I had never heard of the Tim Peters incident, but I just googled it. (It's not on his Wikipedia page.)
I found this:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/1ep4dbt/the_shamefu...
Which points to this:
https://chrismcdonough.substack.com/p/the-shameful-defenestr...
This characterizes it as completely unfair, and the /r/python community seems to agree.
Is there a rebuttal from the other side?
Wow, I somehow missed all that. That's horrendous. I've always felt that a code of conduct is a tool for bureaucrats to hide behind, and episode doesn't alter my view. Thanks for sharing.