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<h2 class="class">Class ObjDoc</h2>

<dl><dt><b>Known Subclasses:</b></dt>
<dd>
    <a href="epydoc.objdoc.ClassDoc-class.html"><code>ClassDoc</code></a>,
    <a href="epydoc.objdoc.FuncDoc-class.html"><code>FuncDoc</code></a>,
    <a href="epydoc.objdoc.ModuleDoc-class.html"><code>ModuleDoc</code></a>,
    <a href="epydoc.objdoc.PropertyDoc-class.html"><code>PropertyDoc</code></a></dd></dl>

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A base class for encoding the information about a Python object that 
is necessary to create its documentation. This base class defines the 
following pieces of documentation:
<ul>
  <li>
    <a name="index-uid"></a><i class="indexterm">uid</i>: The object's 
    unique identifier.
  </li>
  <li>
    <a name="index-descr"></a><i class="indexterm">descr</i>: A full 
    description of the object.
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  <li>
    <a name="index-summary"></a><i class="indexterm">summary</i>: A 
    summary description of the object.
  </li>
  <li>
    <a name="index-fields"></a><i class="indexterm">fields</i>: A list 
    of generic docstring fields, such as authors, version, and notes. The 
    list of standard generic docstring fields is defined by the variable 
    <a href="epydoc.objdoc.ObjDoc-class.html#STANDARD_FIELDS" 
    class="link"><code>ObjDoc.STANDARD_FIELDS</code></a>; but the user 
    may also add new generic docstring fields (via 
    <code>&#64;newfield</code> or 
    <code>__extra_epydoc_fields__</code>).
  </li>
  <li>
    <a name="index-sortorder"></a><i class="indexterm">sortorder</i>: 
    The object's sort order, as defined by the <code>&#64;sort</code> 
    field.
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  <li>
    <a name="index-groups"></a><i class="indexterm">groups</i>: 
    Groupings for contained objects (or parameters).
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  <th colspan="2">Method Summary</th></tr>
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  <td><code><span class="summary-sig"><a href="epydoc.objdoc.ObjDoc-class.html#__init__" class="summary-sig-name"><code>__init__</code></a>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>,
          <span class=summary-sig-arg>uid</span>,
          <span class=summary-sig-arg>verbosity</span>,
          <span class=summary-sig-arg>docstring</span>)</span></code>
<br />
Create the documentation for the given object.</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="15%"><font size="-1">&nbsp;</font></td>
  <td><code><a name="__include"></a><span class="summary-sig"><span class="summary-sig-name">__include</span>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>,
          <span class=summary-sig-arg>docstring</span>)</span></code>
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="15%"><font size="-1">&nbsp;</font></td>
  <td><code><span class="summary-sig"><a href="../private/epydoc.objdoc.ObjDoc-class.html#_sort" class="summary-sig-name"><code>_sort</code></a>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>,
          <span class=summary-sig-arg>items</span>)</span></code>
<br />
Return a copy of the list <code>items</code>, sorted first by 
<code>sortorder</code>, and then by name.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#e8f0f8" class="group">
  <th colspan="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accessors</th></tr>
<tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="15%"><font size="-1">        <a href="epydoc.uid.UID-class.html" 
        class="link"><code>UID</code></a>
</font></td>
  <td><code><span class="summary-sig"><a href="epydoc.objdoc.ObjDoc-class.html#uid" class="summary-sig-name"><code>uid</code></a>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>)</span></code>
<br />
Return the UID of the object documented by this <code>ObjDoc</code>.</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="15%"><font size="-1">        <a href="epydoc.markup.ParsedDocstring-class.html" 
        class="link"><code>markup.ParsedDocstring</code></a>
</font></td>
  <td><code><span class="summary-sig"><a href="epydoc.objdoc.ObjDoc-class.html#descr" class="summary-sig-name"><code>descr</code></a>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>)</span></code>
<br />
Return a description of the object documented by this 
<code>ObjDoc</code>.</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="15%"><font size="-1">        <code>list</code> of <a 
        href="epydoc.objdoc.DocField-class.html" 
        class="link"><code>DocField</code></a>
</font></td>
  <td><code><span class="summary-sig"><a href="epydoc.objdoc.ObjDoc-class.html#fields" class="summary-sig-name"><code>fields</code></a>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>)</span></code>
<br />
Return a list of the fields that are given values in the docstring of the 
object documented by this <code>ObjDoc</code>.</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="15%"><font size="-1">        <code>list</code> of <a 
        href="epydoc.markup.ParsedDocstring-class.html" 
        class="link"><code>markup.ParsedDocstring</code></a>
</font></td>
  <td><code><span class="summary-sig"><a href="epydoc.objdoc.ObjDoc-class.html#field_values" class="summary-sig-name"><code>field_values</code></a>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>,
          <span class=summary-sig-arg>field</span>)</span></code>
<br />
Return a list of the values that are specified for the given field in the 
docstring of the object documented by this <code>ObjDoc</code>.</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="15%"><font size="-1">        <code>list</code> of <code>string</code>
</font></td>
  <td><code><span class="summary-sig"><a href="epydoc.objdoc.ObjDoc-class.html#sortorder" class="summary-sig-name"><code>sortorder</code></a>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>)</span></code>
<br />
Return a list specifying the sort order that should be used for the object's 
children.</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="15%"><font size="-1">        <code>list</code> of <code>string</code>
</font></td>
  <td><code><span class="summary-sig"><a href="epydoc.objdoc.ObjDoc-class.html#groups" class="summary-sig-name"><code>groups</code></a>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>)</span></code>
<br />
Return a list of the names of the groups that are defined for the object 
documented by this <code>ObjDoc</code>.</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="15%"><font size="-1">        <code>list</code> of <code>(string, elt)</code>
</font></td>
  <td><code><span class="summary-sig"><a href="epydoc.objdoc.ObjDoc-class.html#by_group" class="summary-sig-name"><code>by_group</code></a>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>,
          <span class=summary-sig-arg>elts</span>)</span></code>
<br />
Divide a set of elements into groups.</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="15%"><font size="-1">        <code>boolean</code>
</font></td>
  <td><code><span class="summary-sig"><a href="epydoc.objdoc.ObjDoc-class.html#has_docstring" class="summary-sig-name"><code>has_docstring</code></a>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>)</span></code>
<br />
Return true if the object documented by this <code>ObjDoc</code> has a 
docstring.</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="15%"><font size="-1">        <a href="epydoc.markup.ParsedDocstring-class.html" 
        class="link"><code>markup.ParsedDocstring</code></a>
</font></td>
  <td><code><span class="summary-sig"><a href="epydoc.objdoc.ObjDoc-class.html#summary" class="summary-sig-name"><code>summary</code></a>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>)</span></code>
<br />
Return a summary of the description of the object documented by this 
<code>ObjDoc</code>.</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="15%"><font size="-1">        <code>boolean</code>
</font></td>
  <td><code><span class="summary-sig"><a href="epydoc.objdoc.ObjDoc-class.html#defines_groups" class="summary-sig-name"><code>defines_groups</code></a>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>)</span></code>
<br />
Return true if the object documented by this <code>ObjDoc</code> defines any 
groups.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#e8f0f8" class="group">
  <th colspan="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Error Handling</th></tr>
<tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="15%"><font size="-1">        <code>None</code>
</font></td>
  <td><code><span class="summary-sig"><a href="../private/epydoc.objdoc.ObjDoc-class.html#_print_errors" class="summary-sig-name"><code>_print_errors</code></a>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>,
          <span class=summary-sig-arg>stream</span>)</span></code>
<br />
Print any errors that were encountered while constructing this 
<code>ObjDoc</code> to <code>stream</code>.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#e8f0f8" class="group">
  <th colspan="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Docstring Parsing</th></tr>
<tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="15%"><font size="-1">&nbsp;</font></td>
  <td><code><a name="__parse_docstring"></a><span class="summary-sig"><span class="summary-sig-name">__parse_docstring</span>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>,
          <span class=summary-sig-arg>docstring</span>)</span></code>
</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="15%"><font size="-1">&nbsp;</font></td>
  <td><code><span class="summary-sig"><a href="../private/epydoc.objdoc.ObjDoc-class.html#_process_field" class="summary-sig-name"><code>_process_field</code></a>(<span class=summary-sig-arg>self</span>,
          <span class=summary-sig-arg>tag</span>,
          <span class=summary-sig-arg>arg</span>,
          <span class=summary-sig-arg>descr</span>,
          <span class=summary-sig-arg>warnings</span>)</span></code>
<br />
Process a field from this object's docstring.</td></tr>
</table><br />


<!-- =========== START OF INSTANCE VARIABLE SUMMARY =========== -->
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  <th colspan="2">Instance Variable Summary</th></tr>
<tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="15%"><font size="-1"><a href="epydoc.uid.UID-class.html" 
          class="link"><code>UID</code></a></font></td>
<td><b><a href="../private/epydoc.objdoc.ObjDoc-class.html#_uid"><code>_uid</code></a></b>: The object's unique identifier</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#e8f0f8" class="group">
  <th colspan="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Error Handling</th></tr>
<tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="15%"><font size="-1">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td><b><a href="../private/epydoc.objdoc.ObjDoc-class.html#_parse_warnings"><code>_parse_warnings</code></a></b>: Warnings generated when parsing the object's docstring.</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="15%"><font size="-1">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td><b><a href="../private/epydoc.objdoc.ObjDoc-class.html#_parse_errors"><code>_parse_errors</code></a></b>: Errors generated when parsing the object's docstring.</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="15%"><font size="-1">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td><b><a href="../private/epydoc.objdoc.ObjDoc-class.html#_field_warnings"><code>_field_warnings</code></a></b>: Warnings generated when processing the object's docstring's 
fields.</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="15%"><font size="-1">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td><b><a href="../private/epydoc.objdoc.ObjDoc-class.html#_misc_warnings"><code>_misc_warnings</code></a></b>: Warnings that are not related to the object's docstring.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#e8f0f8" class="group">
  <th colspan="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Docstring Parsing</th></tr>
<tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="15%"><font size="-1"><a href="epydoc.markup.ParsedDocstring-class.html" 
          class="link"><code>markup.ParsedDocstring</code></a></font></td>
<td><b><a href="../private/epydoc.objdoc.ObjDoc-class.html#_descr"><code>_descr</code></a></b>: The object's description, encoded as epytext.</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="15%"><font size="-1"><code>dictionary</code> from <a 
          href="epydoc.objdoc.DocField-class.html" 
          class="link"><code>DocField</code></a> to <code>list</code> of 
          <a href="epydoc.markup.ParsedDocstring-class.html" 
          class="link"><code>markup.ParsedDocstring</code></a></font></td>
<td><b><a href="../private/epydoc.objdoc.ObjDoc-class.html#_fields"><code>_fields</code></a></b>: Documentation fields that were extracted from the object's 
docstring.</td></tr>
</table><br />


<!-- =========== START OF CLASS VARIABLE SUMMARY =========== -->
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<tr bgcolor="#70b0f0" class="summary">
  <th colspan="2">Class Variable Summary</th></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#e8f0f8" class="group">
  <th colspan="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Docstring Parsing</th></tr>
<tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="15%"><font size="-1"><code>List</code> of <a 
          href="epydoc.objdoc.DocField-class.html" 
          class="link"><code>DocField</code></a></font></td>
<td><b><a href="epydoc.objdoc.ObjDoc-class.html#STANDARD_FIELDS"><code>STANDARD_FIELDS</code></a></b>: The list of standard docstring fields that epydoc accepts.</td></tr>
</table><br />


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  <th colspan="2">Method Details</th></tr>
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<a name="uid"></a>
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  <h3><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">uid</span>(<span class=sig-arg>self</span>)</span>
  </h3>
  <dl><dt></dt><dd>
    <dl><dt><b>Returns:</b></dt>
      <dd>
        The UID of the object documented by this 
        <code>ObjDoc</code>.
        <br /><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        (type=<a href="epydoc.uid.UID-class.html" 
        class="link"><code>UID</code></a>)</i>
      </dd>
    </dl>
  </dd></dl>
</td></tr></table>

<a name="descr"></a>
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  <h3><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">descr</span>(<span class=sig-arg>self</span>)</span>
  </h3>
  <dl><dt></dt><dd>
    <dl><dt><b>Returns:</b></dt>
      <dd>
        A description of the object documented by this 
        <code>ObjDoc</code>.
        <br /><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        (type=<a href="epydoc.markup.ParsedDocstring-class.html" 
        class="link"><code>markup.ParsedDocstring</code></a>)</i>
      </dd>
    </dl>
  </dd></dl>
</td></tr></table>

<a name="fields"></a>
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  <h3><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">fields</span>(<span class=sig-arg>self</span>)</span>
  </h3>
  <dl><dt></dt><dd>
    <dl><dt><b>Returns:</b></dt>
      <dd>
        A list of the fields that are given values in the docstring of 
        the object documented by this <code>ObjDoc</code>. The fields are 
        listed in the order that they first appear in the docstring.
        <br /><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        (type=<code>list</code> of <a 
        href="epydoc.objdoc.DocField-class.html" 
        class="link"><code>DocField</code></a>)</i>
      </dd>
    </dl>
  </dd></dl>
</td></tr></table>

<a name="field_values"></a>
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  <h3><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">field_values</span>(<span class=sig-arg>self</span>,
          <span class=sig-arg>field</span>)</span>
  </h3>
  <dl><dt></dt><dd>
    <dl><dt><b>Returns:</b></dt>
      <dd>
        A list of the values that are specified for the given field in 
        the docstring of the object documented by this 
        <code>ObjDoc</code>. Values are listed in the order that they 
        appear in the docstring.
        <br /><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        (type=<code>list</code> of <a 
        href="epydoc.markup.ParsedDocstring-class.html" 
        class="link"><code>markup.ParsedDocstring</code></a>)</i>
      </dd>
    </dl>
  </dd></dl>
</td></tr></table>

<a name="sortorder"></a>
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  <h3><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">sortorder</span>(<span class=sig-arg>self</span>)</span>
  </h3>
  <dl><dt></dt><dd>
    <dl><dt><b>Returns:</b></dt>
      <dd>
        A list specifying the sort order that should be used for the 
        object's children. Elements that are in this list should appear 
        before elements that are not in this list; and elements that are 
        in this list should appear in the order that they appear in this 
        list.
        <br /><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        (type=<code>list</code> of <code>string</code>)</i>
      </dd>
    </dl>
  </dd></dl>
</td></tr></table>

<a name="groups"></a>
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  <h3><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">groups</span>(<span class=sig-arg>self</span>)</span>
  </h3>
  <dl><dt></dt><dd>
    <dl><dt><b>Returns:</b></dt>
      <dd>
        A list of the names of the groups that are defined for the 
        object documented by this <code>ObjDoc</code>. To divide a set of 
        children into groups, use <a 
        href="epydoc.objdoc.ObjDoc-class.html#by_group" 
        class="link"><code>by_group</code></a>.
        <br /><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        (type=<code>list</code> of <code>string</code>)</i>
      </dd>
    </dl>
  </dd></dl>
</td></tr></table>

<a name="by_group"></a>
<table width="100%" class="func-details" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"><tr><td>
  <h3><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">by_group</span>(<span class=sig-arg>self</span>,
          <span class=sig-arg>elts</span>)</span>
  </h3>
  Divide a set of elements into groups. Typical usage:
<pre class="doctestblock">
<span class="py-src"><span class="py-prompt">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span>grouped_funcs = fdoc.by_group(fdoc.functions())
<span class="py-prompt">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class="py-keyword">for</span> (group, members) <span class="py-keyword">in</span> grouped_funcs:
<span class="py-prompt">... </span>    <span class="py-keyword">print</span> group, members</span></pre>
  <dl><dt></dt><dd>
    <dl><dt><b>Parameters:</b></dt>
      <dd><code><b>elts</b></code> -
         The set of elements that should be divided into groups. These 
        elements should be <code>Link</code>s, <code>Var</code>s, or 
        <code>Param</code>s specifying child objects of the object 
        documented by this <code>ObjDoc</code>.
        <br /><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        (type=<code>list</code> of (<a 
              href="epydoc.uid.Link-class.html" 
              class="link"><code>Link</code></a> or <a 
              href="epydoc.objdoc.Var-class.html" 
              class="link"><code>Var</code></a> or <a 
              href="epydoc.objdoc.ObjDoc-class.html" 
              class="link"><code>ObjDoc</code></a>))</i>
      </dd>
    </dl>
    <dl><dt><b>Returns:</b></dt>
      <dd>
        A list of tuples of the form <code>(name, members)</code>, 
        where <code>name</code> is the name of a group; and 
        <code>members</code> is a list of the elements in 
        <code>elts</code> that are in the group. Group membership is 
        tested with the <code>elt.name()</code> method, so every element 
        in <code>elts</code> must define that method.
        <br /><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        (type=<code>list</code> of <code>(string, elt)</code>)</i>
      </dd>
    </dl>
  </dd></dl>
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<a name="has_docstring"></a>
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  <h3><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">has_docstring</span>(<span class=sig-arg>self</span>)</span>
  </h3>
  <dl><dt></dt><dd>
    <dl><dt><b>Returns:</b></dt>
      <dd>
        True if the object documented by this <code>ObjDoc</code> has 
        a docstring.
        <br /><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        (type=<code>boolean</code>)</i>
      </dd>
    </dl>
  </dd></dl>
</td></tr></table>

<a name="summary"></a>
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  <h3><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">summary</span>(<span class=sig-arg>self</span>)</span>
  </h3>
  <dl><dt></dt><dd>
    <dl><dt><b>Returns:</b></dt>
      <dd>
        A summary of the description of the object documented by this 
        <code>ObjDoc</code>.
        <br /><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        (type=<a href="epydoc.markup.ParsedDocstring-class.html" 
        class="link"><code>markup.ParsedDocstring</code></a>)</i>
      </dd>
    </dl>
  </dd></dl>
</td></tr></table>

<a name="defines_groups"></a>
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  <h3><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">defines_groups</span>(<span class=sig-arg>self</span>)</span>
  </h3>
  <dl><dt></dt><dd>
    <dl><dt><b>Returns:</b></dt>
      <dd>
        True if the object documented by this <code>ObjDoc</code> 
        defines any groups.
        <br /><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        (type=<code>boolean</code>)</i>
      </dd>
    </dl>
  </dd></dl>
</td></tr></table>

<a name="_print_errors"></a>
<table width="100%" class="func-details" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"><tr><td>
  <h3><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">_print_errors</span>(<span class=sig-arg>self</span>,
          <span class=sig-arg>stream</span>=<span class=sig-default>None</span>)</span>
  </h3>
  Print any errors that were encountered while constructing this 
  <code>ObjDoc</code> to <code>stream</code>. This method should be 
  called at the end of the constructor of every class that is derived 
  from <code>ObjDoc</code> (<i>after</i> the base <code>ObjDoc</code> 
  constructor has been called).
  <dl><dt></dt><dd>
    <dl><dt><b>Returns:</b></dt>
      <dd>
        <code>None</code>
      </dd>
    </dl>
  </dd></dl>
</td></tr></table>

<a name="_process_field"></a>
<table width="100%" class="func-details" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"><tr><td>
  <h3><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">_process_field</span>(<span class=sig-arg>self</span>,
          <span class=sig-arg>tag</span>,
          <span class=sig-arg>arg</span>,
          <span class=sig-arg>descr</span>,
          <span class=sig-arg>warnings</span>)</span>
  </h3>
  Process a field from this object's docstring. 
  <code>ObjDoc._process_field</code> be overridden by child classes of 
  <code>ObjDoc</code>, and called as the default case.
  <dl><dt></dt><dd>
    <dl><dt><b>Parameters:</b></dt>
      <dd><code><b>tag</b></code> -
         The field's tag name
        <br /><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        (type=<code>string</code>)</i>
      <dd><code><b>arg</b></code> -
         The field's optional argument (or <code>None</code> if no 
        argument was specified).
        <br /><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        (type=<code>string</code>)</i>
      <dd><code><b>descr</b></code> -
         The field's body.
        <br /><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        (type=<a href="epydoc.markup.ParsedDocstring-class.html" 
              class="link"><code>markup.ParsedDocstring</code></a>)</i>
      <dd><code><b>warnings</b></code> -
         A list of warnings that have been encountered. If any new 
        warnings are encountered, then they should be appended to this 
        list.
      </dd>
    </dl>
  </dd></dl>
</td></tr></table>

<a name="__init__"></a>
<table width="100%" class="func-details" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"><tr><td>
  <h3><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">__init__</span>(<span class=sig-arg>self</span>,
          <span class=sig-arg>uid</span>,
          <span class=sig-arg>verbosity</span>=<span class=sig-default>0</span>,
          <span class=sig-arg>docstring</span>=<span class=sig-default>None</span>)</span>
    <br /><i>(Constructor)</i>
  </h3>
  Create the documentation for the given object.
  <dl><dt></dt><dd>
    <dl><dt><b>Parameters:</b></dt>
      <dd><code><b>uid</b></code> -
         The UID of the object to document.
        <br /><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        (type=<a href="epydoc.uid.UID-class.html" 
              class="link"><code>UID</code></a>)</i>
      <dd><code><b>verbosity</b></code> -
         The verbosity of output produced when creating documentation 
        for the object. More positive numbers produce more verbose 
        output; negative numbers supress warnings and errors.
        <br /><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        (type=<code>int</code>)</i>
      </dd>
    </dl>
  </dd></dl>
</td></tr></table>

<a name="_sort"></a>
<table width="100%" class="func-details" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"><tr><td>
  <h3><span class="sig"><span class="sig-name">_sort</span>(<span class=sig-arg>self</span>,
          <span class=sig-arg>items</span>)</span>
  </h3>
  <dl><dt></dt><dd>
    <dl><dt><b>Parameters:</b></dt>
      <dd><code><b>items</b></code>
        <br /><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
        (type=<code>list</code> of (<a 
              href="epydoc.uid.UID-class.html" 
              class="link"><code>UID</code></a> or <a 
              href="epydoc.uid.Link-class.html" 
              class="link"><code>Link</code></a> or <a 
              href="epydoc.objdoc.Var-class.html" 
              class="link"><code>Var</code></a>))</i>
      </dd>
    </dl>
    <dl><dt><b>Returns:</b></dt>
      <dd>
        A copy of the list <code>items</code>, sorted first by 
        <code>sortorder</code>, and then by name. Item names are sorted 
        as follows:
        <ul>
          <li>
            <code>'__init__'</code> &lt; anything else
          </li>
          <li>
            public &lt; private
          </li>
          <li>
            otherwise, alphabetically (case isensitive).
          </li>
        </ul>
      </dd>
    </dl>
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<a name="_parse_warnings"></a>
<h3>_parse_warnings</h3>
Warnings generated when parsing the object's docstring.
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<a name="_parse_errors"></a>
<h3>_parse_errors</h3>
Errors generated when parsing the object's docstring.
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<a name="_field_warnings"></a>
<h3>_field_warnings</h3>
Warnings generated when processing the object's docstring's 
fields.
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<a name="_misc_warnings"></a>
<h3>_misc_warnings</h3>
Warnings that are not related to the object's docstring.
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<a name="_descr"></a>
<h3>_descr</h3>
The object's description, encoded as epytext.
<dl>
  <dt></dt>
  <dd>
    <dl>
      <dt><b>Type:</b></dt>
      <dd>
          <a href="epydoc.markup.ParsedDocstring-class.html" 
          class="link"><code>markup.ParsedDocstring</code></a>

      </dd>
    </dl>
  </dd>
</dl></td></tr></table>
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<a name="_fields"></a>
<h3>_fields</h3>
Documentation fields that were extracted from the object's docstring. 
The list of fields that are accepted by epydoc is defined by <a 
href="epydoc.objdoc.ObjDoc-class.html#STANDARD_FIELDS" 
class="link"><code>STANDARD_FIELDS</code></a>.
<dl>
  <dt></dt>
  <dd>
    <dl>
      <dt><b>Type:</b></dt>
      <dd>
          <code>dictionary</code> from <a 
          href="epydoc.objdoc.DocField-class.html" 
          class="link"><code>DocField</code></a> to <code>list</code> of 
          <a href="epydoc.markup.ParsedDocstring-class.html" 
          class="link"><code>markup.ParsedDocstring</code></a>

      </dd>
    </dl>
  </dd>
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<a name="_uid"></a>
<h3>_uid</h3>
The object's unique identifier
<dl>
  <dt></dt>
  <dd>
    <dl>
      <dt><b>Type:</b></dt>
      <dd>
          <a href="epydoc.uid.UID-class.html" 
          class="link"><code>UID</code></a>

      </dd>
    </dl>
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<a name="STANDARD_FIELDS"></a>
<h3>STANDARD_FIELDS</h3>
The list of standard docstring fields that epydoc accepts. The order 
of fields is significant: when the fields are rendered, they will be 
listed in the order that they are given in this list. Note that this list 
does <a name="index-not"></a><i class="indexterm">not</i> include special 
fields, such as &quot;group&quot;; it just includes &quot;simple&quot; 
fields, which contain a single textual description or a list of textual 
descriptions.
<dl>
  <dt></dt>
  <dd>
    <dl>
      <dt><b>Type:</b></dt>
      <dd>
          <code>List</code> of <a 
          href="epydoc.objdoc.DocField-class.html" 
          class="link"><code>DocField</code></a>

      </dd>
<span title="[&lt;Field: depreciated&gt;, &lt;Field: version&gt;, &lt;Field: date&gt;, &lt;Field: status&gt;, &lt;Field: author&gt;, &lt;Field: contact&gt;, &lt;Field: organization&gt;, &lt;Field: copyright&gt;, &lt;Field: license&gt;, &lt;Field: bug&gt;, &lt;Field: warning&gt;, &lt;Field: attention&gt;, &lt;Field: note&gt;, &lt;Field: requires&gt;, &lt;Field: precondition&gt;, &lt;Field: postcondition&gt;, &lt;Field: invariant&gt;, &lt;Field: since&gt;, &lt;Field: see&gt;, &lt;Field: todo&gt;]">      <dt><b>Value:</b></dt>
      <dd><table><tr><td>
<pre class="variable">
[&lt;Field: depreciated&gt;,
 &lt;Field: version&gt;,
 &lt;Field: date&gt;,
 &lt;Field: status&gt;,
 &lt;Field: author&gt;,
 &lt;Field: contact&gt;,
 &lt;Field: organization&gt;,
 &lt;Field: copyright&gt;,
<span class="variable-ellipsis">...</span>                                                                    </pre>
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