sphinx-datatables

This extension makes it easy to use more expressive tables in Sphinx documentation with DataTables.

Usage

Install sphinx-datatables:

pip install sphinx-datatables

Add sphinxcontrib.jquery and sphinx_datatables to your conf.py:

extensions = [
    "sphinxcontrib.jquery",
    "sphinx_datatables",
]

Examples

csv-table

Using the csv-table role:

ID

First name

Last name

Birthdate

Added

1

Kaden

Labadie

1976-09-21

1970-10-20 12:52:05

2

Ophelia

Klocko

2018-04-11

1983-10-04 12:02:17

3

Ariel

Quigley

1990-10-19

2006-10-01 21:27:50

4

Wilfredo

Kessler

2011-07-07

1985-08-18 01:23:32

5

Malvina

Littel

1994-04-14

2010-08-06 03:07:54

6

Ralph

Kassulke

1988-03-02

1977-02-28 13:09:11

7

Karelle

Koelpin

1990-07-10

2012-12-30 10:01:10

8

Tyson

Bradtke

1992-10-17

2020-05-28 04:30:24

9

Micheal

Sporer

1987-06-26

2019-10-30 11:15:57

10

Sheridan

Sawayn

1999-08-21

2008-07-01 12:22:34

11

Keon

Tremblay

2004-05-22

1984-09-12 14:26:05

12

Elisabeth

Stokes

1989-04-01

1995-09-14 11:48:33

13

Gage

Schinner

1982-12-03

1975-06-17 11:55:43

14

Erik

Cremin

2013-03-03

1996-09-24 15:14:34

15

Retha

Spinka

2017-05-25

1982-08-25 00:42:26

16

Odie

Windler

1993-10-14

1998-08-17 11:46:13

17

Alexandrea

Fadel

2021-04-26

1984-08-13 23:02:20

18

Brody

Luettgen

1981-11-02

1990-05-30 14:01:01

19

Bernita

Stroman

1973-07-24

1981-09-10 21:58:27

20

Zula

Greenholt

2019-06-07

2020-07-24 13:13:02

.. csv-table::
    :header: ID,First name,Last name,Email,Birthdate,Added
    :class: sphinx-datatable

    1,Kaden,Labadie,1976-09-21,1970-10-20 12:52:05
    2,Ophelia,Klocko,2018-04-11,1983-10-04 12:02:17
    3,Ariel,Quigley,1990-10-19,2006-10-01 21:27:50
    4,Wilfredo,Kessler,2011-07-07,1985-08-18 01:23:32
    5,Malvina,Littel,1994-04-14,2010-08-06 03:07:54
    6,Ralph,Kassulke,1988-03-02,1977-02-28 13:09:11
    7,Karelle,Koelpin,1990-07-10,2012-12-30 10:01:10
    8,Tyson,Bradtke,1992-10-17,2020-05-28 04:30:24
    9,Micheal,Sporer,1987-06-26,2019-10-30 11:15:57
    10,Sheridan,Sawayn,1999-08-21,2008-07-01 12:22:34
    11,Keon,Tremblay,2004-05-22,1984-09-12 14:26:05
    12,Elisabeth,Stokes,1989-04-01,1995-09-14 11:48:33
    13,Gage,Schinner,1982-12-03,1975-06-17 11:55:43
    14,Erik,Cremin,2013-03-03,1996-09-24 15:14:34
    15,Retha,Spinka,2017-05-25,1982-08-25 00:42:26
    16,Odie,Windler,1993-10-14,1998-08-17 11:46:13
    17,Alexandrea,Fadel,2021-04-26,1984-08-13 23:02:20
    18,Brody,Luettgen,1981-11-02,1990-05-30 14:01:01
    19,Bernita,Stroman,1973-07-24,1981-09-10 21:58:27
    20,Zula,Greenholt,2019-06-07,2020-07-24 13:13:02

list-table

Using the list-table role:

Title

Heading 1, column 1

Heading 1, column 2

Heading 1, column 3

Row 1, column 1

Row 1, column 2

Row 1, column 3

Row 2, column 1

Row 2, column 2

Row 2, column 3

.. list-table:: Title
    :header-rows: 1
    :class: sphinx-datatable

    * - Heading 1, column 1
      - Heading 1, column 2
      - Heading 1, column 3
    * - Row 1, column 1
      - Row 1, column 2
      - Row 1, column 3
    * - Row 2, column 1
      - Row 2, column 2
      - Row 2, column 3

table

Using the table role:

Title

Heading 1, column 1

Heading 2, column 2

Heading 3, column 3

Row 1, column 1

Row 1, column 2

Row 1, column 3

Row 1, column 1

Row 2, column 2

Row 2, column 3

.. table:: Title
    :class: sphinx-datatable

    =================== =================== ===================
    Heading 1, column 1 Heading 2, column 2 Heading 3, column 3
    =================== =================== ===================
    Row 1, column 1     Row 1, column 2     Row 1, column 3
    Row 1, column 1     Row 2, column 2     Row 2, column 3
    =================== =================== ===================