Remove lingering references to Python 2.

Based on Patch 1/6 by Adam Turner (patches #188).

git-svn-id: https://svn.code.sf.net/p/docutils/code/trunk@8934 929543f6-e4f2-0310-98a6-ba3bd3dd1d04

5 files changed, 6 insertions, 32 deletions

diff --git a/docutils/docs/dev/distributing.txt b/docutils/docs/dev/distributing.txt
index eb0be4a11..5d7a29c52 100644
--- a/docutils/docs/dev/distributing.txt
+++ b/docutils/docs/dev/distributing.txt
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ Dependencies
 
 Docutils has the following dependencies:
 
-* Python 2.7 or later is required.  Use ">= Python 2.7" in the
-  dependencies.
+* Python 3.7 or later is required.  
+  Use ">= Python 3.7" in the dependencies.
 
 * Docutils may optionally make use of the PIL (`Python Imaging
   Library`_ or Pillow_).  If PIL is present, it is automatically
diff --git a/docutils/docs/dev/release.txt b/docutils/docs/dev/release.txt
index f2859c406..1a1ed4eb4 100644
--- a/docutils/docs/dev/release.txt
+++ b/docutils/docs/dev/release.txt
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ Releasing (post 2020)
   Run tests ::
 
     export PYTHONWARNINGS=default
-    python2 test/alltests.py
     python3 test/alltests.py
 
   or use tox.
@@ -46,19 +45,6 @@ Releasing (post 2020)
 
     python3 -m twine upload --repository-url https://test.pypi.org/legacy/ dist/*
 
-  Wait some minutes to test in virtualenv ::
-
-    python2 -m virtualenv py2.7 ; cd py2.7
-    export PYTHONPATH= ; . bin/activate
-
-    python -m pip install --index-url https://test.pypi.org/simple/ --no-deps docutils
-
-    cp -Lr ../docutils-code/docutils/test .
-    python test/alltests.py
-
-    python -m pip uninstall docutils
-    deactivate ; cd .. ; rm -r py2.7
-
   Test in venv ::
 
     python3 -m venv du3 ; cd du3
@@ -105,15 +91,6 @@ Releasing (post 2020)
 
     deactivate ; cd .. ; rm -r du3
 
-    python2 -m virtualenv du2 ; cd du2
-    export PYTHONPATH= ; . bin/activate
-
-    pip install --no-deps docutils
-    cp -Lr ../docutils-code/docutils/test .
-    python test/alltests.py
-
-    deactivate ; cd .. ; rm -r du2
-
 * Notify to docutils-developer and user.
 
 * upload source and generated html to sf-htdocs/0.## ::
@@ -136,7 +113,7 @@ Releasing (post 2020)
   - Select docutils-0.16.tar.gz as default for all OS.  
 
 * set_version 0.#.#+1b.dev
-* test with py2 and py3
+* test with py3
 * docutils/HISTORY.txt: add title "Changes Since 0.##"
 * run sandbox/infrastructure/docutils-update.local
 
diff --git a/docutils/docs/dev/repository.txt b/docutils/docs/dev/repository.txt
index 8ecddc16d..875f3cf54 100644
--- a/docutils/docs/dev/repository.txt
+++ b/docutils/docs/dev/repository.txt
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ We'll assume that the Docutils "trunk" is checked out under the
 
    __ https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/userguide/development_mode.html
       #development-mode
+      
+   .. _install manually:
 
 3. Install "manually".
 
diff --git a/docutils/docs/user/config.txt b/docutils/docs/user/config.txt
index 133154875..bd0a943e4 100644
--- a/docutils/docs/user/config.txt
+++ b/docutils/docs/user/config.txt
@@ -900,10 +900,6 @@ The `pep_references`_ and `rfc_references`_ settings
 
 .. Caution::
 
-   * In Python versions older than 2.7.3 and 3.2.3, the newlines_ and
-     indents_ options may adversely affect whitespace; use them only for
-     reading convenience (see http://bugs.python.org/issue4147).
-
    * The XML declaration carries text encoding information. If the encoding
      is not UTF-8 or ASCII and the XML declaration is missing, standard
      tools may be unable to read the generated XML.
diff --git a/docutils/docs/user/links.txt b/docutils/docs/user/links.txt
index b219de6b6..5700367e2 100644
--- a/docutils/docs/user/links.txt
+++ b/docutils/docs/user/links.txt
@@ -362,8 +362,7 @@ Development
   documentation of Software (and other) *projects* (but other documents
   can be written with it too).
 
-  Since version 2.6, the `Python documentation`_ is based on
-  reStructuredText and Sphinx.
+  The `Python documentation`_ is based on reStructuredText and Sphinx.
   
   .. _Python documentation: http://docs.python.org/