Removing non-HTML (PDF, EPUB, etc) documentation downloads

The Python community is known for being an inclusive community.

Removing non-HTML formats, especially PDF, is an exclusionary initiative. (Sorry if these words hurt someone.)

Eventually, someone asks for the PDF format on the Brazilian community Telegram. The last time was 12th July, for instance.

I guess the people who use these files the most are newcomers from places with poor internet around the world, looking for the tutorial and after library reference. These people won’t go here to vote in this survey or comment on it.

In fact, I believe it could be improved. For example, providing individual section files, rather than a single file with the entire documentation.

We also can’t forget that until recently, the docs download page was in an almost secret place. It isn’t surprising that some of us don’t remember that this exists.

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