Now seems like the perfect time...
...to submit Python for ANSI and/or ISO standardization. It would have two positive effects: 1) it would remove any freneticism about updating the language, allowing updates on a even schedule (like C++, with its 3-year language updates), and 2) would give it a sense and feel of maturity.
(I can hear the hue and cry now: "Standards committees are nothing but political forums...blah, blah, blah...." Yeah, like a BDFL isn't a political position?)
You want adults in the room? Formalize the process -- it makes kids grow up real fast.