View Python package documentation
Project description
viewdoc is a Python package documentation viewer. It converts reST-formatted files to HTML and displays them in a browser window. It is typically used to check a package’s long description before uploading it to PyPI.
Installation
viewdoc requires Python 2.4 or higher. Use easy_install jarn.viewdoc to install the viewdoc script. Then put it on your system PATH by e.g. symlinking it to /usr/local/bin.
Usage
viewdoc [options] [rst-file|egg-dir]
Options
- -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
The program reads style information from its configuration file ~/.viewdoc.
Changelog
1.0 - 2010-12-30
Initial release [stefan]
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