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+
+.. py:currentmodule:: ixion
+
+Document
+========
+
+.. class:: Document()
+
+ Class :class:`~ixion.Document` represents an entire document which consists
+ of one or more :class:`~ixion.Sheet` objects.
+
+.. attribute:: Document.sheet_names
+
+ A read-only attribute that provides a tuple of the names of the sheets that
+ belong to the document. The order of the sheet names signifies the order
+ of the sheets in the document.
+
+.. method:: Document.append_sheet(sheet_name)
+
+ Append a new sheet to the document object and return the newly created
+ :class:`~ixion.Sheet` object. The *sheet name* will become the name of the
+ sheet object being appended. Each :class:`Sheet` object must have a name,
+ and the name must be unique within the document.
+
+ :param str sheet_name: name of the sheet to be appended to the document.
+ :rtype: :class:`ixion.Sheet`
+ :return: appended sheet object.
+
+.. method:: Document.get_sheet(arg)
+
+ Get a sheet object either by the position or by the name. When the ``arg``
+ is an integer, it returns the sheet object at specified position (0-based).
+ When the ``arg`` is a string, it returns the sheet object whose name
+ matches the specified string.
+
+ :param arg: either the name of a sheet if it's of type ``str``, or the
+ index of a sheet if it's of type ``int``.
+ :rtype: :class:`ixion.Sheet`
+ :return: sheet object representing the specified sheet.
+
+.. warning:: Prefer passing a sheet index to :meth:`~ixion.Document.get_sheet`
+ than passing a sheet name. When passing a sheet name as an
+ argument, the current :meth:`~ixion.Document.get_sheet`
+ implementation has to iterate through the sheet objects in the
+ document to find a matching one.
+
+.. method:: Document.calculate([threads])
+
+ Calculate all formula cells within the document that are marked "dirty" i.e.
+ either those formula cells whose direct or indirect references have changed
+ their values, or those formula cells that have been entered into the
+ document.
+
+ :param int threads: (optional) number of threads to use for the calculation
+ besides the main thread. Set this to 0 if you want the calculation to
+ be performed on the main thread only. The value of 0 is assumed if this
+ value is not specified.
+
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+
+Python API
+==========
+
+.. toctree::
+ :maxdepth: 2
+
+ quickstart.rst
+ document.rst
+ sheet.rst
+
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+
+.. py:currentmodule:: ixion
+
+Quickstart
+==========
+
+Let's go over very quickly how to create a document and populate some cells inside spreadsheet.
+
+First, you need to import ixion module and create a new :class:`Document` object.
+
+::
+
+ >>> import ixion
+ >>> doc = ixion.Document()
+
+Since your newly-created document has no sheet at all, you need to insert one.
+
+::
+
+ >>> sheet1 = doc.append_sheet("MySheet1")
+
+The :meth:`Document.append_sheet` method takes a sheet name string as an argument (which in
+this case is "MySheet1") and returns an object representing the sheet that has
+just been inserted. This sheet object allows access to the sheet
+name via the :attr:`Sheet.name` attribute.
+
+::
+
+ >>> print(sheet1.name)
+ 'MySheet1'
+
+.. note:: This attribute is read-only; you'll get a :exc:`TypeError` if you
+ attempt to assign a new value to it.
+
+Now that you have a sheet object, let's go over how to put new cell values into
+the sheet. The sheet object provides several methods to set new cell values
+and also to retrieve them afterward.
+
+::
+
+ >>> sheet1.set_numeric_cell(0, 0, 12.3) # Set 12.3 to cell A1.
+ >>> sheet1.get_numeric_value(0, 0)
+ 12.3
+ >>> sheet1.set_string_cell(1, 0, "My string") # Set "My string" to cell A2.
+ >>> sheet1.get_string_value(1, 0)
+ 'My string'
+
+The setters take 3 arguments: the first one is a 0-based row index, the second
+one is a column index (also 0-based), and the third one is the new cell value.
+You can also pass these arguments by name as follows:
+
+::
+
+ >>> sheet1.set_string_cell(row=1, column=0, value="My string")
+
+Let's insert a formula expression next.
+
+::
+
+ >>> sheet1.set_formula_cell(0, 1, "A1*100") # B1
+ >>> sheet1.set_formula_cell(1, 1, "A2") # B2
+
+.. note:: When setting a formula expression to a cell, you don't need to start
+ your formula expression with a '=' like you would when you are
+ entering a formula in a spreadsheet application.
+
+The formula cells don't get calculated automatically as you enter them;
+you need to explicitly tell the document to calculate the formula cells via
+the :meth:`Document.calculate` method.
+
+::
+
+ >>> doc.calculate()
+
+Now all the formula cells in this document have been calculated. Let's retrieve
+the results of the formula cells.
+
+::
+
+ >>> sheet1.get_numeric_value(0, 1)
+ 1230.0
+ >>> sheet1.get_string_value(1, 1)
+ 'My string'
+
+That's all there is to it!
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+
+.. py:currentmodule:: ixion
+
+Sheet
+=====
+
+.. class:: ixion.Sheet()
+
+ Class :class:`~ixion.Sheet` represents a single sheet that stores cells in
+ a 2-dimensional grid address space. Rows and columns are used to specify a
+ position in the grid, and both rows and columns are 0-based, with the
+ top-left-most cell having the address of row 0 and column 0.
+
+.. attribute:: Sheet.name
+
+ A string representing the name of the sheet object. This is a read-only
+ attribute.
+
+.. method:: Sheet.set_numeric_cell(row, column, value)
+
+ Set a numeric *value* to a cell at specified *row* and *column* position.
+
+ :param int row: row position.
+ :param int column: column position.
+ :param float value: numeric value to set to the specified position.
+
+.. method:: Sheet.set_string_cell(row, column, value)
+
+ Set a string *value* to a cell at specified *row* and *column* position.
+
+ :param int row: row position.
+ :param int column: column position.
+ :param str value: string value to set to the specified position.
+
+.. method:: Sheet.set_formula_cell(row, column, value)
+
+ Set a formula expression (*value*) to a cell at specified *row* and *column* position.
+
+ :param int row: row position.
+ :param int column: column position.
+ :param str value: formula expression to set to the specified position.
+
+.. method:: Sheet.get_numeric_value(row, column)
+
+ Get a numeric value representing the content of a cell at specified *row*
+ and *column* position. If the cell is of numeric type, its value is
+ returned. If it's a formula cell, the result of the calculated formula
+ result is returned if the result is of numeric type.
+
+ :param int row: row position.
+ :param int column: column position.
+ :rtype: float
+ :return: numeric value of the cell at specified position.
+
+.. method:: Sheet.get_string_value(row, column)
+
+ Get a string value representing the content of a cell at specified *row*
+ and *column* position. If the cell is of string type, its value is
+ returned as-is. If it's a formula cell, the result of the calculated
+ formula result is returned if the result is of string type.
+
+ :param int row: row position.
+ :param int column: column position.
+ :rtype: str
+ :return: string value of the cell at specified position.
+
+.. method:: Sheet.get_formula_expression(row, column)
+
+ Given a formula cell at specified *row* and *column* position, get the
+ formula expression stored in that cell.
+
+ :param int row: row position.
+ :param int column: column position.
+ :rtype: str
+ :return: formula expression stored in the cell at specified position.
+
+.. method:: Sheet.erase_cell(row, column)
+
+ Erase the cell at specified *row* and *column* position. The slot at the
+ specified position becomes empty afterward.
+
+ :param int row: row position.
+ :param int column: column position.