Python Mentors

Here is the current list of mentors for the Python Software Foundation and what projects they're interested in seeing.

Mentors are listed in alphabetical order.

• JimBaker (Jython)

• Facundo Batista (Python standard library)

• JeffBauer (Django)

• Matt Boersma (Jython)

• Buddha Buck (PySoy)

• Carl Friedrich Bolz (PyPy)

• Titus Brown and Grig Gheorghiu (automatic patch verification system for Python core and PyPI packages, based on a buildbot farm running on VMware machines, with ideas from Pybots and Cheesecake)

• Jean-Paul Calderone, Glyph Lefkowitz, James Knight, and Christopher Armstrong (Twisted)

• Jennifer Campbell (PyGraphics)

• Brett Cannon (Python core and standard library)

• Ondrej Certik (sympy), project ideas

• Fabian Seoane (sympy), project ideas

• Antonio Cuni (PyPy)

• BrianDorsey (py-lib - See the future section of test.txt and future.txt for some py-lib project ideas)

• Ilya Etingof (willing to help out, esp. in networking areas)

• David Goodger (Docutils)

• Will Guaraldi (PyBlosxom - project ideas)

• Peter Hansen (DrProject)

• Alan Isaac (SciPy, optimization, esp. as co-mentor)

• Max Ischenko (testing tools development, TurboGears/Pylons and web-related projects)

• Jim Jewett (client-side web projects, particularly plucker http://www.plkr.org/) or backup mentor.

• Holger Krekel (py-lib, PyPy)

• AndrewKuchling (Python standard library, extension modules, possibly Jython)

• Tennessee Leeuwenburg (Just happy to help -- of http://pythonpapers.org/ thinking of project ideas still)

• Martin v. Löwis (Python standard library, core)

• Zach Miller (pySoy)

• Jarrod Millman (SciPy)

• SkipMontanaro (SpamBayes)

• Victor Ng (DrProject)

• Travis Oliphant (NumPy, Extended buffer interface in Python)

• CarloOliveira (UFRJ,Pyndorama, Educational tools for Web and OLPC)

• Armin Rigo (PyPy)

• Arc Riley (PySoy)

• André Roberge (Crunchy) project ideas

• JustinRyan (http://www.openplans.org/projects/pu, bridging interface implementations with {IronP,cP,J}ython to enable cross-pollination of communities and adoption with existing legacy apps, also Mono/Twisted reactor convergence possibilities, PyPy, distutils on Jython / javaos.py]

• DavidStanek (TurboGears, projects involving web applications or web application development)

• Aaron Swartz (web.py ideas)

• JamesTauber (Pyjamas)

• MikeTaylor (Jython)

• AlexandreVassalotti (Python standard library, core)

• FrankWierzbicki (Jython)

• Greg Wilson (DrProject)

• Blake Winton (DrProject, PyBlosxom)

• Johannes Woolard (Crunchy) project ideas

• Maciej Fijalkowski (py-lib, PyPy)

• Toby Donaldson (Crunchy)

• Richard Tew (Stackless Python)

• Satya Kiran (Python core,Python standard library)

• Paul Gries (PyGraphics)

• Rene Dudfield (PyGame, PyOpenGL)

• Marcus von Appen (PyGame)

• Phil Hassey (PyGame, TinyPy)