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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 |