Issue #26736: Used HTTPS for external links in the documentation if possible.

Doc/faq/design.rst

@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ Can Python be compiled to machine code, C or some other language?
 
 Practical answer:
 
-`Cython <http://cython.org/>`_ and `Pyrex <http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/greg.ewing/python/Pyrex/>`_
+`Cython <http://cython.org/>`_ and `Pyrex <https://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/greg.ewing/python/Pyrex/>`_
 compile a modified version of Python with optional annotations into C
 extensions.  `Weave <https://scipy.github.io/devdocs/tutorial/weave.html>`_ makes it easy to
 intermingle Python and C code in various ways to increase performance.

Doc/faq/extending.rst

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ on what you're trying to do.
 .. XXX make sure these all work
 
 `Cython <http://cython.org>`_ and its relative `Pyrex
-<http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/greg.ewing/python/Pyrex/>`_ are compilers
+<https://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/greg.ewing/python/Pyrex/>`_ are compilers
 that accept a slightly modified form of Python and generate the corresponding
 C code.  Cython and Pyrex make it possible to write an extension without having
 to learn Python's C API.

Doc/faq/general.rst

@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ Where in the world is www.python.org located?
 
 The Python project's infrastructure is located all over the world.
 `www.python.org <https://www.python.org>`_ is graciously hosted by `Rackspace
-<http://www.rackspace.com>`_, with CDN caching provided by `Fastly
+<https://www.rackspace.com>`_, with CDN caching provided by `Fastly
 <https://www.fastly.com>`_.  `Upfront Systems
 <http://www.upfrontsystems.co.za/>`_ hosts `bugs.python.org
 <https://bugs.python.org>`_.  Many other Python services like `the Wiki

Doc/faq/gui.rst

@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ widget set, called :ref:`tkinter <Tkinter>`.  This is probably the easiest to
 install (since it comes included with most
 `binary distributions <https://www.python.org/downloads/>`_ of Python) and use.
 For more info about Tk, including pointers to the source, see the
-`Tcl/Tk home page <http://www.tcl.tk>`_.  Tcl/Tk is fully portable to the
+`Tcl/Tk home page <https://www.tcl.tk>`_.  Tcl/Tk is fully portable to the
 Mac OS X, Windows, and Unix platforms.
 
 wxWidgets
 ---------
 
-wxWidgets (http://www.wxwidgets.org) is a free, portable GUI class
+wxWidgets (https://www.wxwidgets.org) is a free, portable GUI class
 library written in C++ that provides a native look and feel on a
 number of platforms, with Windows, Mac OS X, GTK, X11, all listed as
 current stable targets.  Language bindings are available for a number
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Gtk+
 
 The `GObject introspection bindings <https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/PyGObject>`_
 for Python allow you to write GTK+ 3 applications.  There is also a
-`Python GTK+ 3 Tutorial <http://python-gtk-3-tutorial.readthedocs.org/en/latest/>`_.
+`Python GTK+ 3 Tutorial <https://python-gtk-3-tutorial.readthedocs.org/en/latest/>`_.
 
 The older PyGtk bindings for the `Gtk+ 2 toolkit <http://www.gtk.org>`_ have
 been implemented by James Henstridge; see <http://www.pygtk.org>.

Doc/faq/programming.rst

@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ graphical debugger.
 PythonWin is a Python IDE that includes a GUI debugger based on pdb.  The
 Pythonwin debugger colors breakpoints and has quite a few cool features such as
 debugging non-Pythonwin programs.  Pythonwin is available as part of the `Python
-for Windows Extensions <http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32/>`__ project and
+for Windows Extensions <https://sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32/>`__ project and
 as a part of the ActivePython distribution (see
-http://www.activestate.com/activepython\ ).
+https://www.activestate.com/activepython\ ).
 
 `Boa Constructor <http://boa-constructor.sourceforge.net/>`_ is an IDE and GUI
 builder that uses wxWidgets.  It offers visual frame creation and manipulation,
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ and the Scintilla editing component.
 Pydb is a version of the standard Python debugger pdb, modified for use with DDD
 (Data Display Debugger), a popular graphical debugger front end.  Pydb can be
 found at http://bashdb.sourceforge.net/pydb/ and DDD can be found at
-http://www.gnu.org/software/ddd.
+https://www.gnu.org/software/ddd.
 
 There are a number of commercial Python IDEs that include graphical debuggers.
 They include:
 
-* Wing IDE (http://wingware.com/)
-* Komodo IDE (http://komodoide.com/)
+* Wing IDE (https://wingware.com/)
+* Komodo IDE (https://komodoide.com/)
 * PyCharm (https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/)
 
 
@@ -63,13 +63,13 @@ PyChecker is a static analysis tool that finds bugs in Python source code and
 warns about code complexity and style.  You can get PyChecker from
 http://pychecker.sourceforge.net/.
 
-`Pylint <http://www.pylint.org/>`_ is another tool that checks
+`Pylint <https://www.pylint.org/>`_ is another tool that checks
 if a module satisfies a coding standard, and also makes it possible to write
 plug-ins to add a custom feature.  In addition to the bug checking that
 PyChecker performs, Pylint offers some additional features such as checking line
 length, whether variable names are well-formed according to your coding
 standard, whether declared interfaces are fully implemented, and more.
-http://docs.pylint.org/ provides a full list of Pylint's features.
+https://docs.pylint.org/ provides a full list of Pylint's features.
 
 
 How can I create a stand-alone binary from a Python script?
@@ -1115,7 +1115,7 @@ How do you remove duplicates from a list?
 
 See the Python Cookbook for a long discussion of many ways to do this:
 
-   http://code.activestate.com/recipes/52560/
+   https://code.activestate.com/recipes/52560/
 
 If you don't mind reordering the list, sort it and then scan from the end of the
 list, deleting duplicates as you go::

Doc/faq/windows.rst

@@ -340,5 +340,5 @@ This is a mistake; the extension should be .TGZ.
 
 Simply rename the downloaded file to have the .TGZ extension, and WinZip will be
 able to handle it.  (If your copy of WinZip doesn't, get a newer one from
-http://www.winzip.com.)
+https://www.winzip.com.)