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:mod:`sphinx.ext.autosummary` -- Generate autodoc summaries
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===========================================================
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.. module:: sphinx.ext.autosummary
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:synopsis: Generate autodoc summaries
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.. versionadded:: 0.6
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This extension generates function/method/attribute summary lists, similar to
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those output e.g. by Epydoc and other API doc generation tools. This is
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especially useful when your docstrings are long and detailed, and putting each
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one of them on a separate page makes them easier to read.
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The :mod:`sphinx.ext.autosummary` extension does this in two parts:
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1. There is an :rst:dir:`autosummary` directive for generating summary listings
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that contain links to the documented items, and short summary blurbs
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extracted from their docstrings.
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2. Optionally, the convenience script :program:`sphinx-autogen` or the new
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:confval:`autosummary_generate` config value can be used to generate short
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"stub" files for the entries listed in the :rst:dir:`autosummary` directives.
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These files by default contain only the corresponding
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:mod:`sphinx.ext.autodoc` directive, but can be customized with templates.
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.. rst:directive:: autosummary
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Insert a table that contains links to documented items, and a short summary
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blurb (the first sentence of the docstring) for each of them.
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The :rst:dir:`autosummary` directive can also optionally serve as a
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:rst:dir:`toctree` entry for the included items. Optionally, stub
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``.rst`` files for these items can also be automatically generated.
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For example, ::
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.. currentmodule:: sphinx
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.. autosummary::
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environment.BuildEnvironment
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util.relative_uri
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produces a table like this:
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.. currentmodule:: sphinx
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.. autosummary::
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environment.BuildEnvironment
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util.relative_uri
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.. currentmodule:: sphinx.ext.autosummary
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Autosummary preprocesses the docstrings and signatures with the same
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:event:`autodoc-process-docstring` and :event:`autodoc-process-signature`
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hooks as :mod:`~sphinx.ext.autodoc`.
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**Options**
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* If you want the :rst:dir:`autosummary` table to also serve as a
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:rst:dir:`toctree` entry, use the ``toctree`` option, for example::
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.. autosummary::
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:toctree: DIRNAME
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sphinx.environment.BuildEnvironment
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sphinx.util.relative_uri
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The ``toctree`` option also signals to the :program:`sphinx-autogen` script
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that stub pages should be generated for the entries listed in this
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directive. The option accepts a directory name as an argument;
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:program:`sphinx-autogen` will by default place its output in this
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directory. If no argument is given, output is placed in the same directory
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as the file that contains the directive.
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* If you don't want the :rst:dir:`autosummary` to show function signatures in
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the listing, include the ``nosignatures`` option::
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.. autosummary::
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:nosignatures:
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sphinx.environment.BuildEnvironment
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sphinx.util.relative_uri
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* You can specify a custom template with the ``template`` option.
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For example, ::
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.. autosummary::
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:template: mytemplate.rst
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sphinx.environment.BuildEnvironment
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would use the template :file:`mytemplate.rst` in your
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:confval:`templates_path` to generate the pages for all entries
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listed. See `Customizing templates`_ below.
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.. versionadded:: 1.0
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:program:`sphinx-autogen` -- generate autodoc stub pages
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--------------------------------------------------------
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The :program:`sphinx-autogen` script can be used to conveniently generate stub
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documentation pages for items included in :rst:dir:`autosummary` listings.
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For example, the command ::
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$ sphinx-autogen -o generated *.rst
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will read all :rst:dir:`autosummary` tables in the :file:`*.rst` files that have
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the ``:toctree:`` option set, and output corresponding stub pages in directory
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``generated`` for all documented items. The generated pages by default contain
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text of the form::
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sphinx.util.relative_uri
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========================
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.. autofunction:: sphinx.util.relative_uri
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If the ``-o`` option is not given, the script will place the output files in the
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directories specified in the ``:toctree:`` options.
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For more information, refer to the :doc:`sphinx-autogen documentation
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</man/sphinx-autogen>`
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Generating stub pages automatically
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-----------------------------------
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If you do not want to create stub pages with :program:`sphinx-autogen`, you can
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also use these config values:
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.. confval:: autosummary_generate
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Boolean indicating whether to scan all found documents for autosummary
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directives, and to generate stub pages for each.
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Can also be a list of documents for which stub pages should be generated.
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The new files will be placed in the directories specified in the
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``:toctree:`` options of the directives.
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.. versionchanged:: 2.3
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Emits :event:`autodoc-skip-member` event as :mod:`~sphinx.ext.autodoc`
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does.
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.. confval:: autosummary_mock_imports
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This value contains a list of modules to be mocked up. See
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:confval:`autodoc_mock_imports` for more details. It defaults to
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:confval:`autodoc_mock_imports`.
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.. versionadded:: 2.0
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.. confval:: autosummary_imported_members
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A boolean flag indicating whether to document classes and functions imported
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in modules. Default is ``False``
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.. versionadded:: 2.1
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Customizing templates
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---------------------
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.. versionadded:: 1.0
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You can customize the stub page templates, in a similar way as the HTML Jinja
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templates, see :ref:`templating`. (:class:`~sphinx.application.TemplateBridge`
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is not supported.)
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.. note::
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If you find yourself spending much time tailoring the stub templates, this
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may indicate that it's a better idea to write custom narrative documentation
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instead.
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Autosummary uses the following Jinja template files:
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- :file:`autosummary/base.rst` -- fallback template
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- :file:`autosummary/module.rst` -- template for modules
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- :file:`autosummary/class.rst` -- template for classes
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- :file:`autosummary/function.rst` -- template for functions
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- :file:`autosummary/attribute.rst` -- template for class attributes
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- :file:`autosummary/method.rst` -- template for class methods
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The following variables available in the templates:
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.. currentmodule:: None
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.. data:: name
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Name of the documented object, excluding the module and class parts.
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.. data:: objname
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Name of the documented object, excluding the module parts.
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.. data:: fullname
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Full name of the documented object, including module and class parts.
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.. data:: module
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Name of the module the documented object belongs to.
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.. data:: class
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Name of the class the documented object belongs to. Only available for
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methods and attributes.
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.. data:: underline
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A string containing ``len(full_name) * '='``. Use the ``underline`` filter
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instead.
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.. data:: members
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List containing names of all members of the module or class. Only available
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for modules and classes.
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.. data:: inherited_members
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List containing names of all inherited members of class. Only available for
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classes.
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.. versionadded:: 1.8.0
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.. data:: functions
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List containing names of "public" functions in the module. Here, "public"
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here means that the name does not start with an underscore. Only available
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for modules.
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.. data:: classes
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List containing names of "public" classes in the module. Only available for
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modules.
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.. data:: exceptions
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List containing names of "public" exceptions in the module. Only available
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for modules.
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.. data:: methods
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List containing names of "public" methods in the class. Only available for
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classes.
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.. data:: attributes
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List containing names of "public" attributes in the class. Only available
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for classes.
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Additionally, the following filters are available
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.. function:: escape(s)
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Escape any special characters in the text to be used in formatting RST
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contexts. For instance, this prevents asterisks making things bold. This
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replaces the builtin Jinja `escape filter`_ that does html-escaping.
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.. function:: underline(s, line='=')
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Add a title underline to a piece of text.
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For instance, ``{{ fullname | escape | underline }}`` should be used to produce
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the title of a page.
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.. note::
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You can use the :rst:dir:`autosummary` directive in the stub pages.
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Stub pages are generated also based on these directives.
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.. _`escape filter`: http://jinja.pocoo.org/docs/2.9/templates/#escape
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