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@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@ PEP: 838
 Title: Adding python-version to pyvenv.cfg
 Author: Konstantin Schütze <konstin@mailbox.org>
 Sponsor: Alex Waygood <alex.waygood@gmail.com>
-PEP-Delegate: Paul Moore <p.f.moore@gmail.com>
 Discussions-To: Pending
 Status: Draft
 Type: Standards Track
-Topic: Packaging
 Created: 15-Jul-2026
 Python-Version: 3.16
 Post-History: Pending