**************************************************** A description of the package (`astropy.packagename`) **************************************************** When creating a new subpackage's documentation, this file should be copied to a file "index.rst" in a directory corresponding to the name of the package. E.g., ``docs/packagename/index.rst``. And don't forget to delete this paragraph. Introduction ============ Include general content that might be useful for understanding the package here, as well as general scientific or mathematical background that might be necessary for the "big-picture" of this package. Getting Started =============== Short tutorial-like examples of how to do common-tasks - should be fairly quick, with any more detailed examples in the next section. Using `packagename` =================== .. THIS SECTION SHOULD BE EITHER This section is for the detailed documentation. For simpler packages, this should either by paragraphs or sub-divided into sub-sections like: Sub-topic 1 ----------- Content if needed A Complex example ----------------- Content if needed Sub-sub topic 1 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Content if needed (note the use of ^^^^ at this level). Sub-sub-sub topic 1 """"""""""""""""""" Content if needed (note the use of """"" at this level). This is probably the deepest level that is practical. However, just in case, the next levels of detail should use the +, :, and ~ characters respectively. .. OR IF MORE COMPLICATED, For more complicated packages that require multiple documents, this should just be a table of contents referencing those documents: .. toctree:: subdoc1 subdoc2 subdoc3 Either a toctree or sub-sections should be used, *not* both. For example, if your toctree looks like the above example, this document should be ``docs/packagename/index.rst``, and the other documents should be ``docs/packagename/subdoc1.rst``, ``docs/packagename/subdoc2.rst``, and ``docs/packagename/subdoc3.rst``. In the "more complicated" case of using ``subdoc.rst`` files, each of those should likewise use the section character header order of ``* = - ^ " + : ~``. See Also (optional) =================== Include here any references to related packages, articles, or texts. Reference/API ============= .. automodapi:: packagename Acknowledgments and Licenses (optional) ======================================= Any acknowledgements or licenses needed for this package - remove the section if none are necessary.