reStructuredText Primer ¶ reStructuredText is the default plaintext markup language used by Sphinx. This section is a brief introduction to reStructuredText (reST) concepts and syntax, intended to …

reStructuredText (RST, ReST, or reST) is a plain-text markup language primarily used for technical documentation and other textual data. It serves a role similar to that of Markdown but includes …

Basic Syntax # This chapter covers what you need to know to get started using reST in your daily life, and is intended to serve as a reference in case you forget how to do something in particular. …

reStructuredText ¶ reStructuredText (reST) is the default plaintext markup language used by both Docutils and Sphinx. Docutils provides the basic reStructuredText syntax, while Sphinx extends this …

Jun 11, 2026 · reStructuredText primer ¶ This section is a brief introduction to reStructuredText (reST) concepts and syntax, intended to provide authors with enough information to author documents …

Sep 13, 2025 · The primary goal of reStructuredText is to define and implement a markup syntax for use in Python docstrings and other documentation domains, that is readable and simple, yet powerful …

Introduction to reStructuredText ¶ What is reStructuredText? ¶ reStructuredText is a lightweight markup language that is used in static site generators like Sphinx. It contains robust tools for semantic …

reStructuredText and Sphinx Are we programming? Summary What can we do with reST? With the online editor With Sphinx Summary Basic Syntax Paragraphs and whitespace Quotes and …

Feb 20, 2026 · Getting started ¶ The Python language has a substantial body of documentation, much of it contributed by various authors. The markup used for the Python documentation is …

Aug 15, 2024 · reStructuredText is an easy-to-read, what-you-see-is-what-you-get plaintext markup syntax and parser system. It is useful for inline program documentation (such as Python docstrings), …