Yes it was a big, hairy investment for someone to submit a tiny change. But it was also the gigantic moat that kept bad actors away. I for one am thankful core python remains clean and safe because of this.
Unfortunately, I don't think it's a problem with Python as an organization, but rather an artifact of the popularity of Python and the legal protection it now must muster.
They migrated to Github Issues a year ago, so this is moot - https://discuss.python.org/t/github-issues-are-now-live/1496...
Yes it was a big, hairy investment for someone to submit a tiny change. But it was also the gigantic moat that kept bad actors away. I for one am thankful core python remains clean and safe because of this.