# Sample Configuration File

Configuration files, specified using the `--config` option, may be used to specify both the list of objects to document, and the options that should be used to document them. Configuration files are read using the standard ConfigParser module. The following example configuration file demonstrates the various options that you can set. Lines beginning with "#" or ";" are treated as comments.

    [epydoc] # Epydoc section marker (required by ConfigParser)

    # modules
    #   The list of objects to document.  Objects can be named using
    #   dotted names, module filenames, or package directory names.
    #   Alases for this option include "objects" and "values".
    modules: sys, os.path, re

    # output
    #   The type of output that should be generated.  Should be one
    #   of: html, text, latex, dvi, ps, pdf.
    output: html

    # target
    #   The path to the output directory.  May be relative or absolute.
    target: html/

    # docformat
    #   The default markup language for docstrings, for modules that do
    #   not define __docformat__.  Defaults to epytext.
    docformat: epytext

    # css
    #   The CSS stylesheet for HTML output.  Can be the name of a builtin
    #   stylesheet, or the name of a file.
    css: white

    # name
    #   The documented project's name.
    name: Example

    # url
    #   The documented project's URL.
    url: http://some.project/

    # link
    #   HTML code for the project link in the navigation bar.  If left
    #   unspecified, the project link will be generated based on the
    #   project's name and URL.
    link: <a href="somewhere">My Cool Project</a>

    # top
    #   The "top" page for the documentation.  Can be a URL, the name
    #   of a module or class, or one of the special names "trees.html",
    #   "indices.html", or "help.html"
    top: os.path

    # help
    #   An alternative help file.  The named file should contain the
    #   body of an HTML file; navigation bars will be added to it.
    help: my_helpfile.html

    # frames
    #   Whether or not to include a frames-based table of contents.
    frames: yes

    # private
    #   Whether or not to inclue private variables.  (Even if included,
    #   private variables will be hidden by default.)
    private: yes

    # imports
    #   Whether or not to list each module's imports.
    imports: no

    # verbosity
    #   An integer indicating how verbose epydoc should be.  The default
    #   value is 0; negative values will supress warnings and errors;
    #   positive values will give more verbose output.
    verbosity: 0

    # parse
    #   Whether or not parsing should be used to examine objects.
    parse: yes

    # introspect
    #   Whether or not introspection should be used to examine objects.
    introspect: yes

    # graph
    #   The list of graph types that should be automatically included
    #   in the output.  Graphs are generated using the Graphviz "dot"
    #   executable.  Graph types include: "classtree", "callgraph",
    #   "umlclass".  Use "all" to include all graph types
    graph: all

    # dotpath
    #   The path to the Graphviz "dot" executable, used to generate
    #   graphs.
    dotpath: /usr/local/bin/dot

    # sourcecode
    #   Whether or not to include syntax highlighted source code in
    #   the output (HTML only).
    sourcecode: yes

    # pstat
    #   The name of one or more pstat files (generated by the profile
    #   or hotshot module).  These are used to generate call graphs.
    pstat: profile.out

    # separate-classes
    #   Whether each class should be listed in its own section when
    #   generating LaTeX or PDF output.
    separate-classes: no