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PYTHON-5393 Make link checking more robust #2374

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PYTHON-5393 Make link checking more robust
blink1073 Jun 10, 2025
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fix regex
blink1073 Jun 10, 2025
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try with just retries
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Remove troublesome link
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3 changes: 1 addition & 2 deletions doc/changelog.rst
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Expand Up @@ -1700,8 +1700,7 @@ Changes in Version 3.8.0 (2019/04/22)
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.. warning:: PyMongo no longer supports Python 2.6. RHEL 6 users should install
Python 2.7 or newer from `Red Hat Software Collections
<https://developers.redhat.com/products/softwarecollections/overview>`_.
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wait why was this link removed? curious

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It was giving 403 Forbidden errors, most likely due to it not liking the User Agent that Sphinx uses.

Python 2.7 or newer from Red Hat Software Collections.
CentOS 6 users should install Python 2.7 or newer from `SCL
<https://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/Repositories/SCL>`_

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5 changes: 4 additions & 1 deletion doc/conf.py
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# Options for link checking
# The anchors on the rendered markdown page are created after the fact,
# so those link results in a 404.
# wiki.centos.org has been flakey.
# wiki.centos.org has been flaky.
# sourceforge.net is giving a 403 error, but is still accessible from the browser.
linkcheck_ignore = [
"https://github.com/mongodb/specifications/blob/master/source/server-discovery-and-monitoring/server-monitoring.md#requesting-an-immediate-check",
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r"https://sourceforge.net/",
]

# Allow for flaky links.
linkcheck_retries = 3

# -- Options for extensions ----------------------------------------------------
autoclass_content = "init"

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