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"""
.. module:: useful_1
:platform: Unix, Windows
:synopsis: A useful module indeed.
.. moduleauthor:: Andrew Carter <andrew@invalid.com>
"""
def public_fn_with_googley_docstring(name, state=None):
"""This function does something.
Args:
name (str): The name to use.
Kwargs:
state (bool): Current state to be in.
Returns:
int. The return code::
0 -- Success!
1 -- No good.
2 -- Try again.
Raises:
AttributeError, KeyError
A really great idea. A way you might use me is
>>> print public_fn_with_googley_docstring(name='foo', state=None)
0
BTW, this always returns 0. **NEVER** use with :class:`MyPublicClass`.
"""
return 0
def public_fn_with_sphinxy_docstring(name, state=None):
"""This function does something.
:param name: The name to use.
:type name: str.
:param state: Current state to be in.
:type state: bool.
:returns: int -- the return code.
:raises: AttributeError, KeyError
"""
return 0
def public_fn_without_docstring():
return True
def _private_fn_with_docstring(foo, bar='baz', foobarbas=None):
"""I have a docstring, but won't be imported if you just use ``:members:``.
"""
return None
class MyPublicClass(object):
"""We use this as a public class example class.
You never call this class before calling :func:`public_fn_with_sphinxy_docstring`.
.. note::
An example of intersphinx is this: you **cannot** use :mod:`pickle` on this class.
"""
def __init__(self, foo, bar='baz'):
"""A really simple class.
Args:
foo (str): We all know what foo does.
Kwargs:
bar (str): Really, same as foo.
"""
self._foo = foo
self._bar = bar
def get_foobar(self, foo, bar=True):
"""This gets the foobar
This really should have a full function definition, but I am too lazy.
>>> print get_foobar(10, 20)
30
>>> print get_foobar('a', 'b')
ab
Isn't that what you want?
"""
return foo + bar
def _get_baz(self, baz=None):
"""A private function to get baz.
This really should have a full function definition, but I am too lazy.
"""
return baz
Specific syntax for variable docstring