Are the various Python Authorities (pypa, pycqa, etc.) somehow 'official'?

Question

There are a few projects out there that use the moniker Python ___ Authority and the py_a abbreviation.

Examples are:

• The Python Packaging Authority "pypa"
• The Python Code Quality Authority "pycqa"
• The Python Cryptographic Authority "pyca"

These groups offer high-quality code and typically share developers among themselves and with the python core team.

I'm just wondering: are these groups licenced or official in some way? For example, does the PSF administer / approve them?

Answer 1

Speaking as one of the members of the PyCA, no, there is no official licensing body and we are not licensed.

The Python Packaging Authority was originally started by the team that worked on pip. Today the PyPA administers essentially all of the packaging infrastructure for Python making it the de facto authority.

The Python Cryptographic Authority aspires to be the primary resource for Python developers needing cryptographic libraries, but our authority is derived solely from developer opinion of the quality of our software.