Write reStructuredText t programmatically in Python

Question

Is there any Python3.X library that helps to write rST file/text. I do not want to write rST file with manual styling with file.write(). I am looking for a library which makes it easier to create an rST file with different elements like bold, underline, tables.

Note: I do not want to read a rST file, rather I want to create a rST file programmatically

Answer 1

Use RstCloth to create RST-files via an easy Python API.

from rstcloth import RstCloth

d = RstCloth()
d.title('Example Use')
d.newline()
d.h2('Contents')
d.directive(name="contents", fields=[('local', ''), ('backlinks', 'None')])
d.newline()
d.h2('Code -- shebang')
d.codeblock('#!/usr/bin/env')

d.print_content()

Result:

===========
Example Use
===========

Contents
--------

.. contents::
   :local:
   :backlinks: None

Code -- shebang
---------------

::

   #!/usr/bin/env