In reStructuredText, how do you make a table column have monospaced text?

Question

I want to create a table in ReStructuredText (ReST / RST) where every column should be rendered as an inline literal / monospace font.

I can't find a way to have inline literals span multiple lines, where there is text in front of them, like a table.

Is there a way for me to set a table to render a specific column as inline literal / monospace font? If not, what is the best practice for this?

Answer 1

Try this.

.. csv-table::
    :header: Header1, Header2, Header3

    A, B, "These lines appear as one line,
    even though they are written in two lines."
    C, D, "This is normal text. ``this is inline stuff that is very long and may wrap on multiple lines of text in a table cell, and it could look OK, but who knows?`` This is normal text again."

Yields this screenshot, using the Alabaster theme.

You might have to twiddle your theme's CSS to get it just right.