About this documentation¶
Python’s documentation is generated fromreStructuredText sourcesusingSphinx, a documentation generator originally created for Pythonand now maintained as an independent project.
Development of the documentation and its toolchain is an entirely volunteereffort, just like Python itself. If you want to contribute, please take alook at theDealing with Bugs page for information on how to do so. Newvolunteers are always welcome!
Many thanks go to:
Fred L. Drake, Jr., the creator of the original Python documentation toolsetand author of much of the content;
theDocutils project for creatingreStructuredText and the Docutils suite;
Fredrik Lundh for his Alternative Python Reference project from which Sphinxgot many good ideas.
Contributors to the Python documentation¶
Many people have contributed to the Python language, the Python standardlibrary, and the Python documentation. SeeMisc/ACKS in the Pythonsource distribution for a partial list of contributors.
It is only with the input and contributions of the Python communitythat Python has such wonderful documentation – Thank You!