pypa / pypa/packaging.python.org

Links to setuptools documentation need to be updated

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Description

This packaging page (and possibly other documentation pages, I haven't checked) links to this setuptools guide page, which has largely been emptied of content.

It looks like the new documentation is here and links should reference this page or the appropriate userguide sub-pages.

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Research direction

Start with the packaging page linked in the issue and search the documentation for references to the old setuptools guide URL. Replace outdated links with the setuptools userguide index or the appropriate userguide sub-pages, then verify that the affected links resolve to the intended current documentation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
62/100

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