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================ reStructuredText

reStructuredText (reST) is the default plaintext markup language used by both Docutils and Sphinx. Docutils provides the basic reStructuredText syntax, while Sphinx extends this to support additional functionality.

The below guides go through the most important aspects of reStructuredText. For the authoritative reference, refer to the docutils documentation__.

__ https://docutils.sourceforge.io/rst.html

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