docutils.writers.Writer

class documentation

class Writer(Component): (source)

Known subclasses: docutils.writers._html_base.Writer, docutils.writers.docutils_xml.Writer, docutils.writers.latex2e.Writer, docutils.writers.manpage.Writer, docutils.writers.odf_odt.Writer, docutils.writers.pseudoxml.Writer, docutils.writers.UnfilteredWriter

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Abstract base class for docutils Writers.

Each writer module or package must export a subclass also called 'Writer'. Each writer must support all standard node types listed in docutils.nodes.node_class_names.

The write() method is the main entry point.

Method	`__init__`	Undocumented
Method	`assemble_parts`	Assemble the `self.parts` dictionary. Extend in subclasses.
Method	`get_transforms`	Transforms required by this class. Override in subclasses.
Method	`translate`	Do final translation of `self.document` into `self.output`. Called from `write`. Override in subclasses.
Method	`write`	Process a document into its final form.
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.
Class Variable	`output`	Final translated form of `document` (Unicode string for text, binary string for other forms); set by `translate`.
Instance Variable	`destination`	`docutils.io` Output object; where to write the document. Set by `write`.
Instance Variable	`document`	The document to write (Docutils doctree); set by `write`.
Instance Variable	`language`	Language module for the document; set by `write`.
Instance Variable	`parts`	Mapping of document part names to fragments of `self.output`. Values are Unicode strings; encoding is up to the client. The 'whole' key should contain the entire document output.

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): (source)

overridden in docutils.writers.docutils_xml.Writer, docutils.writers.html4css1.Writer, docutils.writers.html5_polyglot.Writer, docutils.writers.latex2e.Writer, docutils.writers.manpage.Writer, docutils.writers.odf_odt.Writer

Undocumented

def assemble_parts(self): (source)

overridden in docutils.writers._html_base.Writer, docutils.writers.latex2e.Writer, docutils.writers.odf_odt.Writer

Assemble the self.parts dictionary. Extend in subclasses.

def get_transforms(self): (source)

overrides docutils.TransformSpec.get_transforms

overridden in docutils.writers._html_base.Writer, docutils.writers.latex2e.Writer, docutils.writers.UnfilteredWriter

Transforms required by this class. Override in subclasses.

def translate(self): (source)

overridden in docutils.writers._html_base.Writer, docutils.writers.docutils_xml.Writer, docutils.writers.latex2e.Writer, docutils.writers.manpage.Writer, docutils.writers.null.Writer, docutils.writers.odf_odt.Writer, docutils.writers.pseudoxml.Writer

Do final translation of self.document into self.output. Called from write. Override in subclasses.

Usually done with a docutils.nodes.NodeVisitor subclass, in combination with a call to docutils.nodes.Node.walk() or docutils.nodes.Node.walkabout(). The NodeVisitor subclass must support all standard elements (listed in docutils.nodes.node_class_names) and possibly non-standard elements used by the current Reader as well.

def write(self, document, destination): (source)

Process a document into its final form.

Translate document (a Docutils document tree) into the Writer's native format, and write it out to its destination (a docutils.io.Output subclass object).

Normally not overridden or extended in subclasses.

component_type: str = (source)

overrides docutils.Component.component_type

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

config_section: str = (source)

overrides docutils.SettingsSpec.config_section

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

output = (source)

overridden in docutils.writers._html_base.Writer, docutils.writers.docutils_xml.Writer, docutils.writers.latex2e.Writer, docutils.writers.manpage.Writer, docutils.writers.odf_odt.Writer, docutils.writers.pseudoxml.Writer

Final translated form of document (Unicode string for text, binary string for other forms); set by translate.

destination = (source)

docutils.io Output object; where to write the document. Set by write.

document = (source)

The document to write (Docutils doctree); set by write.

language = (source)

Language module for the document; set by write.

parts: dict = (source)

overridden in docutils.writers.html4css1.Writer, docutils.writers.html5_polyglot.Writer

Mapping of document part names to fragments of self.output. Values are Unicode strings; encoding is up to the client. The 'whole' key should contain the entire document output.