doc: prefer to reference by public name when possible

doc/en/fixture.rst

@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ Fixtures as Function arguments
 Test functions can receive fixture objects by naming them as an input
 argument. For each argument name, a fixture function with that name provides
 the fixture object.  Fixture functions are registered by marking them with
-:py:func:`@pytest.fixture <_pytest.python.fixture>`.  Let's look at a simple
+:py:func:`@pytest.fixture <pytest.fixture>`.  Let's look at a simple
 self-contained test module containing a fixture and a test function
 using it:
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ using it:
         assert 0  # for demo purposes
 
 Here, the ``test_ehlo`` needs the ``smtp_connection`` fixture value.  pytest
-will discover and call the :py:func:`@pytest.fixture <_pytest.python.fixture>`
+will discover and call the :py:func:`@pytest.fixture <pytest.fixture>`
 marked ``smtp_connection`` fixture function.  Running the test looks like this:
 
 .. code-block:: pytest
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ Scope: sharing fixtures across classes, modules, packages or session
 Fixtures requiring network access depend on connectivity and are
 usually time-expensive to create.  Extending the previous example, we
 can add a ``scope="module"`` parameter to the
-:py:func:`@pytest.fixture <_pytest.python.fixture>` invocation
+:py:func:`@pytest.fixture <pytest.fixture>` invocation
 to cause the decorated ``smtp_connection`` fixture function to only be invoked
 once per test *module* (the default is to invoke once per test *function*).
 Multiple test functions in a test module will thus
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ through the special :py:class:`request <FixtureRequest>` object:
         smtp_connection.close()
 
 The main change is the declaration of ``params`` with
-:py:func:`@pytest.fixture <_pytest.python.fixture>`, a list of values
+:py:func:`@pytest.fixture <pytest.fixture>`, a list of values
 for each of which the fixture function will execute and can access
 a value via ``request.param``.  No test function code needs to change.
 So let's just do another run:

doc/en/reference.rst

@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ For example:
         ...
 
 Will create and attach a :class:`Mark <_pytest.mark.structures.Mark>` object to the collected
-:class:`Item <_pytest.nodes.Item>`, which can then be accessed by fixtures or hooks with
+:class:`Item <pytest.Item>`, which can then be accessed by fixtures or hooks with
 :meth:`Node.iter_markers <_pytest.nodes.Node.iter_markers>`. The ``mark`` object will have the following attributes:
 
 .. code-block:: python
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ items, delete or otherwise amend the test items:
 Test running (runtest) hooks
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-All runtest related hooks receive a :py:class:`pytest.Item <_pytest.main.Item>` object.
+All runtest related hooks receive a :py:class:`pytest.Item <pytest.Item>` object.
 
 .. autofunction:: pytest_runtestloop
 .. autofunction:: pytest_runtest_protocol
@@ -752,14 +752,14 @@ CallInfo
 Class
 ~~~~~
 
-.. autoclass:: _pytest.python.Class()
+.. autoclass:: pytest.Class()
     :members:
     :show-inheritance:
 
 Collector
 ~~~~~~~~~
 
-.. autoclass:: _pytest.nodes.Collector()
+.. autoclass:: pytest.Collector()
     :members:
     :show-inheritance:
 
@@ -787,13 +787,13 @@ ExceptionInfo
 ExitCode
 ~~~~~~~~
 
-.. autoclass:: _pytest.config.ExitCode
+.. autoclass:: pytest.ExitCode
     :members:
 
 File
 ~~~~
 
-.. autoclass:: _pytest.nodes.File()
+.. autoclass:: pytest.File()
     :members:
     :show-inheritance:
 
@@ -815,14 +815,14 @@ FSCollector
 Function
 ~~~~~~~~
 
-.. autoclass:: _pytest.python.Function()
+.. autoclass:: pytest.Function()
     :members:
     :show-inheritance:
 
 Item
 ~~~~
 
-.. autoclass:: _pytest.nodes.Item()
+.. autoclass:: pytest.Item()
     :members:
     :show-inheritance:
 
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ Metafunc
 Module
 ~~~~~~
 
-.. autoclass:: _pytest.python.Module()
+.. autoclass:: pytest.Module()
     :members:
     :show-inheritance:
 
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ PytestPluginManager
 Session
 ~~~~~~~
 
-.. autoclass:: _pytest.main.Session()
+.. autoclass:: pytest.Session()
     :members:
     :show-inheritance:
 
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ When set (regardless of value), pytest will use color in terminal output.
 Exceptions
 ----------
 
-.. autoclass:: _pytest.config.UsageError()
+.. autoclass:: pytest.UsageError()
     :show-inheritance:
 
 .. _`warnings ref`:

doc/en/usage.rst

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Running ``pytest`` can result in six different exit codes:
 :Exit code 4: pytest command line usage error
 :Exit code 5: No tests were collected
 
-They are represented by the :class:`_pytest.config.ExitCode` enum. The exit codes being a part of the public API can be imported and accessed directly using:
+They are represented by the :class:`pytest.ExitCode` enum. The exit codes being a part of the public API can be imported and accessed directly using:
 
 .. code-block:: python
 

src/_pytest/hookspec.py

@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ def pytest_collection(session: "Session") -> Optional[object]:
     for example the terminal plugin uses it to start displaying the collection
     counter (and returns `None`).
 
-    :param _pytest.main.Session session: The pytest session object.
+    :param pytest.Session session: The pytest session object.
     """
 
 
@@ -247,16 +247,16 @@ def pytest_collection_modifyitems(
     """Called after collection has been performed. May filter or re-order
     the items in-place.
 
-    :param _pytest.main.Session session: The pytest session object.
+    :param pytest.Session session: The pytest session object.
     :param _pytest.config.Config config: The pytest config object.
-    :param List[_pytest.nodes.Item] items: List of item objects.
+    :param List[pytest.Item] items: List of item objects.
     """
 
 
 def pytest_collection_finish(session: "Session") -> None:
     """Called after collection has been performed and modified.
 
-    :param _pytest.main.Session session: The pytest session object.
+    :param pytest.Session session: The pytest session object.
     """
 
 
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ def pytest_runtestloop(session: "Session") -> Optional[object]:
     If at any point ``session.shouldfail`` or ``session.shouldstop`` are set, the
     loop is terminated after the runtest protocol for the current item is finished.
 
-    :param _pytest.main.Session session: The pytest session object.
+    :param pytest.Session session: The pytest session object.
 
     Stops at first non-None result, see :ref:`firstresult`.
     The return value is not used, but only stops further processing.
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ def pytest_sessionstart(session: "Session") -> None:
     """Called after the ``Session`` object has been created and before performing collection
     and entering the run test loop.
 
-    :param _pytest.main.Session session: The pytest session object.
+    :param pytest.Session session: The pytest session object.
     """
 
 
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ def pytest_sessionfinish(
 ) -> None:
     """Called after whole test run finished, right before returning the exit status to the system.
 
-    :param _pytest.main.Session session: The pytest session object.
+    :param pytest.Session session: The pytest session object.
     :param int exitstatus: The status which pytest will return to the system.
     """
 
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ def pytest_assertion_pass(item: "Item", lineno: int, orig: str, expl: str) -> No
     You need to **clean the .pyc** files in your project directory and interpreter libraries
     when enabling this option, as assertions will require to be re-written.
 
-    :param _pytest.nodes.Item item: pytest item object of current test.
+    :param pytest.Item item: pytest item object of current test.
     :param int lineno: Line number of the assert statement.
     :param str orig: String with the original assertion.
     :param str expl: String with the assert explanation.