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2 Docutils: Documentation Utilities
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5 Written in Python, for General- and Special-Purpose Use
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8 Docutils is an open-source text processing system for processing
9 plaintext documentation into useful formats, such as HTML or LaTeX.
10 It includes reStructuredText_, the easy to read, easy to use,
11 what-you-see-is-what-you-get plaintext markup language.
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18 **To get up & running quickly**, see the Quick-Start_ section of the
21 All **documentation** can be reached from the `Docutils Project
22 Documentation Overview`_.
24 To the developers of an open source project, **feedback** is a great
25 motivator and is very welcome. We also rely on feedback for
26 determining what features to implement. Thus, if you tell us what you
27 need, you may just get it! Please post any feedback to the
28 Docutils-users_ mailing list.
30 All **discussion** about Docutils takes place on the `mailing lists`_.
32 If you find a **bug**, please file a `bug report`_ or send email to
33 the Docutils-users_ mailing list. **Patch** submissions should be
34 filed in the `patch tracker`_ (preferred) or sent to Docutils-develop_
35 (where you will be asked to send them to the `patch tracker`_).
37 We welcome all kinds of **contributions**. There's a `To Do list`_
38 full of interesting ideas awaiting a champion. If you have any
39 questions regarding how to extend Docutils, please feel free to ask on
40 the Docutils-develop_ mailing list. Please also consider **donating**
41 to Docutils: |donate|.
43 The only **requirement** for running Docutils is Python_ 2.3 or later.
44 (For Docutils 0.5, Python 2.2.1+ is required.
45 Up to Docutils 0.4, Python 2.1 is required.)
46 From version 0.6, Docutils is compatible with Python 3 (see README_ for
49 Docutils is in active development and should be considered **experimental**.
50 APIs are subject to change at any time.
56 We recommend that you use a snapshot_ from `Docutils' Subversion
57 repository`_. The snapshots usually contain *more features* and *fewer bugs*
58 than the "official" releases |---| they're not only for developers!
60 The latest **release package** is `docutils-0.8.1.tgz`__. It was
61 released on 2011-07-08 and is mostly intended for distributors. See
62 the `release notes`_ for a list of changes since the previous release
65 __ http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/docutils/docutils-0.8.1.tar.gz?download
66 .. _release notes: RELEASE-NOTES.html#release-0-8-1-2011-08-30
68 The Sandbox_ contains experimental, contributed code. You can download a
69 complete `snapshot of the Sandbox`_ or `browse the Sandbox`_ to download a
72 .. attention:: The repository was moved on 2011-12-02 at revision 7232
73 from BerliOS to |SourceForge|_.
75 Subversion repository was hosted by |BerliOS|_ for years,
76 *many thanks for the support*.
80 Web site, tracker and mailing lists and subversion repository hosted by |SourceForge|_.
85 Google should index the mailing lists: `Docutils-users
86 <http://news.gmane.org/group/gmane.text.docutils.user/last=/force_load=t>`__,
88 <http://news.gmane.org/group/gmane.text.docutils.devel/last=/force_load=t>`__,
89 and `Docutils-checkins
90 <http://news.gmane.org/group/gmane.text.docutils.cvs/last=/force_load=t>`__.
92 .. |---| unicode:: U+02014 .. em dash
94 .. _Deploying Docutils Securely: docs/howto/security.html
96 http://wiki.python.org/moin/PyCon2006/Sprints/DocutilsSprint
97 .. _PyCon 2006: http://us.pycon.org/TX2006/HomePage
98 .. _dugui: http://docutils.sourceforge.net/sandbox/dugui/
99 .. _LaTeX math support:
100 http://docutils.sourceforge.net/sandbox/latex_directive/
102 http://docutils.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/docutils/trunk/docutils/?view=tar
103 .. _Snapshot of the Sandbox:
104 http://docutils.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/docutils/trunk/sandbox/?view=tar
105 .. _browse the Sandbox:
106 http://docutils.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/docutils/trunk/sandbox/
107 .. _bug report: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=38414&atid=422030
108 .. _patch tracker: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=38414&atid=422032
109 .. _mailing lists: docs/user/mailing-lists.html
110 .. _Docutils-users: docs/user/mailing-lists.html#docutils-users
111 .. _Docutils-develop: docs/user/mailing-lists.html#docutils-develop
112 .. _sandbox: sandbox/README.html
113 .. _reStructuredText: rst.html
114 .. _project files page:
115 http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=38414
116 .. _To Do list: docs/dev/todo.html
117 .. _README: README.html
118 .. _Quick-Start: README.html#quick-start
119 .. _Docutils Project Documentation Overview: docs/index.html
120 .. _Docutils' Subversion repository: docs/dev/repository.html
121 .. |donate| image:: http://images.sourceforge.net/images/project-support.jpg
122 :target: http://sourceforge.net/donate/index.php?group_id=38414
126 :alt: Support the Docutils project!
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129 :alt: SourceForge Logo
135 http://developer.berlios.de/sflogo.php?group_id=2920
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149 .. _Python: http://www.python.org/
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