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In general, PEPs are no longer substantially modified after they have reached
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- the Final, Rejected or Superseded state. Once a PEP has been completed ,
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- it is considered to be a historical document rather than living specifications .
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+ the Accepted, Final, Rejected or Superseded state. Once resolution is reached ,
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+ a PEP is considered a historical document rather than a living specification .
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Formal documentation of the expected behavior should be maintained elsewhere,
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such as the `Language Reference`_ for core features, the `Library Reference`_
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for standard library modules or the `PyPA Specifications`_ for packaging.
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If changes based on implementation experience and user feedback are made to
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- Standards track PEPs while in the Accepted or Provisional state, they
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- should be noted in the PEP, such that the PEP accurately describes the state of
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+ Standards track PEPs while in the Provisional or (with SC approval) Accepted
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+ state, they should be noted in the PEP, such that the PEP accurately describes
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the implementation at the point where it is marked Final.
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Active Informational and Process PEPs may be updated over time to reflect
@@ -476,8 +476,9 @@ followed in these cases will depend on the nature and purpose of the PEP
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being updated. Substantive changes to governance PEPs must be reviewed by the
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Steering Council (by opening a `Steering Council issue`_).
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- Draft PEPs are freely open for discussion and proposed modification until
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- submitted to the Steering Council or PEP-Delegate for review and resolution.
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+ Draft PEPs are freely open for discussion and proposed modification,
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+ at the discretion of the authors, until submitted to the
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+ Steering Council or PEP-Delegate for review and resolution.
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Substantive content changes should generally be first proposed on
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the PEP's discussion thread listed in its ``Discussions-To`` header.
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Occasionally, a Deferred or even a Withdrawn PEP may be resurrected
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