From d5f144260886959c1fe06bc4506a23fd10f92348 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Andr=C3=A9s=20Delfino?= Date: Thu, 17 May 2018 04:51:50 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] bpo-33518: Add PEP entry to documentation glossary (GH-6860) --- Doc/glossary.rst | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/Doc/glossary.rst b/Doc/glossary.rst index 16b52670ef2..13d0b9e90b3 100644 --- a/Doc/glossary.rst +++ b/Doc/glossary.rst @@ -861,6 +861,21 @@ Glossary :class:`str` or :class:`bytes` result instead, respectively. Introduced by :pep:`519`. + PEP + Python Enhancement Proposal. A PEP is a design document + providing information to the Python community, or describing a new + feature for Python or its processes or environment. PEPs should + provide a concise technical specification and a rationale for proposed + features. + + PEPs are intended to be the primary mechanisms for proposing major new + features, for collecting community input on an issue, and for documenting + the design decisions that have gone into Python. The PEP author is + responsible for building consensus within the community and documenting + dissenting opinions. + + See :pep:`1`. + portion A set of files in a single directory (possibly stored in a zip file) that contribute to a namespace package, as defined in :pep:`420`.