Python documentation viewer
Project description
viewdoc is a Python package documentation viewer. It converts reST-formatted text to HTML and displays it in a browser window.
viewdoc is typically used to check a package’s long description before uploading it to PyPI.
Installation
viewdoc works with Python 2.6 - 3.6 and all released versions of setuptools and distribute.
Use pip install jarn.viewdoc to install the viewdoc script. Then put it on your system PATH by e.g. symlinking it to /usr/local/bin.
Upgrade Note: If you have jarn.viewdoc < 1.7 installed, move away your existing ~/.viewdoc file to get the updated styles.
Usage
viewdoc [options] [rst-file | egg-dir]
Options
- -s style, --style=style, or --style
Select the custom style added to the HTML output. Used to override the configuration file setting of the same name.
- -l, --list-styles
List available styles and exit.
- -h, --help
Print the help message and exit.
- -v, --version
Print the version string and exit.
- rst-file
The reST file to view.
- egg-dir
The Python package whose long description to view. Defaults to the current working directory.
Configuration
viewdoc reads style information from its configuration file ~/.viewdoc. Edit this file to add your own styles.
Changelog
1.8 - 2017-01-30
Support Python 2.6 - 3.6 without 2to3. [stefan]
1.7 - 2014-03-22
Update PyPI stylesheet links in the face of new python.org. [stefan]
Add new pypi style and rename previous one to classic. [stefan]
1.6 - 2013-11-21
Support Python 3.x. [stefan]
1.5 - 2012-07-11
Restore Python 2.5 compatibility. [stefan]
1.4 - 2011-11-25
Warn if ~/.viewdoc has errors instead of raising an exception. [stefan]
1.3 - 2011-10-31
Be more careful with what we put on the PYTHONPATH. [stefan]
Add small style to the default config. [stefan]
1.2 - 2011-07-19
Pass the PYTHONPATH to subprocesses. [stefan]
Avoid temp file when extracting the long description. [stefan]
Add -l option to list available styles. [stefan]
Add –style shortcut for -s style. [stefan]
1.1 - 2011-02-08
Add -s option to select styles on the command line. [stefan]
In pypi style, only underline reference links. [stefan]
1.0 - 2010-12-30
Initial release [stefan]
