From 528a06ff4eba72c473e9dcbb14cb522c607093a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Georg Brandl <georg@python.org>
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:40:59 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Don't disregard return annotations for functions without any
 parameters.

---
 CHANGES                   | 2 ++
 sphinx/directives/desc.py | 6 +++++-
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 8d43ca2cd..7a2ad1228 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ Bugs fixed
 * Fix a problem with index generation in LaTeX output, caused by
   hyperref not being included last.
 
+* Don't disregard return annotations for functions without any parameters.
+
 
 Release 0.4.3 (Oct 8, 2008)
 ===========================
diff --git a/sphinx/directives/desc.py b/sphinx/directives/desc.py
index ee6d13674..9f1b478eb 100644
--- a/sphinx/directives/desc.py
+++ b/sphinx/directives/desc.py
@@ -199,6 +199,9 @@ def parse_py_signature(signode, sig, desctype, module, env):
         raise ValueError
     classname, name, arglist, retann = m.groups()
 
+    if retann:
+        retann = u' \N{RIGHTWARDS ARROW} ' + retann.strip()[2:]
+
     if env.currclass:
         add_module = False
         if classname and classname.startswith(env.currclass):
@@ -233,6 +236,8 @@ def parse_py_signature(signode, sig, desctype, module, env):
         if desctype in ('function', 'method', 'staticmethod'):
             # for callables, add an empty parameter list
             signode += addnodes.desc_parameterlist()
+        if retann:
+            signode += addnodes.desc_type(retann, retann)
         return fullname, classname
     signode += addnodes.desc_parameterlist()
 
@@ -255,7 +260,6 @@ def parse_py_signature(signode, sig, desctype, module, env):
     if len(stack) != 1:
         raise ValueError
     if retann:
-        retann = u' \N{RIGHTWARDS ARROW} ' + retann.strip()[2:]
         signode += addnodes.desc_type(retann, retann)
     return fullname, classname