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Sphinx
Sphinx is a tool that makes it easy to create intelligent and beautiful documentation for Python projects (or other documents consisting of multiple…
Version 9.2.0 · by Georg Brandl
Official site: sphinx-doc.org
About Sphinx
Sphinx is a tool that makes it easy to create intelligent and beautiful documentation, written by Georg Brandl and licensed under the BSD license.
It was originally created for the Python documentation, and it has excellent facilities for the documentation of software projects in a range of languages. Of course, this site is also created from reStructuredText sources using Sphinx!
## Features
* **Output formats:** HTML (including Windows HTML Help), LaTeX (for printable PDF versions), ePub, Texinfo, manual pages, plain text.
* **Extensive cross-references:** semantic markup and automatic links for functions, classes, citations, glossary terms and similar pieces of information.
* **Hierarchical structure:** easy definition of a document tree, with automatic links to siblings, parents and children
* **Automatic indices:** general index as well as a language-specific module indices.
* **Code handling:** automatic highlighting using the [Pygments](http://pygments.org/) highlighter.
* **Extensions:** automatic testing of code snippets, inclusion of docstrings from Python modules (API docs), and [more](https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/ext/builtins.html#builtin-sphinx-extensions).
* **Contributed extensions:** more than 50 extensions [contributed by users](https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/develop.html#extensions) in a second repository; most of them installable from PyPI.
How to install Sphinx
- Click Download — the developer's official website opens in a new tab.
- Download the latest version there and run it. Choose Custom/Advanced where offered, and skip any bundled extras.
- Prefer the command line? With Chocolatey you can install and update it with: choco install sphinx
- Open Sphinx once it finishes installing.
Frequently asked questions
Is Sphinx free to download?
Yes. The Download button sends you to sphinx-doc.org, the developer's official site, where Sphinx is available to download. Grabware doesn't host or modify any files.
What is the latest version of Sphinx?
The version listed here is 9.2.0, published /Date(1792. The developer's site always has the newest release.
How do I install Sphinx from the command line?
With Chocolatey, run: choco install sphinx. This installs it from the official source and keeps it updated.
Is Sphinx safe?
Sphinx downloads directly from the developer. As always, scan the installer with your antivirus and choose Custom setup to skip any bundled extras.
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