Description:

This issue proposes transferring the rules_python repository from the bazelbuild GitHub organization to the bazel-contrib GitHub organization, which is owned by the Community for Bazel project under the Linux Foundation.

Impacts:

• GitHub issues & PRs will be transferred to the new repository.
• Branch protection rules will need to be transferred to the new repository.
• Individual maintainers will be transferred to the new repository.
• GitHub teams will NOT be transferred to the new repository and will need to be re-created.
• Bazel CI configurations will need to be updated to point to the new repository.
• Read more on Transferring a repository from GitHub documentation.

Checklist:

• Obtain approval from the current project maintainers: Done

  • me (rickeylev), @aignas, @groodt (effective maintainers, from community)
  • @comius (Bazel)
  • @oprypin (Google python team)
    See the internal email thread "Moving rules_python to bazel-contrib"

• Obtain approval from the bazel-contrib SIG (@alexeagle).

• Initiate the transfer process on GitHub (@meteorcloudy) -- before transferring, please sync with @rickeylev (I want to send an announcement and schedule a date)

• Update Bazel CI settings and confirm presubmit & postsubmit work (@meteorcloudy).