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 ## Supported Python Versions
 
-This client library is compatible with all current `active`_ and `maintenance`_ versions of
-Python.
+This client library is compatible with all current [active](https://devguide.python.org/devcycle/#in-development-main-branch)
+and [maintenance](https://devguide.python.org/devcycle/#maintenance-branches) versions
+of Python.
 
 Python >= 3.7
 
-.. _active: https://devguide.python.org/devcycle/#in-development-main-branch
-.. _maintenance: https://devguide.python.org/devcycle/#maintenance-branches
-
 **NOTE**:
-Python 3.7 was marked as `unsupported`_ by the python community in June 2023.
-We recommend that all developers upgrade to Python 3.8 and newer as soon as
-they can. Support for Python 3.7 will be removed from all client libraries after
-January 1 2024. lient libraries that support Python 3.7 will continue to be available
-for download, but releases after January 1 2024 will only target Python 3.8 and
-newer.
+Python 3.7 was marked as [unsupported](https://devguide.python.org/versions/#unsupported-versions)
+by the python community in June 2023. We recommend that all developers upgrade to
+Python 3.8 and newer as soon as they can. Support for Python 3.7 will be removed
+from all client libraries after January 1 2024. lient libraries that support Python
+3.7 will continue to be available for download, but releases after January 1 2024 will
+only target Python 3.8 and newer.
 
-.. _unsupported: https://devguide.python.org/versions/#unsupported-versions
+.. _unsupported: 
 
 ## Unsupported Python Versions