sphinx.ext.autosummary – Generate autodoc summaries

New in version 0.6.

This extension generates function/method/attribute summary lists, similar to those output e.g. by Epydoc and other API doc generation tools. This is especially useful when your docstrings are long and detailed, and putting each one of them on a separate page makes them easier to read.

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objname

Name of the documented object, excluding the module parts.

fullname

Full name of the documented object, including module and class parts.

module

Name of the module the documented object belongs to.

class

Name of the class the documented object belongs to. Only available for methods and attributes.

underline

A string containing len(full_name) * '='.

members

List containing names of all members of the module or class. Only available for modules and classes.

functions

List containing names of “public” functions in the module. Here, “public” here means that the name does not start with an underscore. Only available for modules.

classes

List containing names of “public” classes in the module. Only available for modules.

exceptions

List containing names of “public” exceptions in the module. Only available for modules.

methods

List containing names of “public” methods in the class. Only available for classes.

attributes

List containing names of “public” attributes in the class. Only available for classes.

Note

You can use the autosummary directive in the stub pages. Stub pages are generated also based on these directives.