class documentation

class Filter(Transform): (source)

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Include or exclude elements which depend on a specific Docutils component.

For use with nodes.pending elements. A "pending" element's dictionary attribute details must contain the keys "component" and "format". The value of details['component'] must match the type name of the component the elements depend on (e.g. "writer"). The value of details['format'] is the name of a specific format or context of that component (e.g. "html"). If the matching Docutils component supports that format or context, the "pending" element is replaced by the contents of details['nodes'] (a list of nodes); otherwise, the "pending" element is removed.

For example, the reStructuredText "meta" directive creates a "pending" element containing a "meta" element (in pending.details['nodes']). Only writers (pending.details['component'] == 'writer') supporting the "html", latex, or "odf" formats (pending.details['format'] == 'html,latex,odf') will include the "meta" element; it will be deleted from the output of all other writers.

Method apply Override to apply the transform to the document tree.
Class Variable default​_priority Numerical priority of this transform, 0 through 999 (override).

Inherited from Transform:

Method __init__ Initial setup for in-place document transforms.
Instance Variable document The document tree to transform.
Instance Variable language Language module local to this document.
Instance Variable startnode Node from which to begin the transform. For many transforms which apply to the document as a whole, startnode is not set (i.e. its value is None).
def apply(self): (source)
Override to apply the transform to the document tree.
default_priority: int = (source)
Numerical priority of this transform, 0 through 999 (override).