August 2024 updates

Meeting notes for the Steering Council for August 2024

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 ## Process

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+# Steering Council Updates for August 2024
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+## 2024-08-07
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+- Conclusion of the Code of Conduct violation
+- Discussion on [PEP 667 - Consistent views of namespaces](https://peps.python.org/pep-0667/) semantic changes
+
+## 2024-08-14
+
+- Deliberation of the decision regarding the Code of Conduct violation
+- Discussion on how to make the Steering Council more effective by suggesting a different body parallel with the Steering Council to deal with social matters
+- Highlight on the need to make clarification on the following different bodies: Code of Conduct Working Group, Steering Council and Python Software Foundation
+- Discussion on the resignation of a Core Python Developer
+- Mentoring survey: still to be released
+- Discussion on [PEP 741 - Python Configuration C API](https://peps.python.org/pep-0741/)
+
+## 2024-08-21
+
+- Discussion on [PEP 741 - Python Configuration C API](https://peps.python.org/pep-0741/)
+- Discussion on having overlapping Steering Council terms for continuity’s sake
+- Discussion on mentorship, its role and how the Steering Council can improve mentorship for some at-risk packages/libraries
+
+## 2024-08-28
+
+- Cleared out pending tasks and re-evaluated the priority tasks
+- Accepted [PEP 741 - Python Configuration C API](https://peps.python.org/pep-0741/)
+- Tabled discussion of [PEP 12 – Sample reStructuredText PEP Template](https://peps.python.org/pep-0012/) changes (regrouping rejection rationale, and adding a discussion of  publishing new modules to PyPI) for the Core Dev sprint
+- Discussion on publishing to PyPI, specifically:
+  - Getting approval
+  - Process or flow of release
+- Re-review of [PEP 667 - Consistent views of namespaces](https://peps.python.org/pep-0667/)
+- Discussion on more explicit authority for the Release Manager’s role going forward
+- Highlight on the ongoing [PEP 13 – Python Language Governance](https://peps.python.org/pep-0013/) discussion on potential changes
+- Discussion on whether there should be a PEP for PyREPL
+- Discussion on how to know when something needs a PEP or not and update [PEP 2 – Procedure for Adding New Modules](https://peps.python.org/pep-0002/)