Package epydoc :: Package markup :: Module restructuredtext :: Class ParsedRstDocstring
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Class ParsedRstDocstring

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An encoded version of a ReStructuredText docstring. The contents of the docstring are encoded in the _document instance variable.

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(ParsedDocstring, list of Field)
split_fields(self, errors=None)
Split this docstring into its body and its fields.
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(ParsedDocstring, bool)
summary(self)
Returns: A pair consisting of a short summary of this docstring and a boolean value indicating whether there is further documentation in addition to the summary.
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string
to_html(self, docstring_linker, directory=None, docindex=None, context=None, **options)
Translate this docstring to HTML.
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string
to_latex(self, docstring_linker, **options)
Translate this docstring to LaTeX.
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string
to_plaintext(self, docstring_linker, **options)
Translate this docstring to plaintext.
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__repr__(self) source code
list of ParsedDocstring
index_terms(self)
Returns: The list of index terms that are defined in this docstring.
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Inherited from ParsedDocstring: __add__, concatenate

Instance Variables [hide private]
docutils.nodes.document _document
A ReStructuredText document, encoding the docstring.
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__init__(self, document)
(Constructor)

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Parameters:
  • document (docutils.nodes.document)

split_fields(self, errors=None)

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Split this docstring into its body and its fields.

Parameters:
  • errors - A list where any errors generated during splitting will be stored. If no list is specified, then errors will be ignored.
Returns: (ParsedDocstring, list of Field)
A tuple (body, fields), where body is the main body of this docstring, and fields is a list of its fields. If the resulting body is empty, return None for the body.
Overrides: ParsedDocstring.split_fields
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summary(self)

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Returns: (ParsedDocstring, bool)
A pair consisting of a short summary of this docstring and a boolean value indicating whether there is further documentation in addition to the summary. Typically, the summary consists of the first sentence of the docstring.
Overrides: ParsedDocstring.summary
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to_html(self, docstring_linker, directory=None, docindex=None, context=None, **options)

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Translate this docstring to HTML.

Parameters:
  • docstring_linker - An HTML translator for crossreference links into and out of the docstring.
  • options - Any extra options for the output. Unknown options are ignored.
Returns: string
An HTML fragment that encodes this docstring.
Overrides: ParsedDocstring.to_html
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to_latex(self, docstring_linker, **options)

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Translate this docstring to LaTeX.

Parameters:
  • docstring_linker - A LaTeX translator for crossreference links into and out of the docstring.
  • options - Any extra options for the output. Unknown options are ignored.
Returns: string
A LaTeX fragment that encodes this docstring.
Overrides: ParsedDocstring.to_latex
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to_plaintext(self, docstring_linker, **options)

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Translate this docstring to plaintext.

Parameters:
  • docstring_linker - A plaintext translator for crossreference links into and out of the docstring.
  • options - Any extra options for the output. Unknown options are ignored.
Returns: string
A plaintext fragment that encodes this docstring.
Overrides: ParsedDocstring.to_plaintext
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index_terms(self)

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Returns: list of ParsedDocstring
The list of index terms that are defined in this docstring. Each of these items will be added to the index page of the documentation.
Overrides: ParsedDocstring.index_terms
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