Python Special Interest Groups

There are a number of Special Interest Groups (SIGs) for focused collaborative efforts to develop, improve, or maintain specific Python resources. Each SIG has a charter, a coordinator, a mailing list, and a directory on the Python website. SIG membership is defined by subscription to the SIG's mailing list. Anyone can join a SIG, and participate in the development discussions via the SIG's mailing list. Below is the list of currently active Python SIGs, with links to their resources.

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There are also local Python User Groups, organized by region rather than by special interest.

Name / Coordinator Description Info
c++-sig
Ralf W. Grosse-Kunstleve
Development of Python/C++ bindings
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catalog-sig
A.M. Kuchling
The Python software catalog
Modules, Packages, other Resources
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db-sig
Andy Todd
Databases
Common tabular database API
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distutils-sig
Greg Ward
Distribution utilities
Logistics and social engineering
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doc-sig
Fred Drake
Documentation
Doc tools and content
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edu-sig
Timothy Wilson
Python in Education
Computer Programming for Everybody
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email-sig
Barry Warsaw
email package SIG
Design and implement v3.0 of the email package for Python 2.4
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i18n-sig
Andy Robinson
Internationalization
Localization
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image-sig
Fredrik Lundh
Image Processing
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meta-sig
barry@python.org
Barry Warsaw
SIG about the SIGs
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pythonmac-sig
Jack.Jansen@cwi.nl
Jack Jansen
On Apple Macintosh
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web-sig
Bill Janssen
Web-related Enhancements
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xml-sig
Rich Salz
XML Processing
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