__docformat__ = "restructuredtext en" def foo(var1, var2, long_var_name='hi') : """One-line summary or signature. Several sentences providing an extended description. You can put text in mono-spaced type like so: ``var``. *Parameters*: var1 : {array_like} Array_like means all those objects -- lists, nested lists, etc. -- that can be converted to an array. var2 : {integer} Write out the full type long_variable_name : {'hi', 'ho'}, optional Choices in brackets, default first when optional. *Returns*: named : {type} Explanation list Explanation of Explanation outputs even more explaining *Other Parameters*: only_seldom_used_keywords : type Explanation common_parametrs_listed_above : type Explanation *See Also*: `otherfunc` : relationship (optional) `newfunc` : relationship (optional) *Notes* Notes about the implementation algorithm (if needed). This can have multiple paragraphs as can all sections. *Examples* examples in doctest format >>> a=[1,2,3] >>> [x + 3 for x in a] [4, 5, 6] """ pass def newfunc() : """Do nothing. I never saw a purple cow. """ pass def otherfunc() : """Do nothing. I never hope to see one. """ pass