Render default values in :rc: directive as literal

timhoffm · timhoffm · commit f690fc8c3e9b · 2019-11-19T02:38:02.000+01:00
diff --git a/doc/sphinxext/custom_roles.py b/doc/sphinxext/custom_roles.py
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ def rcparam_role(name, rawtext, text, lineno, inliner, options={}, content=[]):
     ref = nodes.reference(rawtext, rendered, refuri=refuri)
     node_list = [nodes.literal('', '', ref)]
     if text in rcParamsDefault:
-        node_list.append(nodes.Text(f' (default: {rcParamsDefault[text]!r})'))
+        node_list.extend([
+            nodes.Text(' (default: '),
+            nodes.literal('', repr(rcParamsDefault[text])),
+            nodes.Text(')'),
+            ])
     return node_list, []
 
 
