# What do you want in Python packaging's future governance model?

**URL:** <https://discuss.python.org/t/what-do-you-want-in-python-packagings-future-governance-model/32997>\
**Category:** Packaging\
**Created:** [September 5, 2023, 8:46am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/what-do-you-want-in-python-packagings-future-governance-model/32997 "2023-09-05T08:46:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 12:31pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/what-do-you-want-in-python-packagings-future-governance-model/32997/16 "2023-09-05T12:31:47Z")

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Change: Extend the scope of the term “packaging” to include building/publishing standalone applications, on the one hand, and informal “sharing of scripts” on the other.

Effect: Moves away from the current “everything must be a library” model.

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