--- title: Python packaging council candidates announced | daily.dev description: The Python Software Foundation has announced 17 candidates running for the five seats on the newly approved Python Packaging Council. The top two vote-getters... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/python-packaging-council-candidates-announced-eoeingefp twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Python packaging council candidates announced | daily.dev og:description: The Python Software Foundation has announced 17 candidates running for the five seats on the newly approved Python Packaging Council. The top two vote-getters... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/python-packaging-council-candidates-announced-eoeingefp og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/eoeinGefp.png og:image:alt: Python packaging council candidates announced og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Python packaging council candidates announced **[LWN.net](https://daily.dev/sources/lwn)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The Python Software Foundation has announced 17 candidates running for the five seats on the newly approved Python Packaging Council. The top two vote-getters will serve two-year terms as Cohort A, while the next three form Cohort B with one-year terms, after which future elections will alternate cohorts every two years. PSF voting members must affirm their intent to vote by August 25, with voting running from September 1 to September 15. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How does voting work for the new Python Packaging Council election? Seventeen candidates are running for five seats. The two candidates with the highest vote counts form Cohort A with two-year terms, and the next three form Cohort B with one-year terms. PSF voting-eligible members must affirm their intent to vote by August 25, with voting open from September 1 to September 15. _Track Python governance changes like packaging council elections as they unfold on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Python Software Foundation News: Packaging Council Inaugural Election Dates](https://daily.dev/posts/python-software-foundation-news-packaging-council-inaugural-election-dates-iujotdhor) · Python Software Foundation · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Packaging Council Inaugural Election Dates](https://daily.dev/posts/packaging-council-inaugural-election-dates-yawhgltbz) · Python Insider · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#python](https://daily.dev/tags/python) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/python-packaging-council-candidates-announced-eoeingefp) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Python packaging council candidates announced","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/python-packaging-council-candidates-announced-eoeingefp","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/python-packaging-council-candidates-announced-eoeingefp"},"datePublished":"2026-08-14T14:12:23.224Z","dateModified":"2026-08-16T04:51:05.857Z","description":"The Python Software Foundation has announced 17 candidates running for the five seats on the newly approved Python Packaging Council. 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