["python","methods","python-sphinx","restructuredtext","autodoc"]
How would I cross-reference a function generated by autodoc in Sphinx?

I am using the Sphinx autodoc feature to generate documentation based on the docstrings of my Python library. The syntax for cross referencing is found here A label must precede the section in order to allow that section to be referenced from other areas of the documentation. What I have is a .rst (ReStructeredText) file for one of my classes. It uses .. autoclass:: classname :members: To generate documentation for the class. My question is, how would I reference the auto-generated methods of the class from another .rst document in the documentation? If I try to place a label within the method's docstring, Sphinx complains. If I try to place a label before the method heading, Sphinx doesn't recognize it. Is there a simple way to do this, or will I have to explicitly write in my class file the method name and precede that with a label? Here is an example a reference within the [Python documentation2 doing what I need (I am assuming it used the autodoc feature, though I don't know for sure)
You don't need to add labels. In order to refer to a Python class, method, or other documented object, use the markup provided by the Python domain. For example, the following defines a cross-reference to the mymethod method: :py:meth:`mymodule.MyClass.mymethod` Or even simpler (since the Python domain is the default): :meth:`mymodule.MyClass.mymethod` The documentation of TextWrapper.wrap that you link to in the question includes two cross-references of this kind (click on "Show Source" to see the reST markup).