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ReStructuredText

reStructuredText (RST, ReST, or reST) is a plain-text markup language primarily used for technical documentation and other textual data. It serves a role similar to that of Markdown but includes additional semantic features for more complex document structuring. Prominent, large-scale, open-source projects that rely on reStructuredText include the Python…

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Developed by
David Goodger
Initial release
June 1, 2001; 25 years ago (2001-06-01)
Internet media type
text/x-rst · text/prs.fallenstein.rst
Latest release
Revision 8407 October 29, 2019; 6 years ago (2019-10-29)
Open format?
Public domain

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ReStructuredText

Nodes35
Edges34
Triples38
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.057143
Components1

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ReStructuredText

Top relations

related to history · 9
ReStructuredText → Elements, Javadoc, Parts, RFC822 Internet Message Format, Setext, StructuredText, The, There, Zope
related to Reference implementation · 8
ReStructuredText → Another MIME, Docutils, IANA-registered MIME, Linux, MIME, Python, The, The Docutils
has application · 4
ReStructuredText → However, Python, Python's Sphinx, Since
Internet media type · 2
ReStructuredText → text/prs.fallenstein.rst, text/x-rst
Developed by · 1
ReStructuredText → David Goodger
Filename extension · 1
ReStructuredText → .mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} .rst
Initial release · 1
ReStructuredText → June 1, 2001; 25 years ago (2001-06-01)
Latest release · 1
ReStructuredText → Revision 8407 October 29, 2019; 6 years ago (2019-10-29)
Open format? · 1
ReStructuredText → Public domain
Website · 1
ReStructuredText → docutils.sourceforge.io/rst.html

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Important terminology

documentation python docutils language rest rst markup project format linux reference type used document official software similar sphinx also cmake

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ReStructuredTextDeveloped byDavid Goodger1.00infobox
ReStructuredTextFilename extension.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} .rst1.00infobox
ReStructuredTextInitial releaseJune 1, 2001; 25 years ago (2001-06-01)1.00infobox
ReStructuredTextInternet media typetext/x-rst1.00infobox
ReStructuredTextInternet media typetext/prs.fallenstein.rst1.00infobox
ReStructuredTextLatest releaseRevision 8407 October 29, 2019; 6 years ago (2019-10-29)1.00infobox
ReStructuredTextOpen format?Public domain1.00infobox
ReStructuredTextWebsitedocutils.sourceforge.io/rst.html1.00infobox
ReStructuredTextis alightweight markup language designed to be both processable by documentation-processing software such as Docutils0.90text
Docutilsinstance ofreStructuredText is a lightweight markup language designed to be both processable by documentation-processing software0.80text
and be easily readable by human programmers who are readinginstance ofreStructuredText is a lightweight markup language designed to be both processable by documentation-processing software0.80text
writing Python source codeinstance ofreStructuredText is a lightweight markup language designed to be both processable by documentation-processing software0.80text

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