# Scisprint 2020 September: pip/pypa/packaging

###### tags: `scisprint`

## Introduction

Help make the entire packaging/distribution toolchain, as usable and robust as possible!

The Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) is a working group that maintains a core set of software projects used in Python packaging. Some notable projects maintained by PyPA include:

* Warehouse (web interface to pypi.org)
* [pip](https://github.com/pypa/pip/)
* [setuptools](https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/)
* [virtualenv](https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv)
* [pipenv](https://github.com/pypa/pipenv)

More projects can be found under the [GitHub organization](https://github.com/pypa/).

## Event information

* Date: 26th September, Saturday, 2020
* Time: 1:30pm -- 4:30pm
* Venue: 交大圖書館 B1-殷之浩紀念空間 / 國立交通大學光復校區 / 新竹市東區大學路1001號
https://goo.gl/maps/kaHx5ELkFC2pNmqKA
* Number of participants: 5 -- 10 (excluding staff)
* Staff:
* Online chat room: https://discord.gg/GrZPvn6 (discord)
* Wi-fi:
* SSID: NCTU-Seminar
* Account: SE702380
* Password: lafgho

## Agenda

* **1:30pm -- 2:00pm**: Introduction and preparation
* **2:00pm -- 4:00pm**: Sprint
* **4:00pm -- 4:30pm**: Presenting and closing
* **after 4:30pm**: Free time for networking, dinner, after party

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## Organizing team matters

### Pending topics for discussions:

* [Answer these surveys to improve pip's usability](https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2020/09/answer-surveys-improve-pip-ux.html)
* [Help test pip's new dependency resolver](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/user_guide/#changes-to-the-pip-dependency-resolver-in-20-2-2020)
* pip
* [Clarify `setup_requires` replacement](https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/6345)
* [Better document wheel compatibility tag usages](https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/6369)
* pipenv
* [Reduce red usage in terminal](https://github.com/pypa/pipenv/issues/3732)
* [From dev to production tutorial](https://github.com/pypa/pipenv/issues/3484)
* PubGrub discussions