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zopefoundation / RestrictedPython

A restricted execution environment for Python to run untrusted code.
http://restrictedpython.readthedocs.io/
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Q: citing RestrictedPython #280

Closed ocramz closed 1 month ago

ocramz commented 1 month ago

Hi! this project is helping us a lot in research and we'd love to cite it in publications. Is there a list of core contributors and/or a preferred citing format for this? Thanks a lot!

dataflake commented 1 month ago

There is no dedicated list of contributors. The closest would be to look at the list of commits at https://github.com/zopefoundation/RestrictedPython/commits/master/ to see who is active. I don't know anything about citing formats, sorry.

icemac commented 1 month ago

Or even https://github.com/zopefoundation/RestrictedPython/graphs/contributors which provides a summarized view of all the contributors.

loechel commented 1 month ago

Well can we say that, @icemac and myself have done most of the rewrite and current status, I don't know who was the original author.

For me (@loechel - Alexander Loechel) as someone in academic citations is always a good thing.

There are some hint on how to cite a github repository: https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/14010/how-do-you-cite-a-github-repository

icemac commented 1 month ago

Please do not forget @stephan-hof, who did some of the heavy lifting and worked on edge cases no-one else has thought of.

ocramz commented 1 month ago

Thank you for all your input!

If repository owners are interested in making this a bit more systematic, it is possible to connect a GH account with Zenodo (research infra hosted by CERN) or Figshare, which will create a unique DOI every time a github release is created. The DOI is a de facto standard, easy to cite and look up.

https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/archiving-a-github-repository/referencing-and-citing-content