I would like to add code formatting to a reference like this:
:ref:`__slots__ <python:slots>`
My intersphinx_mapping defines python like this:
intersphinx_mapping = {
'python': ('https://docs.python.org/3', None),
}
so the link is to https://docs.python.org/3/reference/datamodel.html#slots (slots is defined in the std:label section of https://docs.python.org/3/objects.inv)
My goal is to format the rendered link in the style of :py:attr: or similar rather than the default text style with which :ref: renders.
None of the following options work:
... ``:ref:`__slots__ <python:slots>``` ...yeilds output like...
:ref:`__slots__ <python:slots>`...... ``:ref:`__slots__ <python:slots>` `` ...yeilds output like... __slots__ ...
... :ref:```__slots__`` <python:slots>` ...yeilds output like... :ref:```__slots__`` <python:slots>` ...
There are two separate internal links to
#id1in this case.... :ref:` ``__slots__`` <python:slots>` ...yeilds output like... :ref:` ``__slots__`` <python:slots>` ...
Relpacing ``...`` with :code:`...` or :literal:`...` either inside or outside the :ref: does not help any either. In fact, it appears that nested roles are not allowed at all.
I would like to have an inline role that results in something that renders with a code style and a link, like
...
__slots__...
How do I get the basic :ref: (or equivalent) to appear with the code-style formatting used by :py:attr:?
I am using Sphinx 1.6.3 with Python 3.6.2 in an Anaconda environment.
Inverse question is here: Sphinx remove code formatting from custom code reference
A tangentially relevant question: Nested / Compounded roles: apply multiple roles to overlapping text
