open-source nonprofit foundation
Python Software Foundation
Industry Open Source
A membership nonprofit behind Python, PyPI, grants, and public-good infrastructure for the Python software ecosystem. Python Software Foundation scores well because ownership is comparatively aligned and the model leaves more value with stakeholders, and no current penalty outweighs that structure.
Why this matters: Python and PyPI are public-good software infrastructure used across education, research, government, and industry.
Letter grade A Good Medium confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1
* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.
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Evaluation Overview
A - Good
The score turns mainly on Ownership; no penalty currently dominates the evaluation.
Strengths
- Ownership9/10
- Extraction9/10
- Governance8/10
Penalties
- No penalties applied in this version.
Evidence state
- ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)
- ThoroughnessPartial (AI)
- Linked claims6
- Direct axis claims6
- Coverage6/13
Scoring Axes
| Axis | Score | Why this score |
|---|---|---|
Ownership
?
Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control
at 10.
|
9 / 10 |
The PSF states that its mission is to promote, protect, and advance Python and support the growth of the international Python community. Linked evidence |
Governance
?
Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic
stakeholder control at 10.
|
8 / 10 |
The linked record identifies The PSF as an open membership organization with voting classes for supporting, contributing, and fellow members. Linked evidence
|
Extraction
?
Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured
extraction judgment.
|
9 / 10 |
The PSF states that its mission is to promote, protect, and advance Python and support the growth of the international Python community. Linked evidence |
Labor Sovereignty
?
Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at
7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence
shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling,
retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of
worker voice, or extreme turnover.
|
5 / 7 |
The PSF states that its mission is to promote, protect, and advance Python and support the growth of the international Python community. Linked evidence |
Solidarity with the
Unemployed
?
Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment,
and non-competes.
|
5 / 7 |
The PSF states that its mission is to promote, protect, and advance Python and support the growth of the international Python community. Linked evidence |
Loss-Bearing Fidelity
?
Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and
public obligations.
|
6 / 7 |
The PSF states that its mission is to promote, protect, and advance Python and support the growth of the international Python community. Linked evidence |
Market Conduct
?
Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.
|
5 / 5 |
The PSF states that its mission is to promote, protect, and advance Python and support the growth of the international Python community. Linked evidence |
Product Integrity
?
Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.
|
5 / 5 |
The PSF states that its mission is to promote, protect, and advance Python and support the growth of the international Python community. Linked evidence
|
Scale Integrity
?
Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.
|
4 / 5 |
The PSF states that its mission is to promote, protect, and advance Python and support the growth of the international Python community. Linked evidence |
Penalties
No penalties applied in this version.
Bonus Credits
| Bonus | Credit | Why this credit |
|---|---|---|
Openness to Dissent
?
Credit for tolerating internal, user, customer, worker, and public
dissent without retaliation, capture, or viewpoint laundering.
|
2 / 3 |
The linked record identifies The PSF as a nonprofit membership organization supporting a diverse international Python community, with public records and community participation structures. Linked evidence
|
Constitutional Spirit
?
Credit for respecting constitutional rights and civil-liberties norms
even where private law does not strictly require it.
|
2 / 3 |
The PSF mission includes open-source licensing that lets the public freely obtain, use, redistribute, and modify Python-related intellectual property. Linked evidence
|
Good Deal
?
Credit for unusually fair value: durable quality, fair pricing, low
lock-in, and clear customer surplus.
|
3 / 3 |
The PSF states that it produces the core Python distribution and makes it available to the public free of charge. Linked evidence
|
Cost Transparency
?
Credit for clear posted prices, all-in fees, unit costs, public rate
cards, margin/cost visibility, or surplus-allocation transparency,
especially in markets where opaque quotes, hidden fees, or
individualized pricing are normal.
|
1 / 3 |
The PSF publishes public records including tax-exempt recognition, annual reports, Form 990 filings, and audited financial statements. Linked evidence
|
Confidence Basis
Confidence Basis
Confidence is computed from the evidence trail and review state, not typed into the profile by hand.
Medium 69/100
6 verified linked claims 6 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 6/13 components covered
This confidence label measures the source-backed evidence trail. AI-scaffolded scores remain tentative until human review.
Claim confidence 19/20
6 verified linked claims
Source quality 10/18
Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability
Direct axis-specific claims 6/18
6 direct claims across 13 active components
Dispute load 12/12
0 disputed claims on this entity
Recency 10/10
Newest accepted timestamp: May 13, 2026
Reviewer status 7/12
Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding
Component coverage 5/10
6/13 evidence-bearing components have direct support
Evidence State
Evidence State
Claims and Sources
Claims are the evidence record. Each claim needs a source link, axis category, status, confidence level, and timestamp before it can support a score.
* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.1The PSF states that its mission is to promote, protect, and advance Python and support the growth of the international Python community.
- PSF missionGeneral web source · 58%
2The PSF describes itself as an open membership organization with voting classes for supporting, contributing, and fellow members.
- PSF membership FAQGeneral web source · 58%
3The PSF describes itself as a nonprofit membership organization supporting a diverse international Python community, with public records and community participation structures.
- PSF missionGeneral web source · 58%
- PSF public recordsGeneral web source · 58%
4The PSF mission includes open-source licensing that lets the public freely obtain, use, redistribute, and modify Python-related intellectual property.
- PSF missionGeneral web source · 58%
5The PSF states that it produces the core Python distribution and makes it available to the public free of charge.
- PSF missionGeneral web source · 58%
6The PSF publishes public records including tax-exempt recognition, annual reports, Form 990 filings, and audited financial statements.
- PSF public recordsGeneral web source · 58%
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Added source-backed tentative evaluation during the A-grade/public-interest and nonobvious extraction expansion pass.