Replace hardcoded links to PyPI with extlinks (#9224)

Author: hoefling

doc/en/announce/release-2.4.0.rst

@@ -23,14 +23,13 @@ a full list of details.  A few feature highlights:
   called if the corresponding setup method succeeded.
 
 - integrate tab-completion on command line options if you
-  have `argcomplete <https://pypi.org/project/argcomplete/>`_
-  configured.
+  have :pypi:`argcomplete` configured.
 
 - allow boolean expression directly with skipif/xfail
   if a "reason" is also specified.
 
 - a new hook ``pytest_load_initial_conftests`` allows plugins like
-  `pytest-django <https://pypi.org/project/pytest-django/>`_ to
+  :pypi:`pytest-django` to
   influence the environment before conftest files import ``django``.
 
 - reporting: color the last line red or green depending if

doc/en/changelog.rst

@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ Trivial/Internal Changes
 - `#7264 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/7264>`_: The dependency on the ``wcwidth`` package has been removed.
 
 
-- `#7291 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/7291>`_: Replaced ``py.iniconfig`` with `iniconfig <https://pypi.org/project/iniconfig/>`__.
+- `#7291 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/7291>`_: Replaced ``py.iniconfig`` with :pypi:`iniconfig`.
 
 
 - `#7295 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/7295>`_: ``src/_pytest/config/__init__.py`` now uses the ``warnings`` module to report warnings instead of ``sys.stderr.write``.
@@ -1795,7 +1795,7 @@ Removals
   For more information consult :std:doc:`deprecations` in the docs.
 
 
-- `#5565 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/5565>`_: Removed unused support code for `unittest2 <https://pypi.org/project/unittest2/>`__.
+- `#5565 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/5565>`_: Removed unused support code for :pypi:`unittest2`.
 
   The ``unittest2`` backport module is no longer
   necessary since Python 3.3+, and the small amount of code in pytest to support it also doesn't seem
@@ -2520,7 +2520,7 @@ Trivial/Internal Changes
 - `#4942 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/4942>`_: ``logging.raiseExceptions`` is not set to ``False`` anymore.
 
 
-- `#5013 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/5013>`_: pytest now depends on `wcwidth <https://pypi.org/project/wcwidth>`__ to properly track unicode character sizes for more precise terminal output.
+- `#5013 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/5013>`_: pytest now depends on :pypi:`wcwidth` to properly track unicode character sizes for more precise terminal output.
 
 
 - `#5059 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/5059>`_: pytester's ``Testdir.popen()`` uses ``stdout`` and ``stderr`` via keyword arguments with defaults now (``subprocess.PIPE``).
@@ -2618,9 +2618,7 @@ Features
 
 
 - `#4855 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/4855>`_: The ``--pdbcls`` option handles classes via module attributes now (e.g.
-  ``pdb:pdb.Pdb`` with `pdb++`_), and its validation was improved.
-
-  .. _pdb++: https://pypi.org/project/pdbpp/
+  ``pdb:pdb.Pdb`` with :pypi:`pdbpp`), and its validation was improved.
 
 
 - `#4875 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/4875>`_: The :confval:`testpaths` configuration option is now displayed next
@@ -2691,9 +2689,7 @@ Bug Fixes
   Previously they were loaded (imported) always, making e.g. the ``capfd`` fixture available.
 
 
-- `#4968 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/4968>`_: The pdb ``quit`` command is handled properly when used after the ``debug`` command with `pdb++`_.
-
-  .. _pdb++: https://pypi.org/project/pdbpp/
+- `#4968 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/4968>`_: The pdb ``quit`` command is handled properly when used after the ``debug`` command with :pypi:`pdbpp`.
 
 
 - `#4975 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/4975>`_: Fix the interpretation of ``-qq`` option where it was being considered as ``-v`` instead.
@@ -3124,7 +3120,7 @@ Features
   will not issue the warning.
 
 
-- `#3632 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/3632>`_: Richer equality comparison introspection on ``AssertionError`` for objects created using `attrs <https://www.attrs.org/en/stable/>`__ or :mod:`dataclasses` (Python 3.7+, `backported to 3.6 <https://pypi.org/project/dataclasses>`__).
+- `#3632 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/3632>`_: Richer equality comparison introspection on ``AssertionError`` for objects created using `attrs <https://www.attrs.org/en/stable/>`__ or :mod:`dataclasses` (Python 3.7+, :pypi:`backported to 3.6 <dataclasses>`).
 
 
 - `#4278 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/4278>`_: ``CACHEDIR.TAG`` files are now created inside cache directories.
@@ -4865,8 +4861,7 @@ Features
   markers. Also, a ``caplog`` fixture is available that enables users to test
   the captured log during specific tests (similar to ``capsys`` for example).
   For more information, please see the :doc:`logging docs <how-to/logging>`. This feature was
-  introduced by merging the popular `pytest-catchlog
-  <https://pypi.org/project/pytest-catchlog/>`_ plugin, thanks to `Thomas Hisch
+  introduced by merging the popular :pypi:`pytest-catchlog` plugin, thanks to `Thomas Hisch
   <https://github.com/thisch>`_. Be advised that during the merging the
   backward compatibility interface with the defunct ``pytest-capturelog`` has
   been dropped. (`#2794 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/2794>`_)
@@ -4943,7 +4938,7 @@ Bug Fixes
 Trivial/Internal Changes
 ------------------------
 
-- pytest now depends on `attrs <https://pypi.org/project/attrs/>`__ for internal
+- pytest now depends on :pypi:`attrs` for internal
   structures to ease code maintainability. (`#2641
   <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/2641>`_)
 

doc/en/conf.py

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
     "pygments_pytest",
     "sphinx.ext.autodoc",
     "sphinx.ext.autosummary",
+    "sphinx.ext.extlinks",
     "sphinx.ext.intersphinx",
     "sphinx.ext.todo",
     "sphinx.ext.viewcode",
@@ -145,6 +146,11 @@
 linkcheck_workers = 5
 
 
+extlinks = {
+    "pypi": ("https://pypi.org/project/%s/", ""),
+}
+
+
 # -- Options for HTML output ---------------------------------------------------
 
 sys.path.append(os.path.abspath("_themes"))
@@ -362,6 +368,14 @@
     "pluggy": ("https://pluggy.readthedocs.io/en/stable", None),
     "python": ("https://docs.python.org/3", None),
     "numpy": ("https://numpy.org/doc/stable", None),
+    "pip": ("https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable", None),
+    "tox": ("https://tox.wiki/en/stable", None),
+    "virtualenv": ("https://virtualenv.pypa.io/en/stable", None),
+    "django": (
+        "http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable",
+        "http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/_objects",
+    ),
+    "setuptools": ("https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/stable", None),
 }
 
 

doc/en/example/nonpython.rst

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ A basic example for specifying tests in Yaml files
 --------------------------------------------------------------
 
 .. _`pytest-yamlwsgi`: http://bitbucket.org/aafshar/pytest-yamlwsgi/src/tip/pytest_yamlwsgi.py
-.. _`PyYAML`: https://pypi.org/project/PyYAML/
 
 Here is an example ``conftest.py`` (extracted from Ali Afshar's special purpose `pytest-yamlwsgi`_ plugin).   This ``conftest.py`` will  collect ``test*.yaml`` files and will execute the yaml-formatted content as custom tests:
 
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ You can create a simple example file:
 .. include:: nonpython/test_simple.yaml
     :literal:
 
-and if you installed `PyYAML`_ or a compatible YAML-parser you can
+and if you installed :pypi:`PyYAML` or a compatible YAML-parser you can
 now execute the test specification:
 
 .. code-block:: pytest

doc/en/example/parametrize.rst

@@ -183,9 +183,7 @@ together with the actual data, instead of listing them separately.
 A quick port of "testscenarios"
 ------------------------------------
 
-.. _`test scenarios`: https://pypi.org/project/testscenarios/
-
-Here is a quick port to run tests configured with `test scenarios`_,
+Here is a quick port to run tests configured with :pypi:`testscenarios`,
 an add-on from Robert Collins for the standard unittest framework. We
 only have to work a bit to construct the correct arguments for pytest's
 :py:func:`Metafunc.parametrize`:

doc/en/example/simple.rst

@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ the command line arguments before they get processed:
             num = max(multiprocessing.cpu_count() / 2, 1)
             args[:] = ["-n", str(num)] + args
 
-If you have the `xdist plugin <https://pypi.org/project/pytest-xdist/>`_ installed
+If you have the :pypi:`xdist plugin <pytest-xdist>` installed
 you will now always perform test runs using a number
 of subprocesses close to your CPU. Running in an empty
 directory with the above conftest.py:
@@ -1014,8 +1014,7 @@ which test got stuck, for example if pytest was run in quiet mode (``-q``) or yo
 output. This is particularly a problem if the problem happens only sporadically, the famous "flaky" kind of tests.
 
 ``pytest`` sets the :envvar:`PYTEST_CURRENT_TEST` environment variable when running tests, which can be inspected
-by process monitoring utilities or libraries like `psutil <https://pypi.org/project/psutil/>`_ to discover which
-test got stuck if necessary:
+by process monitoring utilities or libraries like :pypi:`psutil` to discover which test got stuck if necessary:
 
 .. code-block:: python
 

doc/en/explanation/fixtures.rst

@@ -154,8 +154,7 @@ This makes use of the automatic caching mechanisms of pytest.
 
 Another good approach is by adding the data files in the ``tests`` folder.
 There are also community plugins available to help to manage this aspect of
-testing, e.g. `pytest-datadir <https://pypi.org/project/pytest-datadir/>`__
-and `pytest-datafiles <https://pypi.org/project/pytest-datafiles/>`__.
+testing, e.g. :pypi:`pytest-datadir` and :pypi:`pytest-datafiles`.
 
 .. _fixtures-signal-cleanup:
 

doc/en/explanation/goodpractices.rst

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Install package with pip
 -------------------------------------------------
 
 For development, we recommend you use :mod:`venv` for virtual environments and
-pip_ for installing your application and any dependencies,
+:doc:`pip:index` for installing your application and any dependencies,
 as well as the ``pytest`` package itself.
 This ensures your code and dependencies are isolated from your system Python installation.
 
@@ -254,17 +254,16 @@ Note that this layout also works in conjunction with the ``src`` layout mentione
     much less surprising.
 
 
-.. _pip: https://pypi.org/project/pip/
+.. _`buildout`: http://www.buildout.org/en/latest/
 
 .. _`use tox`:
 
 tox
-------
+---
 
 Once you are done with your work and want to make sure that your actual
-package passes all tests you may want to look into `tox <https://tox.readthedocs.io/>`_, the
-virtualenv test automation tool and its `pytest support
-<https://tox.readthedocs.io/en/latest/example/pytest.html>`_.
+package passes all tests you may want to look into :doc:`tox <tox:index>`, the
+virtualenv test automation tool and its :doc:`pytest support <tox:example/pytest>`.
 tox helps you to setup virtualenv environments with pre-defined
 dependencies and then executing a pre-configured test command with
 options.  It will run tests against the installed package and not

doc/en/history.rst

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ History
 pytest has a long and interesting history. The `first commit
 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/commit/5992a8ef21424d7571305a8d7e2a3431ee7e1e23>`__
 in this repository is from January 2007, and even that commit alone already
-tells a lot: The repository originally was from the `py
-<https://pypi.org/project/py/>`__ library (later split off to pytest), and it
+tells a lot: The repository originally was from the :pypi:`py`
+library (later split off to pytest), and it
 originally was a SVN revision, migrated to Mercurial, and finally migrated to
 git.
 
@@ -99,9 +99,8 @@ project:
 -  It seemed to get rather quiet for a while, and little seemed to happen
    between October 2004 (removing ``py`` from PyPy) and January
    2007 (first commit in the now-pytest repository). However, there were
-   various discussions about features/ideas on the mailinglist, and `a
-   couple of
-   releases <https://pypi.org/project/py/0.8.0-alpha2/#history>`__ every
+   various discussions about features/ideas on the mailinglist, and
+   :pypi:`a couple of releases <py/0.8.0-alpha2/#history>` every
    couple of months:
 
    -  March 2006: py 0.8.0-alpha2

doc/en/how-to/logging.rst

@@ -248,8 +248,8 @@ through ``add_color_level()``. Example:
 Release notes
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-This feature was introduced as a drop-in replacement for the `pytest-catchlog
-<https://pypi.org/project/pytest-catchlog/>`_ plugin and they conflict
+This feature was introduced as a drop-in replacement for the
+:pypi:`pytest-catchlog` plugin and they conflict
 with each other. The backward compatibility API with ``pytest-capturelog``
 has been dropped when this feature was introduced, so if for that reason you
 still need ``pytest-catchlog`` you can disable the internal feature by