sphinx-prompt 1.10.1


pip install sphinx-prompt

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Released: Aug 13, 2025


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Author: Stéphane Brunner
Requires Python: >=3.11

Classifiers

Development Status
  • 5 - Production/Stable

Environment
  • Plugins
  • Web Environment

Framework
  • Sphinx :: Extension

Intended Audience
  • Developers

License
  • OSI Approved :: BSD License

Operating System
  • OS Independent

Programming Language
  • Python
  • Python :: 3
  • Python :: 3.11
  • Python :: 3.12
  • Python :: 3.13

Topic
  • Documentation
  • Documentation :: Sphinx
  • Software Development :: Documentation

Typing
  • Typed

Sphinx Prompt

Initialize

In conf.py add extensions += ['sphinx_prompt'].

Syntax

A default prompt can be created using a prompt directive:

.. prompt::

   <statements>

The prompt can be further customized in one of two ways:

  • Using positional arguments:

    .. prompt:: [<language> [<prompts> [<modifiers>]]]
    
        <statements>
    
  • Using options:

    .. prompt::
        :language: <language>
        :prompts: <prompts>
        :modifiers: <modifiers>
    
       <statements>
    

While these constructs generate the same output, the positional arguments cannot be used if you want to use a prompt that contains spaces. This is a limitation of reStructuredText.

Positional arguments can be mixed with options if they don't overlap (so if you pass prompts using options, you can only pass the language using positional arguments):

.. prompt:: bash
    :prompts: (cool_project) $

   python3 -m pip install --upgrade sphinx-prompt

Language

Supported language:

  • text (no pigments, default)
  • bash
  • batch
  • powershell
  • python
  • scala

Prompt(s)

If modifier is auto, a comma-separated list of prompts to find in the statements.

Else the prompt to add on each statements, for Python and Bash language the end \ is supported.

Defaults to empty, except for the shell languages listed below:

  • bash - $
  • batch - C:\>
  • powershell - PS C:\>

Examples

See: http://sbrunner.github.io/sphinx-prompt/

Run tests and prospector

python3 -m pip install --user --upgrade poetry
poetry install
poetry run pytest
poetry run prospector

The code should be formatted with black add isort.

Create new release

git tag <version>
git push origin <version>

Contributing

Install the pre-commit hooks:

pip install pre-commit
pre-commit install --allow-missing-config

Wheel compatibility matrix

Platform Python 3
any

Files in release

Extras: None
Dependencies:
Sphinx
certifi
docutils
idna
jinja2
pygments
requests (==2.32.4)
urllib3