Markdown

As of version 0.2.0, markdown (rather than only reStructuredText) can be included inside directives as nested content. While markdown is much easier to write, please note that it is also less powerful. An example is below:

.. argparse::
    :filename: ../test/sample.py
    :func: parser
    :prog: sample
    :markdown:

    Header 1
    ========

    [I'm a link to google](http://www.google.com)

    ## Sub-heading

    ```
    This
     is
      a
      fenced
     code
    block
    ```

The above example renders as follows:

A random paragraph

Heading 1

I’m a link to google

Sub heading

This
 is
  a
  fenced
 code
block
usage: sample [-h] {apply,game} ...

Sub-commands

apply

Execute provision script, collect all resources and apply them.

sample apply [-h] [-r] [--tree] [--dry] [--force] path default_string

Positional Arguments

path

Specify path to provision script. provision.py in current directory by default. Also may include url.

Default: “provision.py”

default_string

Ensure variables are filled in (default “I am a default”)

Default: “I am a default”

Named Arguments

-r, --rollback

If specified will rollback all resources applied.

Default: False

--tree

Print resource tree

Default: False

--dry

Just print changes list

Default: False

--force

Apply without confirmation

Default: False

game

Decision games

sample game [-h] [--opt {rock,paper,scissors}] [--addition {Spock,lizard}]
            [--lorem_ipsum LOREM_IPSUM]
            {rock,paper,scissors}

Positional Arguments

move

Possible choices: rock, paper, scissors

Choices for argument example

Named Arguments

--opt

Possible choices: rock, paper, scissors

Choices for option example

Group 1

--addition

Possible choices: Spock, lizard

Extra choices for additional group.

--lorem_ipsum

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

The CommonMark-py is used internally to parse Markdown. Consequently, only Markdown supported by CommonMark-py will be rendered.

You must explicitly use the :markdown: flag, otherwise all content inside directives will be parsed as reStructuredText.

A note on headers

If the Markdown you nest includes headings, then the first one MUST be level 1. Subsequent headings can be at lower levels and then rendered correctly.

Hard line breaks

Sphinx strips white-space from the end of lines prior to handing it to this package. Because of that, hard line breaks can not currently be rendered.

Replacing/appending/prepending content

When markdown is used as nested content, it’s not possible to create dictionary entries like in reStructuredText to modify program option descriptions. This is because CommonMark-py does not support dictionary entries.

MarkDown in program descriptions and option help

In addition to using MarkDown in nested content, one can also use MarkDown directly in program descriptions and option help messages. For example:

import argparse

def blah():
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="""
### Example of MarkDown inside programs

[I'm a link](http://www.google.com)
""")
    parser.add_argument('cmd', help='execute a `command`')
    return parser

To render this as MarkDown rather than reStructuredText, use the markdownhelp option:

.. argparse::
    :filename: ../test/sample2.py
    :func: blah
    :prog: sample
    :markdownhelp:

This will then be rendered as:

Example of MarkDown inside programs

I’m a link

usage: sample [-h] cmd

Positional Arguments

cmd

execute a command