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Anyone still on 1.4.6 or earlier has a tool that an archived page can steer into fetching any host directly and saving the response. 1.5.0 fixed that in #55, but nothing in the README tells an existing user to upgrade.

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  • The README quick start says to use 1.5.0 or later, links fix: only talk to Wayback and a short CDN list, and stop the font clean-up deleting CSS #55, and gives pipx upgrade wayback-archive.
  • 1.4.2 to 1.4.6 are being yanked from PyPI: they declare Python 3.9 support but cannot install on 3.9. After the yank, pip on 3.9 stops with No matching distribution found instead of ResolutionImpossible, so the README, Getting started and the Troubleshooting entry now describe both and stay true either way. The Troubleshooting heading changes to "pip cannot install it (Python 3.9)"; Getting started links the new anchor.

mkdocs build --strict passes, and the built page has the pip-cannot-install-it-python-39 anchor the link points at.

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  • Documentation
    • Updated setup guidance to recommend version 1.5.0 or later and clarify that Python 3.9 cannot install a supported release.
    • Expanded troubleshooting guidance to explain the different pip errors Python 3.9 users may encounter and recommend Python 3.10 or newer.
    • Noted that versions 1.4.6 and earlier could fetch and save responses from arbitrary hosts when processing an archived page.

… true after the yank

1.4.6 and earlier let an archived page make the tool fetch any host and
save the response (fixed in #55, released in 1.5.0), but nothing told an
existing user to upgrade. The README now says so and how.

1.4.2 to 1.4.6 are about to be yanked from PyPI. On Python 3.9 that turns
pip's ResolutionImpossible into "No matching distribution found", so the
troubleshooting entry names both errors.
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The Quick start recommends version 1.5.0 or later and warns about the any-host fetch behavior in versions 1.4.6 and earlier. The installation and troubleshooting pages clarify the different pip errors that can occur on Python 3.9.

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README.md, docs/getting-started.md, docs/troubleshooting.md
The Quick start recommends version 1.5.0 or later and warns about earlier any-host fetch behavior. The Python 3.9 notes explain when pip reports ResolutionImpossible or No matching distribution found.

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This change only touches documentation. The advice to upgrade to 1.5.0 is correct. But users whose pipx install runs on Python 3.9 can run the suggested upgrade command and still be left on a vulnerable version, because the command keeps their old Python. Adding a step to rebuild the install with Python 3.10 would close that gap. Merging carries low risk once that wording is added.

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