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Title: Invalid link in General Python FAQ
Type: Stage: resolved
Components: Documentation Versions: Python 3.4, Python 3.5, Python 2.7
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Status: closed Resolution: fixed
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: docs@python Nosy List: berker.peksag, docs@python, josh.lynn, mnamihdk, ned.deily, python-dev
Priority: normal Keywords: patch

Created on 2014-09-01 01:47 by mnamihdk, last changed 2022-04-11 14:58 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Files
File name Uploaded Description Edit
faqLinkUpdate.patch josh.lynn, 2014-09-01 05:27 Updates FAQ link in General FAQ Docs review
faqLinkUpdate.2.patch josh.lynn, 2014-09-01 05:58 Updated FAQ to Getting Started Guide review
Messages (10)
msg226199 - (view) Author: Hideaki MURANAMI (mnamihdk) Date: 2014-09-01 01:47
Link of "Developer FAQ" on https://docs.python.org/3.4/faq/general.html#how-do-i-obtain-a-copy-of-the-python-source is invalid.
msg226204 - (view) Author: Josh Lynn (josh.lynn) * Date: 2014-09-01 04:36
Hello. I'm new to contributing to Python and this looks like a decent place to start. Please bear with me. 

Just to be sure, should the link of "Developer FAQ" be https://docs.python.org/devguide/faq.html?
msg226206 - (view) Author: Ned Deily (ned.deily) * (Python committer) Date: 2014-09-01 05:11
Hideaki, thanks for the report.
Josh, yes
msg226207 - (view) Author: Josh Lynn (josh.lynn) * Date: 2014-09-01 05:27
Ned, thank you! 

This patch updates the link in the General FAQ from a broken link to be "https://docs.python.org/devguide/faq.html".
msg226208 - (view) Author: Berker Peksag (berker.peksag) * (Python committer) Date: 2014-09-01 05:29
We can use https://docs.python.org/devguide/setup.html in that paragraph. It has more information about compiling Python.
msg226209 - (view) Author: Ned Deily (ned.deily) * (Python committer) Date: 2014-09-01 05:45
Good point, Berker. The general FAQ predates the Developer's Guide.  Josh, your patch looked good; would you care to update it?  In any case, if you plan to contribute further patches (and we hope you do), please be sure to fill out a contributor form (https://docs.python.org/devguide/patch.html#licensing).
msg226210 - (view) Author: Josh Lynn (josh.lynn) * Date: 2014-09-01 05:58
That page makes more sense! I have updated the paragraph to link to the "Getting Started Guide" at https://docs.python.org/devguide/setup.html

Ned, I have signed a contributor form so it should be recorded soon. I plan on this being the first of many contributions :) 

Thank you!
msg226214 - (view) Author: Roundup Robot (python-dev) (Python triager) Date: 2014-09-01 07:08
New changeset 241f9aa9fb89 by Ned Deily in branch '2.7':
Issue #22320: Fix broken link in the General Python FAQ.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/241f9aa9fb89

New changeset 3eaba8a0cb3a by Ned Deily in branch '3.4':
Issue #22320: Fix broken link in the General Python FAQ.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/3eaba8a0cb3a

New changeset c81e2b6eccd8 by Ned Deily in branch 'default':
Issue #22320: merge from 3.4
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/c81e2b6eccd8
msg226215 - (view) Author: Ned Deily (ned.deily) * (Python committer) Date: 2014-09-01 07:13
Thanks again for the patch!  (I did change the wording slightly.)
msg226216 - (view) Author: Josh Lynn (josh.lynn) * Date: 2014-09-01 07:14
No problem! Thank you!
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:58:07adminsetgithub: 66516
2014-09-01 07:14:23josh.lynnsetmessages: + msg226216
2014-09-01 07:13:19ned.deilysetstatus: open -> closed
resolution: fixed
messages: + msg226215

stage: patch review -> resolved
2014-09-01 07:08:42python-devsetnosy: + python-dev
messages: + msg226214
2014-09-01 05:58:54josh.lynnsetfiles: + faqLinkUpdate.2.patch

messages: + msg226210
2014-09-01 05:45:45ned.deilysetmessages: + msg226209
2014-09-01 05:29:28berker.peksagsetversions: + Python 2.7, Python 3.5
nosy: + berker.peksag

messages: + msg226208

stage: patch review
2014-09-01 05:27:00josh.lynnsetfiles: + faqLinkUpdate.patch
keywords: + patch
messages: + msg226207
2014-09-01 05:11:03ned.deilysetnosy: + ned.deily
messages: + msg226206
2014-09-01 04:36:27josh.lynnsetnosy: + josh.lynn
messages: + msg226204
2014-09-01 01:47:13mnamihdkcreate