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<h2>BDFL<a class="headerlink" href="#bdfl" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<p>Guido van Rossum, the creator of Python, is often referred to as the BDFL — the Benevolent Dictator For Life.</p>
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<dd>Describes a new feature or implementation.</dd>
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<dd>Describes a design issue, general guidelines, or information to the community.</dd>
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<dt><a class="reference external" href="http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/">PEP8</a>: The Python Style Guide.</dt>
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<dd><p class="first last">A list of 19 statements that briefly explain the philosophy behind Python.</p>
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<dt><a class="reference external" href="http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0257/">PEP257</a>: Docstring Conventions.</dt>
<dd><p class="first last">Gives guidelines for semantics and conventions associated with Python docstrings.</p>
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<div><p>PEPs are peer-reviewed and accepted/rejected after much discussion. Anyone can write and submit a PEP for review.</p>
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<p>The major events for the Python community are developer conferences. The two most notable conferences are PyCon, which is held in the US, and its European sibling, EuroPython.</p>
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