matrix-org / matrix-org/matrix-python-sdk
Stepping Aside as Lead Maintainer
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- Dominant language
- Python
- Stars
- 266
- Forks
- 118
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
So I've given it some thought, and I think I need to officially step aside as lead maintainer of the python sdk. Practically speaking, this means that unless somebody wants to step up and lead maintenance on the sdk, I'm going to add a disclaimer to the README noting that it's borderline unmaintained.
I don't have time to review PRs of any significance right now, and with grad school + full-time job continuing and baby number 2 due in 6 weeks, I don't see that changing any time in the near or medium future. It's not fair to would-be contributors to not have a disclaimer noting the sdk's borderline unmaintained status.
If anyone is willing to take the lead on maintaining the sdk, let me know in the next few days; otherwise I'll probably add a note to the top of the README this weekend.

I'll continue to review PRs when I can, but it's not fair to my family for me to take time from them to do so, so that will continue to be very slow if at all. This is really just acknowledging a change that has already happened.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the repository README and the issue discussion to understand the proposed maintenance-status notice and whether anyone volunteered to lead the SDK. Done would require an agreed maintainer or an updated README disclaimer, but the issue provides no concrete file section, test, or bounded newcomer task.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 10/100