--- /dev/null
+Index: Source/Modules/python.cxx
+===================================================================
+RCS file: /cvsroot/SWIG/Source/Modules/python.cxx,v
+retrieving revision 1.27
+diff -u -r1.27 python.cxx
+--- Source/Modules/python.cxx 12 Nov 2003 17:14:00 -0000 1.27
++++ Source/Modules/python.cxx 19 Nov 2003 06:23:46 -0000
+@@ -315,6 +315,17 @@
+ -noexcept - No automatic exception handling\n\
+ -noproxy - Don't generate proxy classes \n\n";
+
++
++/* flags for the make_autodoc function */
++enum autodoc_t {
++ AUTODOC_CLASS,
++ AUTODOC_CTOR,
++ AUTODOC_DTOR,
++ AUTODOC_STATICFUNC,
++ AUTODOC_FUNC
++};
++
++
+ class PYTHON : public Language {
+ public:
+
+@@ -662,15 +673,21 @@
+ * ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+
+ void emitFunctionShadowHelper(Node *n, File *f_dest, String *name, int kw) {
+- if ( ! have_addtofunc(n) ) {
++ if ( ! have_addtofunc(n) && ! have_docstring(n) ) {
+ /* If there is no addtofunc directive then just assign from the extension module */
+ Printv(f_dest, "\n", name, " = ", module, ".", name, "\n", NIL);
+ } else {
+ /* Otherwise make a wrapper function to insert the code into */
+ Printv(f_dest, "\ndef ", name, "(*args", (kw ? ", **kwargs" : ""), "):\n", NIL);
+- Printv(f_dest, tab4, "val = ", funcCallHelper(name, kw), "\n", NIL);
+- Printv(f_dest, tab4, addtofunc(n), "\n", NIL);
+- Printv(f_dest, tab4, "return val\n", NIL);
++ if ( have_docstring(n) )
++ Printv(f_dest, tab4, docstring(n, AUTODOC_FUNC), "\n", NIL);
++ if ( have_addtofunc(n) ) {
++ Printv(f_dest, tab4, "val = ", funcCallHelper(name, kw), "\n", NIL);
++ Printv(f_dest, tab4, addtofunc(n), "\n", NIL);
++ Printv(f_dest, tab4, "return val\n", NIL);
++ } else {
++ Printv(f_dest, tab4, "return ", funcCallHelper(name, kw), "\n", NIL);
++ }
+ }
+ }
+
+@@ -686,6 +703,193 @@
+
+
+ /* ------------------------------------------------------------
++ * have_docstring()
++ * Check if there is a docstring directive and it has text,
++ * or there is an autodoc flag set
++ * ------------------------------------------------------------ */
++
++ bool have_docstring(Node *n) {
++ String* str = Getattr(n, "feature:docstring");
++ return (str != NULL && Len(str) > 0) ||
++ (Getattr(n,"feature:autodoc") && !Getattr(n, "feature:noautodoc"));
++ }
++
++ /* ------------------------------------------------------------
++ * docstring()
++ * Get the docstring text, stripping off {} if neccessary,
++ * and enclose in triple-double quotes. If autodoc is also
++ * set then it will build a combined docstring.
++ * ------------------------------------------------------------ */
++
++ String *docstring(Node *n, autodoc_t ad_type) {
++ String* str = Getattr(n, "feature:docstring");
++ bool have_ds = (str != NULL && Len(str) > 0);
++ bool have_auto = (Getattr(n,"feature:autodoc") && !Getattr(n, "feature:noautodoc"));
++ char* triple_double = "\"\"\"";
++ String* autodoc;
++ String* doc;
++
++ if ( have_ds ) {
++ char* t = Char(str);
++ if (*t == '{') {
++ Delitem(str ,0);
++ Delitem(str,DOH_END);
++ }
++ }
++
++ if ( have_auto ) {
++ autodoc = make_autodoc(n, ad_type);
++ have_auto = (autodoc != NULL && Len(autodoc) > 0);
++ }
++
++ if ( have_auto && have_ds )
++ doc = NewStringf("%s%s\n\n%s%s", triple_double, autodoc, str, triple_double);
++ else if ( !have_auto && have_ds )
++ doc = NewStringf("%s%s%s", triple_double, str, triple_double);
++ else
++ doc = NewStringf("%s%s%s", triple_double, autodoc, triple_double);
++
++ Setattr(n, "python:docstring", doc);
++ Setattr(n, "python:autodoc", autodoc);
++ return doc;
++ }
++
++
++ /* ------------------------------------------------------------
++ * make_autodoc()
++ * Build a docstring for the node, using parameter and other
++ * info in the parse tree. If the value of the autodoc
++ * attribute is "0" then do not include parameter types, if
++ * it is "1" (the default) then do. If it has some other
++ * value then assume it is supplied by the extension writer
++ * and use it directly.
++ * ------------------------------------------------------------ */
++
++ String* make_autodoc(Node *n, autodoc_t ad_type) {
++
++ if (ad_type == AUTODOC_CLASS)
++ return NULL; // No function call do document in this case
++
++ // check how should the parameters be rendered?
++ String* autodoc = Getattr(n, "feature:autodoc");
++ bool showTypes;
++ if (Strcmp(autodoc, "0") == 0)
++ showTypes = false;
++ else if (Strcmp(autodoc, "1") == 0)
++ showTypes = true;
++ else
++ return autodoc;
++
++ // If the function is overloaded then this funciton is called
++ // for the last one. Rewind to the first so the docstrings are
++ // in order.
++ while ( Getattr(n, "sym:previousSibling") )
++ n = Getattr(n, "sym:previousSibling");
++
++ String* doc = NewString("");
++ while (n) {
++ String* symname = Getattr(n, "sym:name");
++ SwigType* type = Getattr(n, "type");
++
++ if (type) {
++ if (Strcmp(type, "void") == 0)
++ type = NULL;
++ else {
++ type = SwigType_base(type);
++ Node* lookup = Swig_symbol_clookup(type, 0);
++ if (lookup)
++ type = Getattr(lookup, "sym:name");
++ }
++ }
++
++ switch ( ad_type ) {
++ case AUTODOC_CTOR:
++ if ( Strcmp(class_name, symname) == 0)
++ Printf(doc, "__init__(%s) -> %s", make_autodocParmList(n, showTypes), class_name);
++ else
++ Printf(doc, "%s(%s) -> %s", symname, make_autodocParmList(n, showTypes), class_name);
++ break;
++
++ case AUTODOC_DTOR:
++ Printf(doc, "__del__()");
++ break;
++
++ case AUTODOC_STATICFUNC:
++ Printf(doc, "%s.%s(%s)", class_name, symname, make_autodocParmList(n, showTypes));
++ if (type) Printf(doc, " -> %s", type);
++ break;
++
++ case AUTODOC_FUNC:
++ Printf(doc, "%s(%s)", symname, make_autodocParmList(n, showTypes));
++ if (type) Printf(doc, " -> %s", type);
++ break;
++ }
++
++ // if it's overloaded then get the next decl and loop around again
++ n = Getattr(n, "sym:nextSibling");
++ if (n)
++ Printf(doc, "\n");
++ }
++
++ return doc;
++ }
++
++
++ String* make_autodocParmList(Node* n, bool showTypes) {
++ String* doc = NewString("");
++ ParmList* plist = Getattr(n,"parms");
++ Parm* p;
++ Node* lookup;
++ int lines = 0;
++ const int maxwidth = 50;
++
++
++ for (p = plist; p; p = nextSibling(p)) {
++ String* name = Getattr(p, "name");
++ String* value = Getattr(p, "value");
++
++ if ( Len(doc) ) {
++ // add a comma to the previous one if any
++ Printf(doc, ", ");
++
++ // Do we need to wrap a long line?
++ if ((Len(doc) - lines*maxwidth) > maxwidth) {
++ Printf(doc, "\n ");
++ lines += 1;
++ }
++ }
++
++ // Do the param type too?
++ if (showTypes) {
++ SwigType* type = SwigType_base(Getattr(p, "type"));
++ lookup = Swig_symbol_clookup(type, 0);
++ if (lookup)
++ type = Getattr(lookup, "sym:name");
++ Printf(doc, "%s ", type);
++ }
++
++ if (name)
++ Printf(doc, "%s", name);
++ else
++ Printf(doc, "??");
++
++ if (value) {
++ if (Strcmp(value, "NULL") == 0)
++ value = NewString("None");
++ else {
++ lookup = Swig_symbol_clookup(value, 0);
++ if (lookup)
++ value = Getattr(lookup, "sym:name");
++ }
++ Printf(doc, "=%s", value);
++ }
++ }
++
++ return doc;
++ }
++
++
++ /* ------------------------------------------------------------
+ * have_addtofunc()
+ * Check if there is a %addtofunc directive and it has text
+ * ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+@@ -1908,7 +2112,9 @@
+ }
+ }
+ Printf(f_shadow,":\n");
+-
++ if ( have_docstring(n) )
++ Printv(f_shadow, tab4, docstring(n, AUTODOC_CLASS), "\n", NIL);
++
+ if (!modern) {
+ Printv(f_shadow,tab4,"__swig_setmethods__ = {}\n",NIL);
+ if (Len(base_class)) {
+@@ -2043,14 +2249,20 @@
+ Printv(f_shadow,pycode,"\n",NIL);
+ } else {
+
+- Printv(f_shadow, tab4, "def ", symname, "(*args", (allow_kwargs ? ", **kwargs" : ""), "): ", NIL);
+- if ( have_addtofunc(n) ) {
+- Printv(f_shadow, "\n", NIL);
+- Printv(f_shadow, tab8, "val = ", funcCallHelper(Swig_name_member(class_name,symname), allow_kwargs), "\n", NIL);
+- Printv(f_shadow, tab8, addtofunc(n), "\n", NIL);
+- Printv(f_shadow, tab8, "return val\n", NIL);
++ Printv(f_shadow, tab4, "def ", symname, "(*args", (allow_kwargs ? ", **kwargs" : ""), "):", NIL);
++ if ( ! have_addtofunc(n) && ! have_docstring(n)) {
++ Printv(f_shadow, " return ", funcCallHelper(Swig_name_member(class_name,symname), allow_kwargs), "\n", NIL);
+ } else {
+- Printv(f_shadow, "return ", funcCallHelper(Swig_name_member(class_name,symname), allow_kwargs), "\n", NIL);
++ Printv(f_shadow, "\n", NIL);
++ if ( have_docstring(n) )
++ Printv(f_shadow, tab8, docstring(n, AUTODOC_FUNC), "\n", NIL);
++ if ( have_addtofunc(n) ) {
++ Printv(f_shadow, tab8, "val = ", funcCallHelper(Swig_name_member(class_name,symname), allow_kwargs), "\n", NIL);
++ Printv(f_shadow, tab8, addtofunc(n), "\n", NIL);
++ Printv(f_shadow, tab8, "return val\n\n", NIL);
++ } else {
++ Printv(f_shadow, tab8, "return ", funcCallHelper(Swig_name_member(class_name,symname), allow_kwargs), "\n\n", NIL);
++ }
+ }
+ }
+
+@@ -2067,12 +2279,18 @@
+ String *symname = Getattr(n,"sym:name");
+ Language::staticmemberfunctionHandler(n);
+ if (shadow) {
+- if ( !classic && have_addtofunc(n) ) {
++ if ( !classic && (have_addtofunc(n) || have_docstring(n)) ) {
+ int kw = (check_kwargs(n) && !Getattr(n,"sym:overloaded")) ? 1 : 0;
+ Printv(f_shadow, tab4, "def ", symname, "(*args", (kw ? ", **kwargs" : ""), "):\n", NIL);
+- Printv(f_shadow, tab8, "val = ", funcCallHelper(Swig_name_member(class_name, symname), kw), "\n", NIL);
+- Printv(f_shadow, tab8, addtofunc(n), "\n", NIL);
+- Printv(f_shadow, tab8, "return val\n", NIL);
++ if ( have_docstring(n) )
++ Printv(f_shadow, tab8, docstring(n, AUTODOC_STATICFUNC), "\n", NIL);
++ if ( have_addtofunc(n) ) {
++ Printv(f_shadow, tab8, "val = ", funcCallHelper(Swig_name_member(class_name, symname), kw), "\n", NIL);
++ Printv(f_shadow, tab8, addtofunc(n), "\n", NIL);
++ Printv(f_shadow, tab8, "return val\n\n", NIL);
++ } else {
++ Printv(f_shadow, tab8, "return ", funcCallHelper(Swig_name_member(class_name, symname), kw), "\n\n", NIL);
++ }
+ Printv(f_shadow, tab4, modern ? "" : "if _newclass:", symname,
+ " = staticmethod(", symname, ")\n", NIL);
+
+@@ -2159,6 +2377,8 @@
+
+ Printv(f_shadow, tab4, "def __init__(self, *args",
+ (allow_kwargs ? ", **kwargs" : ""), "):\n", NIL);
++ if ( have_docstring(n) )
++ Printv(f_shadow, tab8, docstring(n, AUTODOC_CTOR), "\n", NIL);
+ Printv(f_shadow, pass_self, NIL);
+ if (!modern) {
+ Printv(f_shadow, tab8, "_swig_setattr(self, ", rclassname, ", 'this', ",
+@@ -2174,7 +2394,7 @@
+ Printv(f_shadow, tab8, "del newobj.thisown\n", NIL);
+ }
+ if ( have_addtofunc(n) )
+- Printv(f_shadow, tab8, addtofunc(n), "\n", NIL);
++ Printv(f_shadow, tab8, addtofunc(n), "\n\n", NIL);
+ Delete(pass_self);
+ }
+ have_constructor = 1;
+@@ -2192,6 +2412,8 @@
+
+ Printv(f_shadow_stubs, "\ndef ", symname, "(*args",
+ (allow_kwargs ? ", **kwargs" : ""), "):\n", NIL);
++ if ( have_docstring(n) )
++ Printv(f_shadow_stubs, tab4, docstring(n, AUTODOC_CTOR), "\n", NIL);
+ Printv(f_shadow_stubs, tab4, "val = ",
+ funcCallHelper(Swig_name_construct(symname), allow_kwargs), "\n", NIL);
+ Printv(f_shadow_stubs, tab4, "val.thisown = 1\n", NIL);
+@@ -2225,11 +2447,13 @@
+ Printv(f_shadow,pycode,"\n", NIL);
+ } else {
+ Printv(f_shadow, tab4, "def __del__(self, destroy=", module, ".", Swig_name_destroy(symname), "):\n", NIL);
++ if ( have_docstring(n) )
++ Printv(f_shadow, tab8, docstring(n, AUTODOC_DTOR), "\n", NIL);
+ if ( have_addtofunc(n) )
+ Printv(f_shadow, tab8, addtofunc(n), "\n", NIL);
+ Printv(f_shadow, tab8, "try:\n", NIL);
+ Printv(f_shadow, tab4, tab8, "if self.thisown: destroy(self)\n", NIL);
+- Printv(f_shadow, tab8, "except: pass\n", NIL);
++ Printv(f_shadow, tab8, "except: pass\n\n", NIL);
+ }
+ }
+ return SWIG_OK;