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-name: DRAFT WIP from a SPRINT - PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS TEMPLATE
-description:  Use to submit your Python package for pyOpenSci peer review
-title: 'Feature: '
-labels: ['editor-checks', 'New Submission!']
-assignees:
-  - placeholder
-body:
-  - type: input
-    id: "Submitting_Author"
-    attributes:
-      label: Submitting Author
-      description: Author Name
-      placeholder: github_handle
-    validations:
-      required: true
-  - type: textarea
-    id: "Current_Maintainers"
-    attributes:
-      label: Current Maintainers
-      description: list all current maintainers
-      placeholder: github_handle1, github_handle2
-    validations:
-      required: true
-  - type: input
-    id: "Package_Name"
-    attributes:
-      label: Package Name
-      description: Package name here
-      placeholder: Package name here
-    validations:
-      required: true
-  - type: input
-    id: "One_line_desc"
-    attributes:
-      label: One-Line Description of Package
-      description: One-Line Description of Package
-      placeholder: description here
-    validations:
-      required: true