Checks syntax of reStructuredText and code blocks nested within it
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Author: Steven Myint
Maintainer: Christian Riedel
Requires Python: >=3.9
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Checks syntax of reStructuredText and code blocks nested within it.
See the full documentation at read-the-docs
Installation
From pip
$ pip install rstcheckTo use pyproject.toml for configuration:
$ pip install rstcheck[toml]
To add sphinx support:
$ pip install rstcheck[sphinx]
Supported languages in code blocks
Bash
Doctest
C (C99)
C++ (C++11)
JSON
XML
Python
reStructuredText
Examples
With bad Python syntax:
====
Test
====
.. code:: python
print($ rstcheck bad_python.rst
bad_python.rst:7: (ERROR/3) (python) unexpected EOF while parsingWith bad C++ syntax:
====
Test
====
.. code:: cpp
int main()
{
return x;
}$ rstcheck bad_cpp.rst
bad_cpp.rst:9: (ERROR/3) (cpp) error: 'x' was not declared in this scopeWith bad syntax in the reStructuredText document itself:
====
Test
===$ rstcheck bad_rst.rst
bad_rst.rst:1: (SEVERE/4) Title overline & underline mismatch.
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