Parse Python docstrings. Currently support ReST, Google, Numpydoc-style and Epydoc docstrings.
Example usage:
>>> from docstring_parser import parse
>>>
>>>
>>> docstring = parse(
... '''
... Short description
...
... Long description spanning multiple lines
... - First line
... - Second line
... - Third line
...
... :param name: description 1
... :param int priority: description 2
... :param str sender: description 3
... :raises ValueError: if name is invalid
... ''')
>>>
>>> docstring.long_description
'Long description spanning multiple lines\n- First line\n- Second line\n- Third line'
>>> docstring.params[1].arg_name
'priority'
>>> docstring.raises[0].type_name
'ValueError'Read API Documentation.
Installation using pip
pip install docstring_parser
# or if you want to install it in a virtual environment
python -m venv venv # create environment
source venv/bin/activate # activate environment
python -m pip install docstring_parserInstallation using conda
- Download and install miniconda or anaconda
- Install the package from the conda-forge channel via:
conda install -c conda-forge docstring_parser- or create a new conda environment via
conda create -n my-new-environment -c conda-forge docstring_parser
To set up the project:
git clone https://github.com/rr-/docstring_parser.git
cd docstring_parser
python -m venv venv # create environment
source venv/bin/activate # activate environment
pip install -e ".[dev]" # install as editable
pre-commit install # make sure pre-commit is setupTo run tests:
source venv/bin/activate
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