From 48220b3a28315641fcbf987b8a4d51c02b285141 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stan Ulbrych Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2026 10:53:57 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Replace footnotes with direct links --- documentation/translations/translating.rst | 29 +++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/documentation/translations/translating.rst b/documentation/translations/translating.rst index f0789c71a..d4d970d87 100644 --- a/documentation/translations/translating.rst +++ b/documentation/translations/translating.rst @@ -173,16 +173,18 @@ Motivation ========== The Python documentation is written in English, but Python is taught, learned, -and used around the world, in many languages. English is the native language -of only about 5% of the world's population, and fewer than a fifth more speak -it as an additional language [#f1]_. For many people, learning Python also -means overcoming a language barrier. They must learn not only Python, but also -enough English to be able to use the language's documentation. - -The United Nations Open Source Principles call on projects both to provide -documentation and to foster inclusive participation [#f2]_. Providing -documentation only in English limits who can benefit from it and who can -participate in the wider Python community. +and used around the world, in many languages. English is the `native language +of only about 5% of the world's population +`__, and fewer than +a fifth more speak it as an additional language. For many people, learning +Python also means overcoming a language barrier. They must learn not only +Python, but also enough English to be able to use the language's documentation. + +The `United Nations Open Source Principles +`__ +call on projects both to provide documentation and to foster inclusive +participation. Providing documentation only in English limits who can benefit +from it and who can participate in the wider Python community. .. figure:: python-logo-languages.svg :align: center @@ -493,12 +495,5 @@ with the commit hash from before the files were moved): After running ``pomerge``, review the changes and commit the updated files. You may also need to rewrap the lines (see :pypi:`powrap`). -.. rubric:: Footnotes - -.. [#f1] Ethnologue, `What is the most spoken language? - `__ -.. [#f2] `United Nations Open Source Principles - `__ - .. _discourse: https://discuss.python.org/c/documentation/translations/ .. _tx: https://explore.transifex.com/python-doc/python-newest/