Sphinx

documentation generator which converts reStructuredText files into HTML
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Sphinx

Summary

Sphinx is a documentation generator[1]. Sphinx draws 250 Wikipedia views per month (documentation_generator category, ranking #3 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sphinx's instance of is recorded as documentation generator[3].
  • Sphinx's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • Sphinx's instance of is recorded as Python package[5].
  • Sphinx's copyright license is recorded as 2-clause BSD License[6].
  • Sphinx's programmed in is recorded as Python[7].
  • Sphinx's software version identifier is recorded as 1.6.6[8].
  • Sphinx's software version identifier is recorded as 1.6.7[9].
  • Sphinx's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.4[10].
  • Sphinx's software version identifier is recorded as 3.5.3[11].
  • Sphinx's software version identifier is recorded as 4.3.1[12].
  • Sphinx's software version identifier is recorded as 4.4.0[13].
  • Sphinx's software version identifier is recorded as 4.5.0[14].
  • Sphinx's software version identifier is recorded as 5.0.0[15].
  • Sphinx's software version identifier is recorded as 5.0.1[16].
  • Sphinx's software version identifier is recorded as 5.0.2[17].
  • Sphinx's software version identifier is recorded as 5.1.0[18].
  • Sphinx's software version identifier is recorded as 5.1.1[19].
  • Sphinx's software version identifier is recorded as 5.2.0[20].
  • Sphinx's software version identifier is recorded as 5.2.1[21].
  • Sphinx's software version identifier is recorded as 5.2.2[22].
  • Sphinx's software version identifier is recorded as 5.2.3[23].
  • Sphinx's software version identifier is recorded as 5.3.0[24].
  • Sphinx's software version identifier is recorded as 6.0.0[25].
  • Sphinx's software version identifier is recorded as 6.0.1[26].
  • Sphinx's software version identifier is recorded as 6.1.0[27].

Why It Matters

Sphinx draws 250 Wikipedia views per month (documentation_generator category, ranking #3 of 8).[2] Sphinx has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Sphinx is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . sphinx-doc.org. sphinx-doc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . sphinx-doc.org. sphinx-doc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . sphinx-doc.org. sphinx-doc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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