv microvenv Public

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

    Python 135 7