flake8sphinxlinks

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======================= flake8_sphinx_links

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A Flake8 plugin to check docstrings for double backticked strings which should be links to the Python documentation.

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* - Docs
  - |docs| |docs_check|
* - Tests
  - |actions_linux| |actions_windows| |actions_macos| |coveralls|
* - PyPI
  - |pypi-version| |supported-versions| |supported-implementations| |wheel|
* - Anaconda
  - |conda-version| |conda-platform|
* - Activity
  - |commits-latest| |commits-since| |maintained| |pypi-downloads|
* - QA
  - |codefactor| |actions_flake8| |actions_mypy|
* - Other
  - |license| |language| |requires|

.. |docs| image:: https://img.shields.io/readthedocs/flake8-sphinx-links/latest?logo=read-the-docs :target: https://flake8-sphinx-links.readthedocs.io/en/latest :alt: Documentation Build Status

.. |docs_check| image:: https://github.com/python-formate/flake8-sphinx-links/workflows/Docs%20Check/badge.svg :target: https://github.com/python-formate/flake8-sphinx-links/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Docs+Check%22 :alt: Docs Check Status

.. |actions_linux| image:: https://github.com/python-formate/flake8-sphinx-links/workflows/Linux/badge.svg :target: https://github.com/python-formate/flake8-sphinx-links/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Linux%22 :alt: Linux Test Status

.. |actions_windows| image:: https://github.com/python-formate/flake8-sphinx-links/workflows/Windows/badge.svg :target: https://github.com/python-formate/flake8-sphinx-links/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Windows%22 :alt: Windows Test Status

.. |actions_macos| image:: https://github.com/python-formate/flake8-sphinx-links/workflows/macOS/badge.svg :target: https://github.com/python-formate/flake8-sphinx-links/actions?query=workflow%3A%22macOS%22 :alt: macOS Test Status

.. |actions_flake8| image:: https://github.com/python-formate/flake8-sphinx-links/workflows/Flake8/badge.svg :target: https://github.com/python-formate/flake8-sphinx-links/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Flake8%22 :alt: Flake8 Status

.. |actions_mypy| image:: https://github.com/python-formate/flake8-sphinx-links/workflows/mypy/badge.svg :target: https://github.com/python-formate/flake8-sphinx-links/actions?query=workflow%3A%22mypy%22 :alt: mypy status

.. |requires| image:: https://dependency-dash.repo-helper.uk/github/python-formate/flake8-sphinx-links/badge.svg :target: https://dependency-dash.repo-helper.uk/github/python-formate/flake8-sphinx-links/ :alt: Requirements Status

.. |coveralls| image:: https://img.shields.io/coveralls/github/python-formate/flake8-sphinx-links/master?logo=coveralls :target: https://coveralls.io/github/python-formate/flake8-sphinx-links?branch=master :alt: Coverage

.. |codefactor| image:: https://img.shields.io/codefactor/grade/github/python-formate/flake8-sphinx-links?logo=codefactor :target: https://www.codefactor.io/repository/github/python-formate/flake8-sphinx-links :alt: CodeFactor Grade

.. |pypi-version| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/flake8-sphinx-links :target: https://pypi.org/project/flake8-sphinx-links/ :alt: PyPI - Package Version

.. |supported-versions| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/flake8-sphinx-links?logo=python&logoColor=white :target: https://pypi.org/project/flake8-sphinx-links/ :alt: PyPI - Supported Python Versions

.. |supported-implementations| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/implementation/flake8-sphinx-links :target: https://pypi.org/project/flake8-sphinx-links/ :alt: PyPI - Supported Implementations

.. |wheel| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/wheel/flake8-sphinx-links :target: https://pypi.org/project/flake8-sphinx-links/ :alt: PyPI - Wheel

.. |conda-version| image:: https://img.shields.io/conda/v/domdfcoding/flake8_sphinx_links?logo=anaconda :target: https://anaconda.org/domdfcoding/flake8_sphinx_links :alt: Conda - Package Version

.. |conda-platform| image:: https://img.shields.io/conda/pn/domdfcoding/flake8_sphinx_links?label=conda%7Cplatform :target: https://anaconda.org/domdfcoding/flake8_sphinx_links :alt: Conda - Platform

.. |license| image:: https://img.shields.io/github/license/python-formate/flake8-sphinx-links :target: https://github.com/python-formate/flake8-sphinx-links/blob/master/LICENSE :alt: License

.. |language| image:: https://img.shields.io/github/languages/top/python-formate/flake8-sphinx-links :alt: GitHub top language

.. |commits-since| image:: https://img.shields.io/github/commits-since/python-formate/flake8-sphinx-links/v0.2.2 :target: https://github.com/python-formate/flake8-sphinx-links/pulse :alt: GitHub commits since tagged version

.. |commits-latest| image:: https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/python-formate/flake8-sphinx-links :target: https://github.com/python-formate/flake8-sphinx-links/commit/master :alt: GitHub last commit

.. |maintained| image:: https://img.shields.io/maintenance/yes/2026 :alt: Maintenance

.. |pypi-downloads| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/dm/flake8-sphinx-links :target: https://pypistats.org/packages/flake8-sphinx-links :alt: PyPI - Downloads

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For example, ``True`` should be py:obj:`True`, which Sphinx will render as a link to the Python documentation.

reStructuredText .rst files are not currently checked.

Installation

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flake8_sphinx_links can be installed from PyPI or Anaconda.

To install with pip:

.. code-block:: bash

$ python -m pip install flake8-sphinx-links

To install with conda:

* First add the required channels

.. code-block:: bash

	$ conda config --add channels https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge
	$ conda config --add channels https://conda.anaconda.org/domdfcoding

* Then install

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	$ conda install flake8_sphinx_links

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Flake8 codes

============== ===================================================================== Code Description ============== ===================================================================== SXL001 Double backticked variable should be a link to Python documentation. ============== =====================================================================

Use as a pre-commit hook

See pre-commit <https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit>_ for instructions

Sample .pre-commit-config.yaml:

.. code-block:: yaml

 - repo: https://gitlab.com/pycqa/flake8
   rev: 3.8.1
   hooks:
    - id: flake8
      additional_dependencies: [flake8-sphinx-links==0.2.2]