TEPs are used to address non-trivial enhancements that require much discussion and thought. This is intended to mirror the long-standing Python Enhancement Proposal process, but generally not quite as formally. A proposal goes through various phases of consideration. Discussion is expected to take place using existing mechanisms (github PRs), and eventually a decision is made regarding whether the proposal should be accepted, rejected, or modified.
The general process of a TEP starts with a PR to the TEP repository. At this stage, the TEP should have a title and some description of the proposed changes. We encourage an accompanying PR to the main TARDIS repository with some code or pseudo-code that quickly showcases the proposed changes. Once the group has iterated over the documented and agreed to implement the proposed changes the TEP is merged. If things change during the implementation the TEP should be amended.
New TEPs should be created using the TEP_template.md file in this repository.
Just fork the repository, copy TEP_template.md to TEPXXX.md and issue a
PR with that file once you've written it up. Be sure to look through the PRs in
this repo first so that you choose an TEPXXX that reflects both those that are in
the repository and those that are under discussion.