Sphinx DataTables

This extension makes it easy to use more expressive tables in Sphinx documentation with DataTables. See the demo and full documentation online.

Installation

pip install sphinx-datatables

Usage

Add the extension in your conf.py:

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

In your .rst documentation, create a table and add a custom class label. Your table must have a valid header row.

.. csv-table::
    :header: First Name,Last Name
    :class: sphinx-datatable

    John,Smith
    Jane,Doe

Configuration

The following configuration options are available with the following default values:

# in conf.py

# set the version to use for DataTables plugin
datatables_version = "2.3.0"

# name of the class to use for tables to enable DataTables
datatables_class = "sphinx-datatable"

# any custom options to pass to the DataTables constructor. Note that any
# options you set are used for all DataTables.
datatables_options = {}