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36753	Django docs GitHub source links use incorrect line numbers for version branches	Youngkwang Yang	JekayinOluwa Olabemiwo	"Django documentation uses Sphinx's `.. function::` directive to generate source code links. 
while these links correctly point to version-specific branches (e.g., `stable/5.2.x`), 
the line numbers are calculated from the `main` branch, not the documented version.

== reproduce:
1. visit Django 5.2 documentation: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.2/ref/models/instances/#django.db.models.Model
2. click the ""**[source]""** link
3. note the line number in the URL

== current behavior:
the source link might be:
(https://github.com/django/django/blob/stable/5.2.x/django/db/models/base.py#L498)

but in the stable/5.2.x branch, the function is actually at line **461**, not **498**.

== expect behavior:
line number should match the actual location in the version-specific branch (e.g., L461 for stable/5.2.x).

the issue appears to be related to how line numbers are calculated during the documentation build process. 
relevant code is in https://github.com/django/django/blob/main/docs/_ext/github_links.py#L78:
the links still work, but the inaccurate line numbers can be confusing."	Bug	closed	Documentation	dev	Normal	duplicate	documentation, function link		Accepted	1	0	0	0	0	0