Don't auto-add inline links to ref section & rm if empty, per #2130

pep2html.py

@@ -45,14 +45,15 @@
 import random
 import time
 from io import open
+from pathlib import Path
 try:
     from html import escape
 except ImportError:
     from cgi import escape
 
 from docutils import core, nodes, utils
 from docutils.readers import standalone
-from docutils.transforms import peps, frontmatter, Transform
+from docutils.transforms import frontmatter, peps, Transform
 from docutils.parsers import rst
 
 class DataError(Exception):
@@ -433,6 +434,32 @@ def apply(self):
             elif name == 'version' and len(body):
                 utils.clean_rcs_keywords(para, self.rcs_keyword_substitutions)
 
+
+class PEPFooter(Transform):
+    """Remove the References section if it is empty when rendered."""
+
+    # Uses same priority as docutils.transforms.TargetNotes
+    default_priority = 520
+
+    def apply(self):
+        pep_source_path = Path(self.document['source'])
+        if not pep_source_path.match('pep-*'):
+            return  # not a PEP file, exit early
+
+        # Iterate through sections from the end of the document
+        for section in reversed(self.document):
+            if not isinstance(section, nodes.section):
+                continue
+            title_words = section[0].astext().lower().split()
+            if 'references' in title_words:
+                # Remove references section if there are no displayed
+                # footnotes (it only has title & link target nodes)
+                if all(isinstance(ref_node, (nodes.title, nodes.target))
+                       for ref_node in section):
+                    section.parent.remove(section)
+                break
+
+
 class PEPReader(standalone.Reader):
 
     supported = ('pep',)
@@ -453,7 +480,7 @@ def get_transforms(self):
         transforms.remove(frontmatter.DocTitle)
         transforms.remove(frontmatter.SectionSubTitle)
         transforms.remove(frontmatter.DocInfo)
-        transforms.extend([PEPHeaders, peps.Contents, peps.TargetNotes])
+        transforms.extend([PEPHeaders, peps.Contents, PEPFooter])
         return transforms
 
     settings_default_overrides = {'pep_references': 1, 'rfc_references': 1}

pep_sphinx_extensions/pep_processor/transforms/pep_footer.py

@@ -4,23 +4,16 @@
 
 from docutils import nodes
 from docutils import transforms
-from docutils.transforms import misc
-from docutils.transforms import references
 
 from pep_sphinx_extensions import config
 
 
 class PEPFooter(transforms.Transform):
     """Footer transforms for PEPs.
 
-     - Appends external links to footnotes.
+     - Removes the References section if it is empty when rendered.
      - Creates a link to the (GitHub) source text.
 
-    TargetNotes:
-        Locate the `References` section, insert a placeholder at the end
-        for an external target footnote insertion transform, and schedule
-        the transform to run immediately.
-
     Source Link:
         Create the link to the source file from the document source path,
         and append the text to the end of the document.
@@ -35,60 +28,25 @@ def apply(self) -> None:
         if not pep_source_path.match("pep-*"):
             return  # not a PEP file, exit early
 
-        doc = self.document[0]
-        reference_section = copyright_section = None
-
         # Iterate through sections from the end of the document
-        num_sections = len(doc)
-        for i, section in enumerate(reversed(doc)):
+        for section in reversed(self.document[0]):
             if not isinstance(section, nodes.section):
                 continue
             title_words = section[0].astext().lower().split()
             if "references" in title_words:
-                reference_section = section
+                # Remove references section if there are no displayed
+                # footnotes (it only has title & link target nodes)
+                if all(isinstance(ref_node, (nodes.title, nodes.target))
+                       for ref_node in section):
+                    section.parent.remove(section)
                 break
-            elif "copyright" in title_words:
-                copyright_section = num_sections - i - 1
-
-        # Add a references section if we didn't find one
-        if not reference_section:
-            reference_section = nodes.section()
-            reference_section += nodes.title("", "References")
-            self.document.set_id(reference_section)
-            if copyright_section:
-                # Put the new "References" section before "Copyright":
-                doc.insert(copyright_section, reference_section)
-            else:
-                # Put the new "References" section at end of doc:
-                doc.append(reference_section)
-
-        # Add and schedule execution of the TargetNotes transform
-        pending = nodes.pending(references.TargetNotes)
-        reference_section.append(pending)
-        self.document.note_pending(pending, priority=0)
-
-        # If there are no references after TargetNotes has finished, remove the
-        # references section
-        pending = nodes.pending(misc.CallBack, details={"callback": _cleanup_callback})
-        reference_section.append(pending)
-        self.document.note_pending(pending, priority=1)
 
         # Add link to source text and last modified date
         if pep_source_path.stem != "pep-0000":
             self.document += _add_source_link(pep_source_path)
             self.document += _add_commit_history_info(pep_source_path)
 
 
-def _cleanup_callback(pending: nodes.pending) -> None:
-    """Remove an empty "References" section.
-
-    Called after the `references.TargetNotes` transform is complete.
-
-    """
-    if len(pending.parent) == 2:  # <title> and <pending>
-        pending.parent.parent.remove(pending.parent)
-
-
 def _add_source_link(pep_source_path: Path) -> nodes.paragraph:
     """Add link to source text on VCS (GitHub)"""
     source_link = config.pep_vcs_url + pep_source_path.name