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diff --git a/Doc/faq/general.rst b/Doc/faq/general.rst index 2221f14927..3f96700b2d 100644 --- a/Doc/faq/general.rst +++ b/Doc/faq/general.rst @@ -146,10 +146,9 @@ labeled 2.0aN precede the versions labeled 2.0bN, which precede versions labeled 2.0cN, and *those* precede 2.0. You may also find version numbers with a "+" suffix, e.g. "2.2+". These are -unreleased versions, built directly from the Subversion trunk. In practice, -after a final minor release is made, the Subversion trunk is incremented to the -next minor version, which becomes the "a0" version, -e.g. "2.4a0". +unreleased versions, built directly from the CPython development repository. In +practice, after a final minor release is made, the version is incremented to the +next minor version, which becomes the "a0" version, e.g. "2.4a0". See also the documentation for :data:`sys.version`, :data:`sys.hexversion`, and :data:`sys.version_info`. @@ -159,7 +158,7 @@ How do I obtain a copy of the Python source? -------------------------------------------- The latest Python source distribution is always available from python.org, at -https://www.python.org/download/. The latest development sources can be obtained +https://www.python.org/downloads/. The latest development sources can be obtained via anonymous Mercurial access at https://hg.python.org/cpython. The source distribution is a gzipped tar file containing the complete C source, @@ -218,7 +217,7 @@ can be found at https://www.python.org/community/lists/. How do I get a beta test version of Python? ------------------------------------------- -Alpha and beta releases are available from https://www.python.org/download/. All +Alpha and beta releases are available from https://www.python.org/downloads/. All releases are announced on the comp.lang.python and comp.lang.python.announce newsgroups and on the Python home page at https://www.python.org/; an RSS feed of news is available. @@ -271,9 +270,9 @@ Where in the world is www.python.org located? The Python project's infrastructure is located all over the world. `www.python.org <https://www.python.org>`_ is graciously hosted by `Rackspace -<http://www.rackspace.com>`_, with CDN caching provided by `Fastly +<https://www.rackspace.com>`_, with CDN caching provided by `Fastly <https://www.fastly.com>`_. `Upfront Systems -<http://www.upfrontsystems.co.za>`_ hosts `bugs.python.org +<http://www.upfrontsystems.co.za/>`_ hosts `bugs.python.org <https://bugs.python.org>`_. Many other Python services like `the Wiki <https://wiki.python.org>`_ are hosted by `Oregon State University Open Source Lab <https://osuosl.org>`_. @@ -284,7 +283,7 @@ Why is it called Python? When he began implementing Python, Guido van Rossum was also reading the published scripts from `"Monty Python's Flying Circus" -<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python>`__, a BBC comedy series from the 1970s. Van Rossum +<https://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 +312,7 @@ guaranteed that interfaces will remain the same throughout a series of bugfix releases. The latest stable releases can always be found on the `Python download page -<https://www.python.org/download/>`_. There are two recommended production-ready +<https://www.python.org/downloads/>`_. 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 @@ -345,7 +344,7 @@ different companies and organizations. High-profile Python projects include `the Mailman mailing list manager <http://www.list.org>`_ and `the Zope application server <http://www.zope.org>`_. Several Linux distributions, most notably `Red Hat -<http://www.redhat.com>`_, have written part or all of their installer and +<https://www.redhat.com>`_, have written part or all of their installer and system administration software in Python. Companies that use Python internally include Google, Yahoo, and Lucasfilm Ltd. @@ -439,7 +438,7 @@ remember the methods for a list, they can do something like this:: >>> L [1] -With the interpreter, documentation is never far from the student as he's +With the interpreter, documentation is never far from the student as they are programming. There are also good IDEs for Python. IDLE is a cross-platform IDE for Python |