Fixing broken links in doc, part 2: howto/
diff --git a/Doc/howto/pyporting.rst b/Doc/howto/pyporting.rst
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--- a/Doc/howto/pyporting.rst
+++ b/Doc/howto/pyporting.rst
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@
tend to be simpler than the code they are testing so it gives you an idea of how
easy it can be to port code.
-Drop support for older Python versions if possible. `Python 2.5`_
+Drop support for older Python versions if possible. Python 2.5
introduced a lot of useful syntax and libraries which have become idiomatic
-in Python 3. `Python 2.6`_ introduced future statements which makes
+in Python 3. Python 2.6 introduced future statements which makes
compatibility much easier if you are going from Python 2 to 3.
-`Python 2.7`_ continues the trend in the stdlib. Choose the newest version
+Python 2.7 continues the trend in the stdlib. Choose the newest version
of Python which you believe can be your minimum support version
and work from there.
@@ -144,19 +144,19 @@
Support Python 2.7
//////////////////
-As a first step, make sure that your project is compatible with `Python 2.7`_.
+As a first step, make sure that your project is compatible with Python 2.7.
This is just good to do as Python 2.7 is the last release of Python 2 and thus
will be used for a rather long time. It also allows for use of the ``-3`` flag
to Python to help discover places in your code where compatibility might be an
issue (the ``-3`` flag is in Python 2.6 but Python 2.7 adds more warnings).
-Try to Support `Python 2.6`_ and Newer Only
-///////////////////////////////////////////
+Try to Support Python 2.6 and Newer Only
+////////////////////////////////////////
-While not possible for all projects, if you can support `Python 2.6`_ and newer
+While not possible for all projects, if you can support Python 2.6 and newer
**only**, your life will be much easier. Various future statements, stdlib
additions, etc. exist only in Python 2.6 and later which greatly assist in
-supporting Python 3. But if you project must keep support for `Python 2.5`_ then
+supporting Python 3. But if you project must keep support for Python 2.5 then
it is still possible to simultaneously support Python 3.
Below are the benefits you gain if you only have to support Python 2.6 and
@@ -215,10 +215,10 @@
prevent yourself from accidentally using implicit relative imports.
-Supporting `Python 2.5`_ and Newer Only
-///////////////////////////////////////
+Supporting Python 2.5 and Newer Only
+////////////////////////////////////
-If you are supporting `Python 2.5`_ and newer there are still some features of
+If you are supporting Python 2.5 and newer there are still some features of
Python that you can utilize.
@@ -230,11 +230,11 @@
This future statement moves away from that and allows the use of explicit
relative imports (e.g., ``from . import bacon``).
-In `Python 2.5`_ you must use
+In Python 2.5 you must use
the __future__ statement to get to use explicit relative imports and prevent
-implicit ones. In `Python 2.6`_ explicit relative imports are available without
+implicit ones. In Python 2.6 explicit relative imports are available without
the statement, but you still want the __future__ statement to prevent implicit
-relative imports. In `Python 2.7`_ the __future__ statement is not needed. In
+relative imports. In Python 2.7 the __future__ statement is not needed. In
other words, unless you are only supporting Python 2.7 or a version earlier
than Python 2.5, use this __future__ statement.
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@
# Current exception is 'exc'.
pass
-This syntax changed in Python 3 (and backported to `Python 2.6`_ and later)
+This syntax changed in Python 3 (and backported to Python 2.6 and later)
to::
try:
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@
Subclass ``object``
'''''''''''''''''''
-New-style classes have been around since `Python 2.2`_. You need to make sure
+New-style classes have been around since Python 2.2. You need to make sure
you are subclassing from ``object`` to avoid odd edge cases involving method
resolution order, etc. This continues to be totally valid in Python 3 (although
unneeded as all classes implicitly inherit from ``object``).
@@ -610,12 +610,6 @@
.. _modernize: https://github.com/mitsuhiko/python-modernize
.. _Porting to Python 3: http://python3porting.com/
.. _PyPI: https://pypi.python.org/
-.. _Python 2.2: https://www.python.org/2.2.x
-.. _Python 2.5: https://www.python.org/2.5.x
-.. _Python 2.6: https://www.python.org/2.6.x
-.. _Python 2.7: https://www.python.org/2.7.x
-.. _Python 2.5: https://www.python.org/2.5.x
-.. _Python 3.3: https://www.python.org/3.3.x
.. _Python 3 Packages: https://pypi.python.org/pypi?:action=browse&c=533&show=all
.. _Python 3 Q & A: http://ncoghlan-devs-python-notes.readthedocs.org/en/latest/python3/questions_and_answers.html
.. _python-porting: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-porting