collapse

This directive hides or unhides a part of the documentation, usually snippets of code. The user can click on a button to fold or unfold a section.

Usage

In conf.py:

extensions = [ ...
    'sphinx_runpython.collapse',
]

Show or hide a part of the documentation.

Directive

class sphinx_runpython.collapse.sphinx_collapse_extension.CollapseDirective(name, arguments, options, content, lineno, content_offset, block_text, state, state_machine)[source]

A collapse adds hide/unhide button for a part of HTML page. It has no effect in other formats.

  • legend: legend for the button, if not precise, it will be hide / unhide. Example: :legend: hide/unhide.

  • hide: the text is shown by default unless this option is set up.

Example:

.. collapse::
    :legend: hide/unhide

    some text to hide or unhide

Which gives:

some text to hide or unhide