# Get Ready: 2026 Python Packaging Council Nominations Opening Soon!

DevFeed: [Get Ready: 2026 Python Packaging Council Nominations Opening Soon!](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/get-ready-2026-python-packaging-council-nominations-opening-soon-2406.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.python.org/2026/07/2026-packaging-council-nominations/>)

Author: Pradyun Gedam

Published: 2026-07-23T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Python Insider](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/python-insider.md>)

Topics: [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>), [interoperability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/interoperability.md>), [Maintainers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/maintainers.md>)

Tags: [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [interoperability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/interoperability.md>), [maintainers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/maintainers.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [user-experience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/user-experience.md>)

## AI overview

The Python Packaging Council's inaugural election opens for nominations on July 28, 2026, and closes on August 11. The council will guide interoperability specifications for building, distributing, and installing Python packages, while coordinating maintainers, the Python core team, and the wider community.

## Source excerpt

The inaugural Python Packaging Council election nomination period opens on Tuesday, July 28th, 2:00 pm UTC and closes on Tuesday, August 11th, 2:00 pm UTC.