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2 | 2 | title: "About"
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| -The Scientific Python ecosystem is a loose federation of community |
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| -developed and owned Python projects widely used in scientific research, technical |
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| -computing, and data science. |
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| -This website is part of the Scientific Python project, which aims to better |
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| -coordinate the ecosystem and grow the community. |
| 5 | +This is the main website of the _Scientific Python project_. |
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| -## Community |
| 7 | +{{< notice mission >}} |
| 8 | +To better coordinate the ecosystem and support the community of contributors and maintainers. |
| 9 | +{{< /notice >}} |
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| -Healthy communities are built when everyone's voice is heard, |
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| -when their perspective is valued, and when their work is recognized. |
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| -Better technical and social solutions can be found through wide participation. |
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| -We are therefore dedicated to expanding our community in a welcoming and inclusive way, |
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| -with particular focus on increased participation by people who identify with groups that are |
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| -underrepresented in STEM and the open source scientific Python community. |
| 11 | +The scientific Python _ecosystem_ is a loose federation of community-developed and -owned Python projects widely used in scientific |
| 12 | +research, technical computing, and data science. |
| 13 | +The scientific Python _community_ of contributors and maintainers are employed by a variety of universites, research labs, and companies. |
| 14 | +Historically, the community has been composed primarily of volunteers working in their free-time over nights and weekends. |
| 15 | +Given the growing importance of these tools, funding to work on these projects has been increasing. |
| 16 | +However, volunteers continue to drive the development of these tools. |
| 17 | +This is true, in particular, because existing funding is largely short-term and not certain to continue. |
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| -Community members must adhere to our [code of conduct]({{< relref "/code_of_conduct.md" >}}). |
| 19 | +{{< notice values >}} |
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| -### Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion |
| 21 | +1. Open |
| 22 | +2. Community-driven |
| 23 | +3. Transparent |
| 24 | + {{< /notice >}} |
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| -- [Diversity & Inclusion in Scientific Computing (DISC) group](https://numfocus.org/programs/diversity-inclusion) |
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| -- [Advancing an inclusive culture in the scientific Python ecosystem]({{< relref "/inclusive_culture" >}}) |
| 26 | +## Ecosystem Projects |
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| -## People |
| 28 | +There are a numerous projects that use Python for computing, but we focus specifically on projects that are: |
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| -As a coordinating effort, the Scientific Python project has several teams that operate across the ecosystem. |
| 30 | +- **Science focused** |
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| 32 | + Tools used by students, researchers, and scientists for teaching and discovery that are openly shared with the public. |
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| 34 | +- **Open source** |
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| 36 | + Distributed under unrestrictive open source licenses, projects are developed and maintained publicly and accessible to all. |
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| 38 | +- **Community-driven** |
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| 40 | + Projects are developed by open communities composed primarily of the users of the software. |
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| 42 | +## Who we are |
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| 44 | +Learn more about the [community]({{< relref "/community" >}}) that |
| 45 | +powers Scientific Python. |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | +## What We Do |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +- **SPECs** |
| 50 | + [Scientific Python Ecosystem Coordination]({{< relref "/specs" >}}) |
| 51 | + documents are a mechanism by which practices are |
| 52 | + discussed and propagated throughout the ecosystem. |
| 53 | +- **Summits** |
| 54 | + At the [summits]({{< relref "/summits" >}}), we get together both virtually and in-person |
| 55 | + to plan and do ecosystem work. |
| 56 | +- **Development Guide** |
| 57 | + Read this [community-maintained guide](https://learn.scientific-python.org/development/) |
| 58 | + to learn best practices for library development. |
| 59 | +- **Lecture Notes** |
| 60 | + Learn or teach the core libraries |
| 61 | + of the scientific Python ecosystem with |
| 62 | + [these classroom-style lecture materials](https://lectures.scientific-python.org). |
| 63 | +- **Sparse Arrays** |
| 64 | + One of our current focuses is on improving and maintaining the |
| 65 | + sparse array capabilities and inter-operability in the ecosystem. |
| 66 | +- **Community** |
| 67 | + Our [community efforts]({{< relref "/community" >}}) focus |
| 68 | + on broadening participation and better coordinating volunteer efforts. |
| 69 | + |
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| 71 | +- **Maintenance & Support** |
| 72 | + We [maintain and support]({{< relref "/maintenance" >}}) |
| 73 | + several libraries and tools in the ecosystem. |
| 74 | +--> |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | +Read about the [grants]({{< relref "/grants" >}}) that fund the work we do. |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | +## Leadership |
| 79 | + |
| 80 | +The following people are involved with leading the overall project. |
30 | 81 | For more information, see our [governance and decision making process]({{< relref "/about/governance" >}}).
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34 | 85 | {{< include-html "static/teams/emeritus-community-leaders.html" >}}
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| 86 | + |
| 87 | +### Other Teams |
| 88 | + |
| 89 | +As a coordinating effort, the Scientific Python project has several teams that operate across the ecosystem. |
| 90 | +Specific projects may have their own governance structures. |
| 91 | +For example, the SPEC Steering Committee governance model is described [here]({{< relref "/specs/steering-committee/" >}}). |
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