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For readers -- fix the doc links on python.org

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Description

The documentation tab on python.org is not very friendly:

Screenshot 2024-01-08 at 17 20 16

Several links take you to this useless interstitial page: https://www.python.org/doc/ -- instead the tab should take you directly to https://docs.python.org/3/, or at the very least it should have a bold yellow button that takes you there (rather than a gray one).

Some other materials are seriously outdated or limited; the A/V link goes to a page with mostly outdated podcasts, for example (the list of recent PyCon talks is at the bottom). The Beginners link goes to a wiki page. Etc., etc.

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See also: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ujDv8wViPvAMFAtYCRxSKh-CMUlbjcfVYitsqEI2Ios/edit#slide=id.p

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Research direction

Start by inspecting the documentation tab and the links described in this issue, especially /doc/ and https://docs.python.org/3/. Review the linked presentation and the A/V and Beginners destinations. Done means the tab reaches the current documentation directly and the identified outdated or limited materials have agreed-upon replacement links.

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Assessment

Tech stack
html
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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