Define a new environment, classdesc*, which can be used to document a

class without providing any information about the constructor.  This
should be used for classes which only exist to act as containers rather
than as factories for instances.

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Doc/texinputs/python.sty b/Doc/texinputs/python.sty
index 795882d64d..35f7727959 100644
--- a/Doc/texinputs/python.sty
+++ b/Doc/texinputs/python.sty
@@ -623,6 +623,15 @@
       \index{#1@{\py@idxcode{#1}} (class in \py@thismodule)}]
 }{\end{fulllineitems}}
 
+% \begin{classdesc*}{name}
+\newenvironment{classdesc*}[1]{
+  % Using \renewcommand doesn't work for this, for unknown reasons:
+  \global\def\py@thisclass{#1}
+  \begin{fulllineitems}
+    \item[\strong{class }\code{\bfcode{#1}}%
+      \index{#1@{\py@idxcode{#1}} (class in \py@thismodule)}]
+}{\end{fulllineitems}}
+
 % \begin{excclassdesc}{name}{constructor args}
 % but indexes as an exception
 \newenvironment{excclassdesc}[2]{
@@ -633,6 +642,9 @@
       \index{#1@{\py@idxcode{#1}} (exception in \py@thismodule)}]
 }{\end{fulllineitems}}
 
+% There is no corresponding {excclassdesc*} environment.  To describe
+% a class exception without parameters, use the {excdesc} environment.
+
 
 \let\py@classbadkey=\@undefined