Quick-Start

This is for those who want to get up & running quickly. Read on for complete details.

1. Get and install the latest release of Python, available from

   http://www.python.org/

   Python 2.2 or later ¹ is required; Python 2.2.2 or later is recommended.

2. Use the latest Docutils code. Get the code from CVS or from the snapshot:

   http://docutils.sf.net/docutils-snapshot.tgz

   See Releases & Snapshots below for details.

3. Unpack the tarball in a temporary directory (not directly in Python's site-packages) and install with the standard

   python setup.py install
   

   See Installation below for details.

4. Use a front-end tool from the "tools" subdirectory of the same directory as in step 3. For example:

   cd tools
   html.py test.txt test.html
   

   See Usage below for details.