Editable Installs

Some background is PEP authors are required to be objective, which can be challenging if one really believes in something. Please read PEP 1 for more information on what’s required of PEP authors.

PEP 660 (accepted) and PEP 662 (rejected) were competing PEPs around editable installations. Bernát Gábor, the maintainer of tox, stepped up to champion PEP 662, which ultimately lost out. Overall, this talk provides real insight into how the Python packaging sausage gets made.