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When are we finally going to see Warehouse deployed? What's the holdup? Has this project stalled? For the last year, we at the Python Packaging Authority have heard these questions continuously from the Python community. Today we are excited to announce that we have applied for, and been awarded, a grant to help improve the sustainability of the Python Package Index in the amount of $170,000.  This has been awarded by Mozilla , through the Foundational Technology track of their Open Source Support Program .  We would like to thank Mozilla for their support. This post will explain both the context for this request, and the work that will be funded. Specifically, this grant funds several contributors' efforts to finish the development and deployment of Warehouse ( pypi.org ), the replacement for our legacy codebase that runs  pypi.python.org -- which will allow more people to contribute. Background The Python Packaging Index (PyPI) is the principal repository of softwa...

When Eric Floehr was a child growing up in Ohio, he had three interests: space, dinosaurs, and the weather. One day, his dad brought home a computer to make video games. Eric and his dad worked together copying code from magazines, thus beginning a lifelong interest in programming. After getting his bachelor's degree in Computer Science at Ohio State, Eric worked as a software engineer, all while nurturing Python hobbies built on his childhood interests. He now works for the company he founded called Intellovations whose primary product is ForecastWatch , a tool that helps weather forecasters be more accurate. Eric has also been a consistent leader in his local Ohio Python community, all while spreading the Python love by encouraging others to get involved and create groups of their own. The Python Software Foundation has awarded Eric with the Q3 2017 Community Service Award. RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation Q3 2017 Community Service Award be given to Eric Floehr for h...