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Add a little section on the motivation behind translation - #1882

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I love this @StanFromIreland. Thoughtfully written and a lovely addition. I suggest you share in the core dispatch newsletter.

This would be great content to add to the PSF website as well @JacobCoffee.

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StanFromIreland deleted the translation/motivation branch August 15, 2026 21:27
The Python documentation is written in English, but Python is taught, learned,
and used around the world, in many languages. English is the native language
of only about 5% of the world's population, and fewer than a fifth more speak
it as an additional language [#f1]_. For many people, learning Python also

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Rather than bare footnotes, let's use direct links that save our readers an extra click.

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I wrote #1883, but I have some concerns about this approach.

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