A big holdup seems to be who would maintain this in the CPython project. Perhaps some Astral folks could become core devs as well and maintain it upstream
I would advise against Astral for maintaining anything inside the Python organization. Too much talk, power plays and no real software engineering.
Source needed.
Pun unintended.
The discussions around lockfiles, dynamic metadata or PyBI (the PEP that wanted to address what python-build-standalone does) are good examples of how hard it is to cause change in that space.
I’m optimistic the Astral folks will have better success than me and I support them in their efforts. They have viable, popular solutions in hand. Hopefully that helps convert others to their cause. “If you build it they will come.”