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brettcannon/README.md

Biographical Links

Open Source

Last updated 2025-03-17.

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. 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/find-duplicate-files
  27. elixir-lang/elixir-lang.github.com
  28. brettcannon/riscv-harmony
  29. uranusjr/packaging-metadata-comparisons
  30. brettcannon/basicenum
  31. angular/angular.js
  32. python/core-workflow
  33. pypa/setuptools
  34. python-trio/trio
  35. dusty-phillips/rescript-zora
  36. microsoft/vscode-dev-containers
  37. Azure-Samples/Azure-MachineLearning-DataScience
  38. microsoft/vscode-python-devicesimulator
  39. Azure/msrest-for-python
  40. brettcannon/pip-secure-install
  41. brettcannon/record-type
  42. python-hyper/uritemplate
  43. Azure/msrestazure-for-python
  44. emmatyping/python-wasm
  45. microsoft/TypeScript-Handbook
  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. python/cherry-picker
  4. dusty-phillips/match-variant
  5. JuliaLang/julia
  6. brettcannon/choose-a-font.dev
  7. brettcannon/importlib
  8. python/steering-council
  9. microsoft/vscode-anaconda-extension-pack
  10. rescript-lang/rescript-lang.org
  11. brettcannon/nowhere-on-the-web
  12. lustre-labs/lustre
  13. eclipse-archived/ceylon-lang.org
  14. python/blurb
  15. microsoft/vscode-telemetry-extractor
  16. brettcannon/porting-to-python-3-notebook
  17. beeware/toga
  18. Azure/azure-sdk-for-python
  19. rust-lang/rust
  20. microsoft/vscode
  21. python/planet
  22. python/typeshed
  23. micktwomey/pyiso8601
  24. WebAssembly/design
  25. cookiecutter/cookiecutter
  26. openlawlibrary/pygls
  27. Homebrew/homebrew-core
  28. Homebrew/legacy-homebrew
  29. brettcannon/vscode-zephyr-asdl
  30. aosabook/500lines
  31. pypa/pipenv
  32. github/gitignore
  33. square/dagger
  34. microsoft/vscode-wiki
  35. dotnet/docs
  36. Mariatta/github-bot-tutorial
  37. python/psf-salt
  38. badges/shields
  39. inko-lang/inko
  40. jazzband/pip-tools
  41. thechangelog/show-notes
  42. vstinner/misc
  43. micropython/micropython
  44. brettcannon/cpython-wasi-buildbot
  45. kushaldas/pep582
  46. bloodyowl/rescript-test
  47. MeeseeksBox/meeseeksbox.github.io
  48. microsoft/TypeScript-wiki
  49. progit/progit2
  50. beeware/liquid-demo
  51. riverscuomo/apps
  52. python-hyper/h2
  53. python/pyperformance
  54. bytecodealliance/wasmtime
  55. microsoft/sql-server-samples
  56. microsoft/vscode-docker
  57. python/pythonineducation.org
  58. gleam-lang/language-tour
  59. conda/conda
  60. buildout/buildout
  61. jaraco/skeleton
  62. vibora-io/vibora
  63. dabeaz/ply
  64. microsoftarchive/msgraph-sdk-python
  65. python/typing
  66. rustwasm/book
  67. WebAssembly/wasi-sdk
  68. asyncio-docs/asyncio-doc
  69. MicrosoftDocs/visualstudio-docs
  70. matplotlib/matplotlib
  71. microsoft/language-server-protocol
  72. ponylang/pony-tutorial
  73. sarugaku/resolvelib
  74. conda/ceps
  75. python/python-docs-theme
  76. astral-sh/ruff
  77. pyscript/pyscript
  78. python/core-sprint
  79. larryhastings/appeal
  80. pypa/flit
  81. MPOS/php-mpos
  82. kushaldas/pym
  83. aio-libs/aiohttp
  84. moby/mobywebsite
  85. microsoft/vscode-isort
  86. Django
  87. microsoftgraph/python-sample-pagination
  88. absurdia/absurdia-py
  89. cardoe/stderrlog-rs
  90. briandealwis/ferret
  91. microsoft/PTVS
  92. WebAssembly/component-model
  93. Lukasa/language-restructuredtext
  94. microsoft/vscode-extension-samples
  95. stellar/awesome-stellar
  96. markshannon/faster-cpython
  97. psf/fundable-packaging-improvements
  98. luabud/hello-vscodespaces
  99. mozilla-services/konfig
  100. 11ty/11ty-website
  101. extism/extism
  102. mesonbuild/meson
  103. rust-lang/rustfmt
  104. vega/ipyvega
  105. pypa/setuptools-scm
  106. GraphQLGuide/book
  107. riscv-software-src/riscv-tests
  108. actions-rs/install
  109. python/importlib_metadata
  110. sphinx-doc/sphinx
  111. getsentry/responses
  112. starship/starship
  113. zwaldowski/match-label-action
  114. cometkim/rescript-vitest
  115. syl20bnr/spacemacs
  116. VSCodeVim/Vim
  117. gleam-lang/otp
  118. stellar/new-docs
  119. ericpalakovichcarr/pytest-pythonpath
  120. realpython/python-guide
  121. ebkalderon/tower-lsp
  122. jupyter/notebook
  123. python/mypy
  124. microsoft/vscode-tools-for-ai
  125. stellar-deprecated/docs
  126. devcontainers/features
  127. pdm-project/pdm
  128. Fyrd/caniuse
  129. lorenzofox3/zora
  130. saschpe/mozilla-plugins
  131. conda/conda-build
  132. Azure/azure-functions-python-library
  133. bagder/http2-explained
  134. psf/black
  135. pycascades/welcome-wagon-2018
  136. pyca/pyopenssl
  137. casey/just
  138. w3c/ServiceWorker
  139. dusty-phillips/macabre
  140. gleam-lang/website
  141. Azure/azure-cli
  142. topazproject/topaz
  143. vscode-restructuredtext/vscode-restructuredtext
  144. jupyterlab/jupyterlab
  145. score-spec/spec
  146. victor-o-silva/python-links-from-link-header
  147. regebro/supporting-python-3
  148. devcontainers/images
  149. okken/pytest-srcpaths
  150. psf/webassembly
  151. pytest-dev/pytest
  152. google/yapf
  153. python-poetry/tomlkit
  154. Devid-Ba/Text-adventure
  155. diogonfs/pyinit
  156. livebook-dev/livebook
  157. kushaldas/asaman
  158. riverscuomo/new-albums
  159. gitkraken/vscode-gitlens
  160. bitbldr/sprocket_docs
  161. rust-lang/log
  162. bungcip/better-toml
  163. lustre-labs/ui
  164. pyvideo/data
  165. clearlydefined/website
  166. microsoft/python-sample-vscode-django-tutorial
  167. oauthlib/oauthlib
  168. nayafia/nayafia
  169. aurelia/documentation
  170. ansible/ansible
  171. conda/conda-docs
  172. pypa/pipx
  173. google/grumpy
  174. wntrblm/nox
  175. microsoft/vscode-pylint
  176. facebook/pyre-check
  177. pypa/trove-classifiers
  178. python/pythontestdotnet
  179. pyvideo/old-pyvideo
  180. pypi/warehouse
  181. adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_CircuitPlayground
  182. palantir/python-language-server
  183. rocketreach/rocketreach_python
  184. MagicStack/MagicPython
  185. Homebrew/brew
  186. hynek/build-and-inspect-python-package
  187. PyCQA/pyflakes
  188. spotify/pedalboard
  189. microsoft/az-partner-center-cli
  190. astral-sh/uv
  191. gleam-lang/gleam
  192. jupyter/jupyter.github.io
  193. Enderchief/gleam-tools
  194. pablogsal/cpython_leaderboard
  195. brettcannon/character-frequency
  196. scikit-learn/scikit-learn
  197. golang/go
  198. microsoft/debugpy
  199. chhantyal/py3readiness
  200. twisted/klein
  201. jupyter-book/mystmd.org
  202. microsoftgraph/microsoft-graph-docs-contrib
  203. pypa/build
  204. MicrosoftDocs/azure-docs
  205. Azure/azure-cosmos-python
  206. PyPy
  207. defusedexpat
  208. expat
  209. Mercurial
  210. 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 65.8k 31.3k

  2. pypa/packaging pypa/packaging Public

    Core utilities for Python packages

    Python 645 257

  3. python-launcher python-launcher Public

    Python launcher for Unix

    Rust 609 25

  4. gidgethub/gidgethub gidgethub/gidgethub Public

    An async GitHub API library for Python

    Python 387 59

  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