docutils.readers.Reader

class documentation

class Reader(Component):

Known subclasses: docutils.readers.ReReader, docutils.readers.standalone.Reader

Abstract base class for docutils Readers.

Each reader module or package must export a subclass also called 'Reader'.

The two steps of a Reader's responsibility are to read data from the source Input object and parse the data with the Parser object. Call read() to process a document.

Method	`__init__`	Initialize the Reader instance.
Method	`get_transforms`	Transforms required by this class. Override in subclasses.
Method	`new_document`	Create and return a new empty document tree (root node).
Method	`parse`	Parse `self.input` into a document tree.
Method	`read`	Undocumented
Method	`set_parser`	Set `self.parser` by name.
Class Variable	`component_type`	Name of the component type ('reader', 'parser', 'writer'). Override in subclasses.
Class Variable	`config_section`	The name of the config file section specific to this component (lowercase, no brackets). Override in subclasses.
Instance Variable	`document`	Undocumented
Instance Variable	`input`	Raw text input; either a single string or, for more complex cases, a collection of strings.
Instance Variable	`parser`	A `parsers.Parser` instance shared by all doctrees. May be left unspecified if the document source determines the parser.
Instance Variable	`settings`	Undocumented
Instance Variable	`source`	`docutils.io` IO object, source of input data.

Inherited from Component:

Method	`supports`	Is `format` supported by this component?
Class Variable	`supported`	Names for this component. Override in subclasses.

Inherited from SettingsSpec (via Component):

Class Variable	`config_section_dependencies`	No summary
Class Variable	`relative_path_settings`	Settings containing filesystem paths. Override in subclasses. Settings listed here are to be interpreted relative to the current working directory.
Class Variable	`settings_default_overrides`	A dictionary of auxiliary defaults, to override defaults for settings defined in other components. Override in subclasses.
Class Variable	`settings_defaults`	A dictionary of defaults for settings not in `settings_spec` (internal settings, intended to be inaccessible by command-line and config file). Override in subclasses.
Class Variable	`settings_spec`	Runtime settings specification. Override in subclasses.

Inherited from TransformSpec (via Component):

Class Variable	`default_transforms`	Undocumented
Class Variable	`unknown_reference_resolvers`	No summary

def __init__(self, parser=None, parser_name=None):

overridden in docutils.readers.pep.Reader

Initialize the Reader instance.

Several instance attributes are defined with dummy initial values. Subclasses may use these attributes as they wish.

def get_transforms(self):

overrides docutils.TransformSpec.get_transforms

overridden in docutils.readers.ReReader, docutils.readers.standalone.Reader

Transforms required by this class. Override in subclasses.

def new_document(self):

Create and return a new empty document tree (root node).

def parse(self):

overridden in docutils.readers.doctree.Reader

Parse self.input into a document tree.

def read(self, source, parser, settings):

Undocumented

def set_parser(self, parser_name):

Set self.parser by name.

component_type: str =

overrides docutils.Component.component_type

Name of the component type ('reader', 'parser', 'writer'). Override in subclasses.

config_section: str =

overrides docutils.SettingsSpec.config_section

overridden in docutils.readers.doctree.Reader, docutils.readers.standalone.Reader

The name of the config file section specific to this component (lowercase, no brackets). Override in subclasses.

document =

overridden in docutils.readers.doctree.Reader, docutils.readers.standalone.Reader

Undocumented

input =

Raw text input; either a single string or, for more complex cases, a collection of strings.

parser =

A parsers.Parser instance shared by all doctrees. May be left unspecified if the document source determines the parser.

settings =

Undocumented

source =

docutils.io IO object, source of input data.