PEP 686: Update URLs, PEP references, Discussions-To and CODEOWNERS p…

…er PEP 12 (#2444)

.github/CODEOWNERS

@@ -565,6 +565,7 @@ pep-0683.rst  @ericsnowcurrently
 pep-0684.rst  @ericsnowcurrently
 # pep-0684.rst
 pep-0685.rst  @brettcannon
+pep-0686.rst  @methane
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 # pep-0754.txt
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pep-0686.rst

@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 PEP: 686
 Title: Make UTF-8 mode default
 Author: Inada Naoki <songofacandy@gmail.com>
+Discussions-To: https://discuss.python.org/t/14435
 Status: Draft
 Type: Standards Track
 Content-Type: text/x-rst
 Created: 18-Mar-2022
 Python-Version: 3.12
+Post-History: `18-Mar-2022 <https://discuss.python.org/t/14435>`__
 
 
 Abstract
 ========
 
-This PEP proposes making UTF-8 mode [1]_ on by default.
+This PEP proposes making :pep:`UTF-8 mode <540>` on by default.
 
 With this change, Python uses UTF-8 for default encoding of files, stdio, and
 pipes consistently.
@@ -86,19 +88,21 @@ To resolve this backward incompatibility, users can do:
 
 * Disable UTF-8 mode
 * Use ``EncodingWarning`` to find where the default encoding is used and use
-  ``encoding="locale"`` option to keep using locale encoding. [2]_
+  ``encoding="locale"`` option to keep using locale encoding
+  (as defined in :pep:`597`).
 
 
 Preceding examples
 ==================
 
-* Ruby changed the default ``external_encoding`` to UTF-8 on Windows in Ruby
-  3.0 (2020). [3]_
-* Java changed the default text encoding to UTF-8 in JDK 18. (2022). [4]_
+* Ruby `changed <Feature #16604_>`__ the default ``external_encoding``
+  to UTF-8 on Windows in Ruby 3.0 (2020).
+* Java `changed <JEP 400_>`__ the default text encoding
+  to UTF-8 in JDK 18. (2022).
 
 Both Ruby and Java have an option for backward compatibility.
-They don't provide any warning like ``EncodingWarning`` [2]_ in Python for use
-of the default encoding.
+They don't provide any warning like :pep:`597`'s ``EncodingWarning``
+in Python for use of the default encoding.
 
 
 Rejected Alternative
@@ -114,7 +118,7 @@ ASCII. And some users use Python only on Unix with UTF-8 locale.
 
 So forcing users to specify the ``encoding`` option everywhere is too painful.
 
-Java also rejected this idea [4]_.
+Java also rejected this idea in `JEP 400`_.
 
 
 How to teach this
@@ -128,24 +132,12 @@ non-UTF-8 text files.
 For existing users, see `Backward compatibility`_ section.
 
 
-Resources
-=========
-
-.. [1] `PEP 540 – Add a new UTF-8 Mode`__
-
-  __ https://peps.python.org/pep-0540/
-
-.. [2] `PEP 597 – Add optional EncodingWarning`__
-
-  __ https://peps.python.org/pep-0597/
-
-.. [3] `Set default for Encoding.default_external to UTF-8 on Windows`__
-
-   __ https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/16604
+References
+==========
 
-.. [4] `JEP 400: UTF-8 by Default`__
+.. _Feature #16604: https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/16604
 
-   __ https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/400
+.. _JEP 400: https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/400
 
 
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