GenDoc 1.0.1

Generate a Markdown Documentation file from a Python Repository with DocStrings.

GenDoc

• Generate a Markdown Documentation file from a Python Repository with DocStrings.
• See an output example here
• Pure 🐍 implementation with no external packages
• Tiny Tech Stack: os, ast, argparse

Installation

Use pip in your terminal to install GenDoc. The commands are listed below:

Windows	Linux	MacOS
pip install gendoc	pip3 install gendoc	pip3 install gendoc

Use

GenDoc is a CLI based application. After installation, you can call the utility in any terminal application as follows:

Windows	Linux	MacOS
C:\> gendoc	user@ubuntu:~$ gendoc	mac:~ user$ gendoc

• In all of these cases, you should be using cd to set your terminal directory to your project folder - otherwise you'll have to use the --files or --dir commands to specify your Python programs in order to avoid generating documentation for every single .py file on your computer!

You can also use any of the following flags in your terminal to customize your output (optional):

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Flag(s)	Value	Description
--help, -h	{None}	Show a help dialog
--name, --n	{str}	Project Name (included in Docs) (not included if not provided)
--version, --v	{str}	Version Number (included in Docs) (Project Name required to use) (not included if not provided)
--files, --f	{str} {str (opt)} ...	PATH to specific files you want to include in the Doc generation (separate by a single space if adding multiple files) (only pulls from these files) (defaults to all .py files in the current directory)
--dir, --d	{str}	PATH to the parent directory of the codebase (defaults to all .py files in the current directory)
--output, --o	{str}	PATH to the output Markdown file (defaults to DOCS.md in current directory)
--emptyFunc, --e	"{str}"	Message for function without a DocString (enter multiple words surrounded by "Quotes") (accepts markdown syntax) (defaults to "No documentation provided.")
--classSections, --cs	{None}	Add collapseable sections for classes (not generated if not called)
--methodSections, --ms	{None}	Add collapseable sections for class methods (not generated if not called)
--funcSections, --fs	{None}	Add collapseable sections for functions (not generated if not called)
--fileHeaders, --fh	{None}	Add file name & relative path above it's classes and functions (creates GitHub-safe clickable link) (not generated if not called)
--codeFence, --cf	{None}	Surround all DocStrings in a Python markdown code fence (not generated if not called)

Notes:

• Use either --files or --dir, never both
  • --dir is used to change the directory and then scrape all files within it
  • --files is used to specify specific files to scrape (not the entire directory)
  • If you'd like to scrape specific files in a separate directory, simply use --files with their absolute PATHs
• Anytime a PATH is requested, it does not need to be in the current directory, both relative and absolute PATHs are accepted
• If you'd like to exclude any functions that do not have their own DocString, you can use the --emptyfunc flag and pass in the value 0
• The current default behavior is to exclude any files that do not contain any functions or classes
• Clickable links generated with --fileHeaders might break if you are using a different directory with the --dir flag or placing DOCS.md in a different directory with the --output flag
• If you aren't using markdown-styled DocStrings, passing the --codeFence flag will help auto-emphasize Python keywords, such as str, int, class, etc.

Future Development

GenDoc was developed to be a simple, plug-and-play package. However, due to the level of styling customization required for many projects' documentation, an additional html-based API is being developed so developers can use their own external stylesheets.

PRs are welcome, and please contact Samarth Chitgopekar for any questions, comments, or concerns.

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