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-rw-r--r--src/config.xml10
-rw-r--r--src/pyscanner.l4
3 files changed, 19 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/doc/docblocks.doc b/doc/docblocks.doc
index 6c1edae..96a2621 100644
--- a/doc/docblocks.doc
+++ b/doc/docblocks.doc
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ the script can be found in the path set via \ref cfg_example_path "EXAMPLE_PATH"
\subsection pythonblocks Comment blocks in Python
For Python there is a standard way of documenting the code using
-so called documentation strings. Such strings are stored in \c __doc__
+so called documentation strings (<tt>"""</tt>). Such strings are stored in \c __doc__
and can be retrieved at runtime. Doxygen will extract such comments
and assume they have to be represented in a preformatted way.
@@ -464,8 +464,12 @@ and assume they have to be represented in a preformatted way.
for the corresponding \mbox{\LaTeX} documentation that is generated by doxygen.
\endlatexonly
-Note that in this case none of doxygen's \ref cmd_intro "special commands"
-are supported.
+\note When using <tt>\"\"\"</tt> none of doxygen's \ref cmd_intro "special commands"
+are supported and the text is shown as verbatim text see \ref cmdverbatim "\\verbatim".
+To have the doxygen's \ref cmd_intro "special commands" and have the text as regular
+documentation instead of <tt>\"\"\"</tt> use <tt>\"\"\"!</tt> or set
+\ref cfg_python_docstring "PYTHON_DOCSTRING" to \c NO in the configuration file.
+\note Instead of <tt>\"\"\"</tt> one can also use <tt>'''</tt>.
There is also another way to document Python code using comments that
start with "##". These type of comment blocks are more in line with the
diff --git a/src/config.xml b/src/config.xml
index 29f4068..b3718be 100644
--- a/src/config.xml
+++ b/src/config.xml
@@ -513,6 +513,16 @@ Go to the <a href="commands.html">next</a> section or return to the
]]>
</docs>
</option>
+ <option type='bool' id='PYTHON_DOCSTRING' defval='1'>
+ <docs>
+<![CDATA[
+ By default Python docstrings are displayed as preformatted text
+ and doxygen's special commands cannot be used. By setting \c PYTHON_DOCSTRING to
+ \c NO the doxygen's special commands can be used and the contents of the docstring
+ documentation blocks is shown as doxygen documentation.
+]]>
+ </docs>
+ </option>
<option type='bool' id='INHERIT_DOCS' defval='1'>
<docs>
<![CDATA[
diff --git a/src/pyscanner.l b/src/pyscanner.l
index 017cc03..d7996b4 100644
--- a/src/pyscanner.l
+++ b/src/pyscanner.l
@@ -1682,7 +1682,7 @@ static void initTriDoubleQuoteBlock(yyscan_t yyscanner)
yyextra->docBlockContext = YY_START;
yyextra->docBlockInBody = FALSE;
yyextra->docBlockJavaStyle = TRUE;
- yyextra->docBlockSpecial = yytext[strlen(yytext) - 1]=='!';
+ yyextra->docBlockSpecial = yytext[strlen(yytext) - 1]=='!' || !Config_getBool(PYTHON_DOCSTRING);
yyextra->docBlock.resize(0);
yyextra->commentIndent = yyextra->curIndent;
yyextra->doubleQuote = TRUE;
@@ -1695,7 +1695,7 @@ static void initTriSingleQuoteBlock(yyscan_t yyscanner)
yyextra->docBlockContext = YY_START;
yyextra->docBlockInBody = FALSE;
yyextra->docBlockJavaStyle = TRUE;
- yyextra->docBlockSpecial = yytext[strlen(yytext) - 1]=='!';
+ yyextra->docBlockSpecial = yytext[strlen(yytext) - 1]=='!' || !Config_getBool(PYTHON_DOCSTRING);
yyextra->docBlock.resize(0);
yyextra->commentIndent = yyextra->curIndent;
yyextra->doubleQuote = FALSE;