QEPs are short, durable documents that record decisions affecting more than one QuantEcon repository, or that change how the team works — label conventions, editorial policy, tooling standards, licensing, and similar cross-cutting choices.
They give QuantEcon one place to find what was decided, when, and why, with a consistent shape and a clear decision rule. Everyday, single-repo work does not need a QEP.
📖 Rendered index: https://quantecon.github.io/qeps
| QEP | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| QEP-1 | QEP Purpose and Process | Accepted |
- Float the idea. Open a QEP discussion issue to socialise it and confirm it needs a QEP.
- Draft it. Copy
qeps/template.mdtoqeps/qep-XXXX-short-slug.md, fill it in with Status: Draft, and open a PR. - Set a deadline. Announce the PR and give a comment window (1–2 weeks).
- Decide. At the deadline the Core Maintainers decide by lazy consensus; the QEP is merged recording the outcome (Accepted / Rejected / Withdrawn).
The process itself is defined in QEP-1.
The QEP process was proposed and discussed in QuantEcon/meta#325.