Fixing broken links in doc, part 1: faq/
diff --git a/Doc/faq/design.rst b/Doc/faq/design.rst
index 13a79fc..eb87634 100644
--- a/Doc/faq/design.rst
+++ b/Doc/faq/design.rst
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@
Hugunin has demonstrated that in combination with whole-program analysis,
speedups of 1000x are feasible for small demo programs. See the proceedings
from the `1997 Python conference
-<https://www.python.org/workshops/1997-10/proceedings/>`_ for more information.)
+<http://legacy.python.org/workshops/1997-10/proceedings/>`_ for more information.)
Internally, Python source code is always translated into a bytecode
representation, and this bytecode is then executed by the Python virtual
@@ -429,12 +429,12 @@
.. XXX check which of these projects are still alive
There are also several programs which make it easier to intermingle Python and C
-code in various ways to increase performance. See, for example, `Psyco
+code in various ways to increase performance. See, for example, `Cython <http://cython.org/>`_ , `Psyco
<http://psyco.sourceforge.net/>`_, `Pyrex
<http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/~greg/python/Pyrex/>`_, `PyInline
<http://pyinline.sourceforge.net/>`_, `Py2Cmod
-<http://sourceforge.net/projects/py2cmod/>`_, and `Weave
-<http://www.scipy.org/Weave>`_.
+<http://sourceforge.net/projects/py2cmod/>`_, and
+`Weave <http://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy-dev/reference/tutorial/weave.html>`_.
How does Python manage memory?
diff --git a/Doc/faq/extending.rst b/Doc/faq/extending.rst
index 4f3cabf..2aca607 100644
--- a/Doc/faq/extending.rst
+++ b/Doc/faq/extending.rst
@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@
very little effort, as long as you're running on a machine with an
x86-compatible processor.
-`Pyrex <http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/~greg/python/Pyrex/>`_ is a compiler
-that accepts a slightly modified form of Python and generates the corresponding
+`Cython <http://cython.org>`_ and its relative `Pyrex
+<http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/greg.ewing/python/Pyrex/>`_ are compilers
+that accept a slightly modified form of Python and generate the corresponding
C code. Pyrex makes it possible to write an extension without having to learn
Python's C API.
@@ -55,8 +56,8 @@
<http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/sip/>`__, `CXX
<http://cxx.sourceforge.net/>`_ `Boost
<http://www.boost.org/libs/python/doc/index.html>`_, or `Weave
-<http://www.scipy.org/Weave>`_ are also alternatives for wrapping
-C++ libraries.
+<http://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy-dev/reference/tutorial/weave.html>`_ are also
+alternatives for wrapping C++ libraries.
How can I execute arbitrary Python statements from C?
diff --git a/Doc/faq/general.rst b/Doc/faq/general.rst
index 73d31a7..1359afe 100644
--- a/Doc/faq/general.rst
+++ b/Doc/faq/general.rst
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@
newsgroups and on the Python home page at https://www.python.org/; an RSS feed of
news is available.
-You can also access the development version of Python through Subversion. See
-https://docs.python.org/devguide/faq for details.
+You can also access the development version of Python through Mercurial. See
+https://docs.python.org/devguide/faq.html for details.
How do I submit bug reports and patches for Python?
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
When he began implementing Python, Guido van Rossum was also reading the
published scripts from `"Monty Python's Flying Circus"
-<http://pythonline.com/>`__, a BBC comedy series from the 1970s. Van Rossum
+<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python>`__, a BBC comedy series from the 1970s. Van Rossum
thought he needed a name that was short, unique, and slightly mysterious, so he
decided to call the language Python.
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@
releases.
The latest stable releases can always be found on the `Python download page
-<https://python.org/download/>`_. There are two recommended production-ready
+<https://www.python.org/download/>`_. There are two recommended production-ready
versions at this point in time, because at the moment there are two branches of
stable releases: 2.x and 3.x. Python 3.x may be less useful than 2.x, since
currently there is more third party software available for Python 2 than for
@@ -337,9 +337,9 @@
Have any significant projects been done in Python?
--------------------------------------------------
-See https://python.org/about/success for a list of projects that use Python.
+See https://www.python.org/about/success for a list of projects that use Python.
Consulting the proceedings for `past Python conferences
-<https://python.org/community/workshops/>`_ will reveal contributions from many
+<https://www.python.org/community/workshops/>`_ will reveal contributions from many
different companies and organizations.
High-profile Python projects include `the Mailman mailing list manager
diff --git a/Doc/faq/gui.rst b/Doc/faq/gui.rst
index 42d95bd..5a77016 100644
--- a/Doc/faq/gui.rst
+++ b/Doc/faq/gui.rst
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@
There are bindings available for the Qt toolkit (using either `PyQt
<http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/pyqt/>`_ or `PySide
-<http://www.pyside.org/>`_) and for KDE (`PyKDE <http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/pykde/intro>`_).
+<http://www.pyside.org/>`_) and for KDE (`PyKDE <https://techbase.kde.org/Development/Languages/Python>`__).
PyQt is currently more mature than PySide, but you must buy a PyQt license from
`Riverbank Computing <http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/pyqt/license>`_
if you want to write proprietary applications. PySide is free for all applications.
Qt 4.5 upwards is licensed under the LGPL license; also, commercial licenses
-are available from `Nokia <http://qt.nokia.com/>`_.
+are available from `The Qt Company <http://www.qt.io/licensing/>`_.
Gtk+
----
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
========================================================
By installing the `PyObjc Objective-C bridge
-<http://pyobjc.sourceforge.net>`_, Python programs can use Mac OS X's
+<https://pythonhosted.org/pyobjc/>`_, Python programs can use Mac OS X's
Cocoa libraries.
:ref:`Pythonwin <windows-faq>` by Mark Hammond includes an interface to the
diff --git a/Doc/faq/library.rst b/Doc/faq/library.rst
index e63819c..36b3e07 100644
--- a/Doc/faq/library.rst
+++ b/Doc/faq/library.rst
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
The :mod:`pydoc` module can create HTML from the doc strings in your Python
source code. An alternative for creating API documentation purely from
docstrings is `epydoc <http://epydoc.sf.net/>`_. `Sphinx
-<http://sphinx.pocoo.org>`_ can also include docstring content.
+<http://sphinx-doc.org>`_ can also include docstring content.
How do I get a single keypress at a time?
diff --git a/Doc/faq/programming.rst b/Doc/faq/programming.rst
index b0234fb..54b2369 100644
--- a/Doc/faq/programming.rst
+++ b/Doc/faq/programming.rst
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
debugging non-Pythonwin programs. Pythonwin is available as part of the `Python
for Windows Extensions <http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32/>`__ project and
as a part of the ActivePython distribution (see
-http://www.activestate.com/Products/ActivePython/index.html).
+http://www.activestate.com/activepython\ ).
`Boa Constructor <http://boa-constructor.sourceforge.net/>`_ is an IDE and GUI
builder that uses wxWidgets. It offers visual frame creation and manipulation,
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
hierarchies, doc string generated html documentation, an advanced debugger,
integrated help, and Zope support.
-`Eric <http://www.die-offenbachs.de/eric/index.html>`_ is an IDE built on PyQt
+`Eric <http://eric-ide.python-projects.org/>`_ is an IDE built on PyQt
and the Scintilla editing component.
Pydb is a version of the standard Python debugger pdb, modified for use with DDD
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
They include:
* Wing IDE (http://wingware.com/)
-* Komodo IDE (http://www.activestate.com/Products/Komodo)
+* Komodo IDE (http://komodoide.com/)
* PyCharm (https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/)
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@
PyChecker performs, Pylint offers some additional features such as checking line
length, whether variable names are well-formed according to your coding
standard, whether declared interfaces are fully implemented, and more.
-http://www.logilab.org/card/pylint_manual provides a full list of Pylint's
-features.
+http://docs.pylint.org/ provides a full list of Pylint's features.
How can I create a stand-alone binary from a Python script?
@@ -101,13 +100,7 @@
http://www.py2exe.org/
-Another is Christian Tismer's `SQFREEZE <http://starship.python.net/crew/pirx>`_
-which appends the byte code to a specially-prepared Python interpreter that can
-find the byte code in the executable.
-
-Other tools include Fredrik Lundh's `Squeeze
-<http://www.pythonware.com/products/python/squeeze>`_ and Anthony Tuininga's
-`cx_Freeze <http://starship.python.net/crew/atuining/cx_Freeze/index.html>`_.
+Another tool is Anthony Tuininga's `cx_Freeze <http://cx-freeze.sourceforge.net/>`_.
Are there coding standards or a style guide for Python programs?
@@ -1234,7 +1227,7 @@
See the Python Cookbook for a long discussion of many ways to do this:
- http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/52560
+ http://code.activestate.com/recipes/52560/
If you don't mind reordering the list, sort it and then scan from the end of the
list, deleting duplicates as you go::
diff --git a/Doc/faq/windows.rst b/Doc/faq/windows.rst
index cbc29ee..19bd120 100644
--- a/Doc/faq/windows.rst
+++ b/Doc/faq/windows.rst
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
.. |Python Development on XP| image:: python-video-icon.png
.. _`Python Development on XP`:
- http://www.showmedo.com/videos/series?name=pythonOzsvaldPyNewbieSeries
+ http://showmedo.com/videotutorials/series?name=pythonOzsvaldPyNewbieSeries
Unless you use some sort of integrated development environment, you will end up
*typing* Windows commands into what is variously referred to as a "DOS window"
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
.. |Adding Python to DOS Path| image:: python-video-icon.png
.. _`Adding Python to DOS Path`:
- http://showmedo.com/videos/video?name=960000&fromSeriesID=96
+ http://showmedo.com/videotutorials/video?name=960000&fromSeriesID=96
or::