Chore: Satisfy link checker by ignoring example.org

[amotl]

Just maintenance.

[coderabbitai]

Walkthrough

Two URLs ("https://example.org" and "https://docutils.sourceforge.io/") were added to the linkcheck_ignore list in the Sphinx configuration file. This expands the set of domains excluded from link validation checks without altering any control flow or error handling logic.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Link Checker Configuration docs/conf.py	Added two URLs to the linkcheck_ignore list for Sphinx documentation link validation.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 1 (Trivial) | ⏱️ ~2 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• Chore: Fix broken links #171: Also modifies docs/conf.py to update the linkcheck_ignore configuration by adding URLs to the link checker ignore list.

Poem

🐰 Hopping o'er broken links so fine,
Two URLs now skip the line,
Example and Docutils grand,
Excused from checks across the land!

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 2 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 inconclusive)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Description check	❓ Inconclusive	The description 'Just maintenance.' is vague and generic, using non-descriptive language that doesn't convey meaningful information about the specific linkcheck configuration changes.	Consider providing more detail about which URLs are being ignored and why, e.g., 'Add example.org and docutils.sourceforge.io to linkcheck_ignore list to fix failing checks.'

✅ Passed checks (2 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title is partially related to the changeset, referring to one of two URLs added to linkcheck_ignore, but not covering the complete scope of the change which also includes docutils.sourceforge.io.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.

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• Commit unit tests in branch fix-linkchecker-example.org

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[coderabbitai]

Actionable comments posted: 1

🤖 Prompt for all review comments with AI agents

Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

Inline comments:
In `@docs/conf.py`:
- Line 44: In the linkcheck_ignore list update the entry "https://example.org"
to include a trailing slash ("https://example.org/") for consistency with other
prefixes; locate the linkcheck_ignore definition in docs/conf.py and replace the
existing string so all entries use a trailing slash prefix, keeping the
surrounding list formatting intact.

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• docs/conf.py

[coderabbitai]

⚠️ Potential issue | 🟡 Minor

Add trailing slash to "https://example.org" for consistency.

Every other entry in linkcheck_ignore uses a trailing slash as a prefix delimiter. While re.search() makes this functionally equivalent for sub-path matching, the missing slash is an inconsistency worth aligning.

✏️ Proposed fix

-    "https://example.org",
+    "https://example.org/",

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Suggested change

	"https://example.org",
	"https://example.org/",

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents

Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

In `@docs/conf.py` at line 44, In the linkcheck_ignore list update the entry
"https://example.org" to include a trailing slash ("https://example.org/") for
consistency with other prefixes; locate the linkcheck_ignore definition in
docs/conf.py and replace the existing string so all entries use a trailing slash
prefix, keeping the surrounding list formatting intact.

[amotl]

Thank you, but no: It would defy the pattern matching. Been there, seen that.

[coderabbitai]

@amotl, understood! Thank you for the clarification. I appreciate you sharing that insight about the pattern matching behavior—it makes sense that the trailing slash affects how the patterns are matched in Sphinx's linkcheck configuration.

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(> <)  *learning noted*

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✏️ Learnings added

Learnt from: amotl
Repo: tech-writing/sphinx-design-elements PR: 174
File: docs/conf.py:44-44
Timestamp: 2026-02-25T14:21:43.759Z
Learning: In Sphinx documentation configuration (docs/conf.py), the linkcheck_ignore list uses pattern matching where the presence or absence of a trailing slash affects matching behavior. For example, "https://example.org" (without trailing slash) may be needed to properly match the domain and all its paths, while adding a trailing slash could break the pattern matching. Developers with experience in this codebase have noted this specific behavior.

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