pdoc

Auto-generate API documentation for Python projects.

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Installation

$ pip install pdoc3

Usage

Pdoc will accept a Python module file, package directory or an import path.

$ pdoc your_project

See pdoc --help for more command-line switches and the documentation for more usage examples.

Features

• Simple usage. Generate sensible API (+ prose) documentation without any special configuration.
• Support for common docstrings formats (Markdown, numpydoc, Google-style docstrings), LaTeX math, and some reST directives.
• Support for PEP 484 and PEP 526 type annotations.
• pdoc respects __all__ when present.
• Docstrings for overridden class members are inherited if unspecified.
• Support for documenting module, class, and instance variables by traversing ASTs.
• Automatic cross-linking of referenced identifiers.
• Overriding docstrings generation with special module-level __pdoc__ dictionary.
• Easily extended and customized templates.
• Built-in development web server for near-instant preview of rendered docstrings.

The above features are explained in more detail in pdoc's documentation (generated with pdoc).

Development

Check CONTRIBUTING.md for hacking details.