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Install rst-lint with Homebrew
ReStructuredText linter. Version 2.0.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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overview
Package summary
ReStructuredText linter
Project links
Commands and aliases
- restructuredtext-lint
- rst-lint
history
Project history and usage
restructuredtext-lint is a Python library and command-line linter for detecting structural errors in reStructuredText documents.
Project history
Todd Wolfson created restructuredtext-lint after frustration with discovering invalid reStructuredText only after uploading content to PyPI. It was developed alongside a Sublime Text linter and built on Docutils parsing.
The project later standardized on UTF-8 behavior in its 2.0.0 breaking release, narrowing its purpose to checking reStructuredText structure rather than managing arbitrary input encodings.
Adoption history
The official README records integration with other developer tools and maintains an official wiki page for those integrations. source_facts.package-manager records Homebrew distribution in addition to the project's documented Python-package installation.
How it is used
Users run `rst-lint` or `restructuredtext-lint` against files or directories and select a reporting threshold and text or JSON output. Python programs can call `lint` for strings or `lint_file` for files. The tool returns distinct exit statuses for success, internal errors, and lint failures.
Why package nerds care
restructuredtext-lint catches packaging-description errors before publication and exposes both a reusable Python API and a small CLI. It reflects an era when reStructuredText was central to Python package metadata and PyPI project pages.
Timeline
- 2013: The repository and its contents were released into the public domain under the Unlicense on November 22.
- 2.0.0: The project removed its encoding option and standardized on UTF-8 behavior.
Related projects
- Docutils: Provides the underlying reStructuredText parser.
- Sublime Text linters: An early integration context for the project.
- PyPI: The publishing environment whose reStructuredText validation motivated the tool.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
restructuredtext-lint | cli | global executable | |
rst-lint | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-09-19
manager version2.0.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/twolfson/restructuredtext-lint
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/twolfson/restructuredtext-lintnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:rst-lint |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rst-lint |
| Homepage | https://github.com/twolfson/restructuredtext-lint |
| Repository | https://github.com/twolfson/restructuredtext-lint |
| License | Unlicense |
| Source archive | https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/ca/e6/eefcad2228f4124f17e01064428fbcd0ade06a274f3063ce3a126a569d6b/restructuredtext_lint-2.0.2.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | python@3.14 |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | rst-lint |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation