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 PEPs
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-PEPs (*Python Enhncement Proposals*) are the documents/process through which Python gets enhanced and changed, over time.
+PEPs (*Python Enhancement Proposals*) are the documents/process through which Python gets enhanced and changed, over time.
 
 The most infamous PEP is `PEP8 <http://pep8.org/>`_, which documents how to properly style Python code within the community.