Brett, thanks for contributions to Python. (... and thanks to the other contributors, https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/master/Misc/ACKS https://github.co

Brett, thanks for contributions to Python. (... and thanks to the other contributors, https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/master/Misc/ACKS https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/master/Misc/ACKS, and to all people who volunteer their by contributing to open source...) I am another silent user, someone who lurks on every Python thread on HackerNews but finds the discussion often too contentious to bear. I know you personally, and I'm sure I've said this to you in person, but maybe you'll accept my sincerity if I say it in public: You bring a certain sensitivity, a level-headedness and moderating influence to the Python community. Discussion within technical communities is rough, even when everyone is aligned toward the same goal. Any lurker on #python-dev can see how quickly discussion can break down. These communities need people like you, even though they sometimes seemed designed to grind down people like you. Double big props, and hang in there!