From 1df3752b3f3d5bd6d79dbd0e6ed34724d3597d31 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: lisagoodrich <33230218+lisagoodrich@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 9 May 2024 15:40:41 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] using a literal include for python requirements

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 docs/Contributors_Guide/index.rst | 27 +--------------------------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 26 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/Contributors_Guide/index.rst b/docs/Contributors_Guide/index.rst
index a65abcfb..90facfcb 100644
--- a/docs/Contributors_Guide/index.rst
+++ b/docs/Contributors_Guide/index.rst
@@ -9,32 +9,7 @@ other scripts.
 Python Requirements
 ===================
 
-* Python 3.10.4
-
-* imutils 0.5.4
-
-* imageio 2.25.0
-
-* metpy 1.4.0
-
-* netcdf4 1.6.2
-
-* numpy 1.24.1
-
-* opencv-python 4.7.0.68
-
-* pandas 1.4.2
-
-* pytest 7.1.2
-
-* pyyaml 6.0
-
-* scikit-image 0.19.3 
-
-* scipy 1.10.0
-
-* xarray 2023.1.0
-
+.. literalinclude:: ../../requirements.txt
 
 Coding Standards
 ================

From 3136c8572d090d98905c1c25755a62a85e9a50a8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: lisagoodrich <33230218+lisagoodrich@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 9 May 2024 15:48:44 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] adding extra sentence

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 docs/Contributors_Guide/index.rst | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/Contributors_Guide/index.rst b/docs/Contributors_Guide/index.rst
index 90facfcb..9130d8fb 100644
--- a/docs/Contributors_Guide/index.rst
+++ b/docs/Contributors_Guide/index.rst
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ other scripts.
 Python Requirements
 ===================
 
+The requirements below come directly from the **requirements.txt** file at the top level of the repository.
+
 .. literalinclude:: ../../requirements.txt
 
 Coding Standards

From a8f3ba6a6864739db54656c89b1812a3035f5cd2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Julie Prestopnik <jpresto@ucar.edu>
Date: Mon, 13 May 2024 10:06:15 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Per #379,  modified the Python requirements section (and
 modified some additional links)

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 docs/Contributors_Guide/index.rst | 8 +++-----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/Contributors_Guide/index.rst b/docs/Contributors_Guide/index.rst
index 9130d8fb..de7f3d2c 100644
--- a/docs/Contributors_Guide/index.rst
+++ b/docs/Contributors_Guide/index.rst
@@ -9,16 +9,14 @@ other scripts.
 Python Requirements
 ===================
 
-The requirements below come directly from the **requirements.txt** file at the top level of the repository.
-
-.. literalinclude:: ../../requirements.txt
+For information about the Python Requirements for METcalcpy, please see the User’s Guide `Python Requirements <https://metcalcpy.readthedocs.io/en/develop/Users_Guide/installation.html#python-requirements>`_ section in the `Installation Guide <https://metcalcpy.readthedocs.io/en/develop/Users_Guide/installation.html#installation-guide>`_.
 
 Coding Standards
 ================
 
-METplus has adopted some coding standards for its Python code.  Detailed information can be found here: https://metplus.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Contributors_Guide/coding_standards.html
+METplus has adopted some coding standards for its Python code.  Detailed information can be found in the `METplus Coding Standards <https://metplus.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Contributors_Guide/coding_standards.html>`_ documentation. 
 
-Comment the Python code using Python docstrings: https://peps.python.org/pep-0257/
+Comment the Python code using `Python docstring conventions <https://peps.python.org/pep-0257/>`_. 
 
 Organization of Code in the Github Repository
 =============================================