The Python Software Foundation (PSF) and PSF Packaging Working Group are excited to announce that the first round of
slated improvements to PyPI for 2019 are underway. This
Open Technology Fund funded project will bring improvements to the accessibility and security of the service. You can read more about the scope of this project in our
request for proposals document.
We are excited to have two returning contractors from the
MOSS funded work that brought the full rewrite of PyPI into
production.
Responsible for the user interface and user experience of
PyPI, Kabu Creative will be fulfilling those aspects of new features for the project. Additionally, we are excited for their work on auditing and improving the accessibility of PyPI’s web user interface.
With experience in project management, communications, and contributions for projects and teams across the realm of open source, Changeset Consulting will be responsible for helping to lead the project to completion. Along the way Changeset Consulting will also be performing reporting, communications, and outreach to help keep the Python community up to speed on how the project is progressing.
We are also welcoming a new contractor to the team to complete this project.
Bringing their experience securing organizations and products, Trail of Bits will be handling the backend development related to the security milestones of the project, as well as the backend development necessary for implementing internationalization of the PyPI user interface.
The PSF looks forward to sharing more here as features are developed and deployed to
PyPI. Subscribe to
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