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reStructureText (RST) is a [[Markup languages|markup language]] written in [[Python]]. It was originally created _for_ the Python documentation, but has turned into a language in its own right.
[[Sphinx]] is a popular [[Static site generator]] that uses RST.
## Advantages over [[obsidian-playbook/Using Obsidian/02 Making Notes in Obsidian/Markdown]]
- It is standardized.
- It is more feature-rich (tables, footnotes, directives for code and other content blocks, conditional text)