[Biopython] Planning Biopython 1.85

[Sean Brimer]

Hi Peter,

I have been using Biopython for several years now and I would like to
contribute to the maintenance of it. I'm not a formally trained programmer
so I'm not sure if I have the needed skills for everything but I'm very
happy to try! My background is a wet bench virologist who learned to code
enough to get his work completed. I'm looking to work on a project that
would allow me to stay practiced and to improve my overall skills.

If you think there could be a place here for me I would love to help.

Cheers,
Sean Brimer

On Mon, Sep 9, 2024 at 6:55 AM Peter Cock <p.j.a.cock at googlemail.com> wrote:

> Dear Biopythoneers,
>
> We released Biopython 1.84 at the end of June, so three months later which
> was our typical cadence in the past would put us due for another release at
> the end of this month.
>
> There are practical reasons to do this too -
> https://peps.python.org/pep-0719/ - Python 3.13 is being released at the
> start of October, and there is a minor compilation problem with some of our
> legacy C code (since addressed) which complicates releasing a Biopython
> 1.84 wheel for Python 3.13. We can in principle release a Python 3.13
> compatible release now (compiled against the release candidates ahead of
> the formal release at the start of October).
>
> However, as unfortunately has become common, we have a backlog of open
> issues and open pull requests. Please speak up with any key issues or
> overlooked pull requests you think need to be addressed for Biopython 1.85,
> and if you can help review or tests them, even better!
>
> I'd be happy to help a volunteer do the release itself, although I see now
> that I didn't finish updating
> https://biopython.org/wiki/Building_a_release alongside doing Biopython
> 1.84 which changed the way the documentation is built and published. By
> default, I'll do the Biopython 1.85 release and get that how-to updated.
>
> Thank you all,
>
> Peter
>
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