--- title: Python Software Foundation News: Announcing the... description: The Python Software Foundation announced 17 nominees running for the 5 inaugural seats on the new Python Packaging Council (PPC). The top two vote-getters will... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/python-software-foundation-news-announcing-the-packaging-council-election-candidates-for-2026--q8ybnz4lk twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Python Software Foundation News: Announcing the Packaging Council Election Candidates for 2026! | daily.dev og:description: The Python Software Foundation announced 17 nominees running for the 5 inaugural seats on the new Python Packaging Council (PPC). The top two vote-getters will... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/python-software-foundation-news-announcing-the-packaging-council-election-candidates-for-2026--q8ybnz4lk og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Q8ybnz4lK.png og:image:alt: Python Software Foundation News: Announcing the Packaging Council Election Candidates for 2026! 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 Software Foundation News: Announcing the Packaging Council Election Candidates for 2026! **[Python Software Foundation](https://daily.dev/sources/pyfound)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The Python Software Foundation announced 17 nominees running for the 5 inaugural seats on the new Python Packaging Council (PPC). The top two vote-getters will serve two-year terms (Cohort A) and the next three will serve one-year terms (Cohort B), after which cohorts alternate on two-year terms. Voting members must affirm their intent to vote by August 25, 2026, 2:00 pm UTC, with voting running from September 1 to September 15, 2026 via OpaVote. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How many seats are being filled in the first Python Packaging Council election and how are term lengths decided? All five seats on the inaugural Python Packaging Council are filled at once. The two candidates with the most votes get two-year terms as Cohort A, and the next three highest vote-getters get one-year terms as Cohort B. In future elections, each cohort will be elected for a full two-year term in alternating years so roughly half the council turns over each cycle. _Follow governance changes like this Python Packaging Council rollout on daily.dev._ ### What is the voting timeline for the 2026 Python Packaging Council election? Voting affirmation for PSF members closes August 25th at 2:00pm UTC, voting opens September 1st at 2:00pm UTC, and voting closes September 15th at 2:00pm UTC. PSF Voting Members (Supporting, Contributing, and Fellow) must affirm their intention to vote before the affirmation cutoff to receive a ballot via OpaVote. _Track packaging governance timelines like this one on daily.dev while following the Python ecosystem._ ## 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), [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/python-software-foundation-news-announcing-the-packaging-council-election-candidates-for-2026--q8ybnz4lk) ```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 Software Foundation News: Announcing the Packaging Council Election Candidates for 2026!","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/python-software-foundation-news-announcing-the-packaging-council-election-candidates-for-2026--q8ybnz4lk","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/python-software-foundation-news-announcing-the-packaging-council-election-candidates-for-2026--q8ybnz4lk"},"datePublished":"2026-08-13T14:22:02.950Z","dateModified":"2026-09-13T19:56:48.563Z","description":"The Python Software Foundation announced 17 nominees running for the 5 inaugural seats on the new Python Packaging Council (PPC). 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