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commit a24f1679d6e35f8d04591eea1a6c04b253f8ca0b
Author: Mike Gabriel <mike.gabr...@das-netzwerkteam.de>
Date:   Fri Sep 7 09:59:54 2018 +0200

    x2gobroker: Convert __doc__ strings from Epydoc syntax to sphinxy syntax.
---
 x2gobroker/_paramiko.py                    |  32 +--
 x2gobroker/agent.py                        | 272 +++++++++++-----------
 x2gobroker/authmechs/testsuite_authmech.py |   2 +-
 x2gobroker/brokers/base_broker.py          | 358 ++++++++++++++---------------
 x2gobroker/brokers/inifile_broker.py       |  10 +-
 x2gobroker/brokers/zeroconf_broker.py      |   2 +-
 x2gobroker/config.py                       |  92 ++++----
 x2gobroker/loadchecker.py                  |  28 +--
 x2gobroker/loggers.py                      |  10 +-
 x2gobroker/uccsjson.py                     | 104 ++++-----
 x2gobroker/utils.py                        |  46 ++--
 11 files changed, 476 insertions(+), 480 deletions(-)

diff --git a/x2gobroker/_paramiko.py b/x2gobroker/_paramiko.py
index 4a7c2fa..631eabe 100644
--- a/x2gobroker/_paramiko.py
+++ b/x2gobroker/_paramiko.py
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ def _SSHClient_save_host_keys(self, filename):
     L{load_host_keys} (plus any added directly) will be saved -- not any
     host keys loaded with L{load_system_host_keys}.
 
-    @param filename: the filename to save to
-    @type filename: str
+    :param filename: the filename to save to
+    :type filename: ``str``
 
-    @raise IOError: if the file could not be written
+    :raises IOError: if the file could not be written
 
     """
     # update local host keys from file (in case other SSH clients
@@ -74,16 +74,16 @@ def _HostKeys_load(self, filename):
     Read a file of known SSH host keys, in the format used by openssh.
     This type of file unfortunately doesn't exist on Windows, but on
     posix, it will usually be stored in
-    C{os.path.expanduser("~/.ssh/known_hosts")}.
+    ``os.path.expanduser("~/.ssh/known_hosts")``.
 
     If this method is called multiple times, the host keys are merged,
-    not cleared. So multiple calls to C{load} will just call L{add},
+    not cleared. So multiple calls to ``load`` will just call L{add},
     replacing any existing entries and adding new ones.
 
-    @param filename: name of the file to read host keys from
-    @type filename: str
+    :param filename: name of the file to read host keys from
+    :type filename: str
 
-    @raise IOError: if there was an error reading the file
+    :raises IOError: if there was an error reading the file
 
     """
     f = open(filename, 'r')
@@ -105,14 +105,14 @@ def _HostKeys_load(self, filename):
 def _HostKeys_add(self, hostname, keytype, key, hash_hostname=True):
     """\
     Add a host key entry to the table. Any existing entry for a
-    C{(hostname, keytype)} pair will be replaced.
-
-    @param hostname: the hostname (or IP) to add
-    @type hostname: str
-    @param keytype: key type (C{"ssh-rsa"} or C{"ssh-dss"})
-    @type keytype: str
-    @param key: the key to add
-    @type key: L{PKey}
+    ``(<hostname>, <keytype>)`` pair will be replaced.
+
+    :param hostname: the hostname (or IP) to add
+    :type hostname: str
+    :param keytype: key type (``"ssh-rsa"`` or ``"ssh-dss"``)
+    :type keytype: str
+    :param key: the key to add
+    :type key: :class:`PKey`
 
     """
     for e in self._entries:
diff --git a/x2gobroker/agent.py b/x2gobroker/agent.py
index 58b350c..8d31d16 100644
--- a/x2gobroker/agent.py
+++ b/x2gobroker/agent.py
@@ -88,18 +88,18 @@ def call_broker_agent(username, task, cmdline_args=[], 
remote_agent=None, logger
     """\
     Launch X2Go Broker Agent and process its output.
 
-    @param username: run the broker agent for this user
-    @type username: C{unicode}
-    @param task: task name to execute via the broker agent (listsessions, 
getservers, etc.)
-    @type task: C{unicode}
-    @param cmdline_args: additional command line parameters for the broker 
agent
-    @type cmdline_args: C{list}
-    @param remote_agent: if not C{None} call a remote broker agent via SSH
-    @type remote_agent: C{dict}
-    @param logger: logger instance to report log messages to
-    @type logger: C{obj}
-
-    @raise X2GoBrokerAgentException: if the call to the remote broker agents 
fails.
+    :param username: run the broker agent for this user
+    :type username: ``str``
+    :param task: task name to execute via the broker agent (listsessions, 
getservers, etc.)
+    :type task: ``str``
+    :param cmdline_args: additional command line parameters for the broker 
agent
+    :type cmdline_args: ``list``
+    :param remote_agent: if not ``None`` call a remote broker agent via SSH
+    :type remote_agent: ``dict``
+    :param logger: logger instance to report log messages to
+    :type logger: :class:`logging.<Some>Logger`
+
+    :raises X2GoBrokerAgentException: if the call to the remote broker agents 
fails.
 
     """
     if remote_agent in ('LOCAL', None):
@@ -113,16 +113,16 @@ def _call_local_broker_agent(username, task, 
cmdline_args=[], logger=None):
     """\
     Launch X2Go Broker Agent locally and process its output.
 
-    @param username: run the broker agent for this user
-    @type username: C{unicode}
-    @param task: task name to execute via the broker agent (listsessions, 
getservers, etc.)
-    @type task: C{unicode}
-    @param cmdline_args: additional command line parameters for the broker 
agent
-    @type cmdline_args: C{list}
-    @param logger: logger instance to report log messages to
-    @type logger: C{obj}
+    :param username: run the broker agent for this user
+    :type username: ``str``
+    :param task: task name to execute via the broker agent (listsessions, 
getservers, etc.)
+    :type task: ``str``
+    :param cmdline_args: additional command line parameters for the broker 
agent
+    :type cmdline_args: ``list``
+    :param logger: logger instance to report log messages to
+    :type logger: :class:`logging.<Some>Logger`
 
-    @raise X2GoBrokerAgentException: if the call to the remote broker agents 
fails.
+    :raises X2GoBrokerAgentException: if the call to the remote broker agents 
fails.
 
     """
     if logger is None:
@@ -177,18 +177,18 @@ def _call_remote_broker_agent(username, task, 
cmdline_args=[], remote_agent=None
     """\
     Launch remote X2Go Broker Agent via SSH and process its output.
 
-    @param username: run the broker agent for this user
-    @type username: C{unicode}
-    @param task: task name to execute via the broker agent (listsessions, 
getservers, etc.)
-    @type task: C{unicode}
-    @param cmdline_args: additional command line parameters for the broker 
agent
-    @type cmdline_args: C{list}
-    @param remote_agent: information about the remote agent that is to be 
called
-    @type remote_agent: C{dict}
-    @param logger: logger instance to report log messages to
-    @type logger: C{obj}
+    :param username: run the broker agent for this user
+    :type username: ``str``
+    :param task: task name to execute via the broker agent (listsessions, 
getservers, etc.)
+    :type task: ``str``
+    :param cmdline_args: additional command line parameters for the broker 
agent
+    :type cmdline_args: ``list``
+    :param remote_agent: information about the remote agent that is to be 
called
+    :type remote_agent: ``dict``
+    :param logger: logger instance to report log messages to
+    :type logger: :class:`logging.<Some>Logger`
 
-    @raise X2GoBrokerAgentException: if the call to the remote broker agents 
fails.
+    :raises X2GoBrokerAgentException: if the call to the remote broker agents 
fails.
 
     """
     if logger is None:
@@ -272,13 +272,13 @@ def ping(remote_agent=None, logger=None, **kwargs):
     """\
     Ping X2Go Broker Agent.
 
-    @param remote_agent: information about the remote agent that is to be 
called
-    @type remote_agent: C{dict}
-    @param logger: logger instance to report log messages to
-    @type logger: C{obj}
+    :param remote_agent: information about the remote agent that is to be 
called
+    :type remote_agent: ``dict``
+    :param logger: logger instance to report log messages to
+    :type logger: :class:`logging.<Some>Logger`
 
-    @return: C{True} if broker agent responds
-    @rtype: C{bool}
+    :returns: ``True`` if broker agent responds
+    :rtype: ``bool``
 
     """
     if logger is None:
@@ -298,16 +298,16 @@ def list_sessions(username, remote_agent=None, 
logger=None, **kwargs):
     """\
     Query X2Go Broker Agent for a session list for a given username.
 
-    @param username: run the query on behalf of this username
-    @type username: C{unicode}
-    @param remote_agent: information about the remote agent that is to be 
called
-    @type remote_agent: C{dict}
-    @param logger: logger instance to report log messages to
-    @type logger: C{obj}
+    :param username: run the query on behalf of this username
+    :type username: ``str``
+    :param remote_agent: information about the remote agent that is to be 
called
+    :type remote_agent: ``dict``
+    :param logger: logger instance to report log messages to
+    :type logger: :class:`logging.<Some>Logger`
 
-    @return: (<success>, <list-of-sessions>), a tuple with the <success> flag 
as first item
-        and a session C{list} as second item
-    @rtype: C{tuple}
+    :returns: (<success>, <list-of-sessions>), a tuple with the <success> flag 
as first item
+        and a session ``list`` as second item
+    :rtype: ``tuple``
 
     """
     if logger is None:
@@ -321,15 +321,15 @@ def suspend_session(username, session_name, 
remote_agent=None, logger=None, **kw
     """\
     Trigger a session suspensions via the X2Go Broker Agent.
 
-    @param username: suspend the session on behalf of this username
-    @type username: C{unicode}
-    @param remote_agent: information about the remote agent that is to be 
called
-    @type remote_agent: C{dict}
-    @param logger: logger instance to report log messages to
-    @type logger: C{obj}
+    :param username: suspend the session on behalf of this username
+    :type username: ``str``
+    :param remote_agent: information about the remote agent that is to be 
called
+    :type remote_agent: ``dict``
+    :param logger: logger instance to report log messages to
+    :type logger: :class:`logging.<Some>Logger`
 
-    @return: (<success>, ), a tuple with the <success> flag as first item
-    @rtype: C{tuple}
+    :returns: (<success>, ), a tuple with the <success> flag as first item
+    :rtype: ``tuple``
 
     """
     if logger is None:
@@ -343,15 +343,15 @@ def terminate_session(username, session_name, 
remote_agent=None, logger=None, **
     """\
     Trigger a session termination via the X2Go Broker Agent.
 
-    @param username: terminate the session on behalf of this username
-    @type username: C{unicode}
-    @param remote_agent: information about the remote agent that is to be 
called
-    @type remote_agent: C{dict}
-    @param logger: logger instance to report log messages to
-    @type logger: C{obj}
+    :param username: terminate the session on behalf of this username
+    :type username: ``str``
+    :param remote_agent: information about the remote agent that is to be 
called
+    :type remote_agent: ``dict``
+    :param logger: logger instance to report log messages to
+    :type logger: :class:`logging.<Some>Logger`
 
-    @return: (<success>, ), a tuple with the <success> flag as first item
-    @rtype: C{tuple}
+    :returns: (<success>, ), a tuple with the <success> flag as first item
+    :rtype: ``tuple``
 
     """
     if logger is None:
@@ -366,15 +366,15 @@ def has_sessions(username, remote_agent=None, 
logger=None, **kwargs):
     Query X2Go Broker Agent to detect running/suspended sessions on
     the remote X2Go Server (farm).
 
-    @param username: run the query on behalf of this username
-    @type username: C{unicode}
-    @param remote_agent: information about the remote agent that is to be 
called
-    @type remote_agent: C{dict}
-    @param logger: logger instance to report log messages to
-    @type logger: C{obj}
+    :param username: run the query on behalf of this username
+    :type username: ``str``
+    :param remote_agent: information about the remote agent that is to be 
called
+    :type remote_agent: ``dict``
+    :param logger: logger instance to report log messages to
+    :type logger: :class:`logging.<Some>Logger`
 
-    @return: (<success>, <has-running-sessions>, <has-suspended-session>), a 
tuple of two Boolean values
-    @rtype: C{tuple}
+    :returns: (<success>, <has-running-sessions>, <has-suspended-session>), a 
tuple of two Boolean values
+    :rtype: ``tuple``
 
     """
     if logger is None:
@@ -395,16 +395,16 @@ def find_busy_servers(username, remote_agent=None, 
logger=None, **kwargs):
 
     The result is independent from the username given.
 
-    @param username: run the query on behalf of this username
-    @type username: C{unicode}
-    @param remote_agent: information about the remote agent that is to be 
called
-    @type remote_agent: C{dict}
-    @param logger: logger instance to report log messages to
-    @type logger: C{obj}
+    :param username: run the query on behalf of this username
+    :type username: ``str``
+    :param remote_agent: information about the remote agent that is to be 
called
+    :type remote_agent: ``dict``
+    :param logger: logger instance to report log messages to
+    :type logger: :class:`logging.<Some>Logger`
 
-    @return: (<success>, <server-usage>), a tuple with the <success> flag as 
first item
+    :returns: (<success>, <server-usage>), a tuple with the <success> flag as 
first item
         and a dict reflecting the relative server usage
-    @rtype: C{tuple}
+    :rtype: ``tuple``
 
     """
     if logger is None:
@@ -430,14 +430,14 @@ def check_load(remote_agent=None, logger=None, **kwargs):
     Query X2Go Broker Agent for a summary of system load specific
     parameters.
 
-    @param remote_agent: information about the remote agent that is to be 
called
-    @type remote_agent: C{dict}
-    @param logger: logger instance to report log messages to
-    @type logger: C{obj}
+    :param remote_agent: information about the remote agent that is to be 
called
+    :type remote_agent: ``dict``
+    :param logger: logger instance to report log messages to
+    :type logger: :class:`logging.<Some>Logger`
 
-    @return: (<success>, <load-factor>), a tuple with the <success> flag as 
first item
+    :returns: (<success>, <load-factor>), a tuple with the <success> flag as 
first item
         and the queried server's load factor as second item
-    @rtype: C{tuple}
+    :rtype: ``tuple``
 
     """
     if logger is None:
@@ -481,19 +481,19 @@ def add_authorized_key(username, pubkey_hash, 
authorized_keys_file='%h/.x2go/aut
     """\
     Add a public key hash to the user's authorized_keys file.
 
-    @param username: run the query on behalf of this username
-    @type username: C{unicode}
-    @param pubkey_hash: the public key hash as found in SSH authorized_keys 
files
-    @type pubkey_hash: C{unicode}
-    @param authorized_keys_file: the full path to the remote X2Go server's 
authorized_keys file
-    @type authorized_keys_file: C{unicode}
-    @param remote_agent: information about the remote agent that is to be 
called
-    @type remote_agent: C{dict}
-    @param logger: logger instance to report log messages to
-    @type logger: C{obj}
+    :param username: run the query on behalf of this username
+    :type username: ``str``
+    :param pubkey_hash: the public key hash as found in SSH authorized_keys 
files
+    :type pubkey_hash: ``str``
+    :param authorized_keys_file: the full path to the remote X2Go server's 
authorized_keys file
+    :type authorized_keys_file: ``str``
+    :param remote_agent: information about the remote agent that is to be 
called
+    :type remote_agent: ``dict``
+    :param logger: logger instance to report log messages to
+    :type logger: :class:`logging.<Some>Logger`
 
-    @return: (<success>, ), a tuple with the <success> flag as first item
-    @rtype: C{tuple}
+    :returns: (<success>, ), a tuple with the <success> flag as first item
+    :rtype: ``tuple``
 
     """
     if logger is None:
@@ -507,19 +507,19 @@ def delete_authorized_key(username, pubkey_hash, 
authorized_keys_file='%h/.x2go/
     """\
     Remove a public key hash from the user's authorized_keys file.
 
-    @param username: run the query on behalf of this username
-    @type username: C{unicode}
-    @param pubkey_hash: the public key hash as found in SSH authorized_keys 
files
-    @type pubkey_hash: C{unicode}
-    @param authorized_keys_file: the full path to the remote X2Go server's 
authorized_keys file
-    @type authorized_keys_file: C{unicode}
-    @param remote_agent: information about the remote agent that is to be 
called
-    @type remote_agent: C{dict}
-    @param logger: logger instance to report log messages to
-    @type logger: C{obj}
+    :param username: run the query on behalf of this username
+    :type username: ``str``
+    :param pubkey_hash: the public key hash as found in SSH authorized_keys 
files
+    :type pubkey_hash: ``str``
+    :param authorized_keys_file: the full path to the remote X2Go server's 
authorized_keys file
+    :type authorized_keys_file: ``str``
+    :param remote_agent: information about the remote agent that is to be 
called
+    :type remote_agent: ``dict``
+    :param logger: logger instance to report log messages to
+    :type logger: :class:`logging.<Some>Logger`
 
-    @return: (<success>, ), a tuple with the <success> flag as first item
-    @rtype: C{tuple}
+    :returns: (<success>, ), a tuple with the <success> flag as first item
+    :rtype: ``tuple``
 
     """
     if logger is None:
@@ -546,16 +546,16 @@ def get_servers(username, remote_agent=None, logger=None, 
**kwargs):
 
     The result is independent from the username given.
 
-    @param username: run the query on behalf of this username
-    @type username: C{unicode}
-    @param remote_agent: information about the remote agent that is to be 
called
-    @type remote_agent: C{dict}
-    @param logger: logger instance to report log messages to
-    @type logger: C{obj}
+    :param username: run the query on behalf of this username
+    :type username: ``str``
+    :param remote_agent: information about the remote agent that is to be 
called
+    :type remote_agent: ``dict``
+    :param logger: logger instance to report log messages to
+    :type logger: :class:`logging.<Some>Logger`
 
-    @return: (<success>, <server-list>), a tuple with the <success> flag as 
first item
+    :returns: (<success>, <server-list>), a tuple with the <success> flag as 
first item
         and the list of used X2Go Servers as second item
-    @rtype: C{tuple}
+    :rtype: ``tuple``
 
     """
     if logger is None:
@@ -582,16 +582,16 @@ def tasks_available(username, remote_agent=None, 
logger=None, **kwargs):
     Depending on the remove broker agent's version, the result of this
     query can vary tremendously from X2Go Server to X2Go Server.
 
-    @param username: run the query on behalf of this username
-    @type username: C{unicode}
-    @param remote_agent: information about the remote agent that is to be 
called
-    @type remote_agent: C{dict}
-    @param logger: logger instance to report log messages to
-    @type logger: C{obj}
+    :param username: run the query on behalf of this username
+    :type username: ``str``
+    :param remote_agent: information about the remote agent that is to be 
called
+    :type remote_agent: ``dict``
+    :param logger: logger instance to report log messages to
+    :type logger: :class:`logging.<Some>Logger`
 
-    @return: (<success>, <server-list>), a tuple with the <success> flag as 
first item
+    :returns: (<success>, <server-list>), a tuple with the <success> flag as 
first item
         and a list of available broker agent tasks as second item
-    @rtype: C{tuple}
+    :rtype: ``tuple``
 
     """
     if logger is None:
@@ -605,17 +605,17 @@ def genkeypair(local_username, client_address, 
key_type='RSA', logger=None):
     """\
     Generate an SSH pub/priv key pair without writing the private key to file.
 
-    @param local_username: the key is for this user
-    @type local_username: C{unicode}
-    @param client_address: the key is only valid for this client
-    @type client_address: C{unicode}
-    @param key_type: either of: RSA, DSA
-    @type key_type: C{unicode}
-    @param logger: logger instance to report log messages to
-    @type logger: C{obj}
-
-    @return: two-item tuple: (<pubkey>, <privkey>)
-    @rtype: C{tuple}
+    :param local_username: the key is for this user
+    :type local_username: ``str``
+    :param client_address: the key is only valid for this client
+    :type client_address: ``str``
+    :param key_type: either of: RSA, DSA
+    :type key_type: ``str``
+    :param logger: logger instance to report log messages to
+    :type logger: :class:`logging.<Some>Logger`
+
+    :returns: two-item tuple: (<pubkey>, <privkey>)
+    :rtype: ``tuple``
 
     """
     key = None
diff --git a/x2gobroker/authmechs/testsuite_authmech.py 
b/x2gobroker/authmechs/testsuite_authmech.py
index 7063e81..b3ad222 100644
--- a/x2gobroker/authmechs/testsuite_authmech.py
+++ b/x2gobroker/authmechs/testsuite_authmech.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class X2GoBrokerAuthMech(object):
 
     def authenticate(self, username, password, **kwargs):
 
-        # return C{True} for user test with password sweet... (used by the 
unit tests)
+        # return ``True`` for user test with password sweet... (used by the 
unit tests)
         if username == 'test' and password == 'sweet':
             return True
 
diff --git a/x2gobroker/brokers/base_broker.py 
b/x2gobroker/brokers/base_broker.py
index 75611fe..97cf132 100644
--- a/x2gobroker/brokers/base_broker.py
+++ b/x2gobroker/brokers/base_broker.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 
 """\
-L{x2gobroker.brokers.base_broker.X2GoBroker} class - base skeleton for 
X2GoBroker implementations
+:class:`x2gobroker.brokers.base_broker.X2GoBroker` class - base skeleton for 
X2GoBroker implementations
 
 """
 __NAME__ = 'x2gobroker-pylib'
@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ from x2gobroker.defaults import X2GOBROKER_DAEMON_USER as 
_X2GOBROKER_DAEMON_USE
 
 class X2GoBroker(object):
     """\
-    L{x2gobroker.brokers.base_broker.X2GoBroker} is an abstract class for X2Go 
broker implementations.
+    :class:`x2gobroker.brokers.base_broker.X2GoBroker` is an abstract class 
for X2Go broker implementations.
 
     This class needs to be inherited from a concrete broker class.
 
     Currently available broker classes are::
-        L{zeroconf.X2GoBroker} (working)
-        L{inifile.X2GoBroker} (working)
-        L{ldap.X2GoBroker} (in prep)
+        :class:`zeroconf.X2GoBroker <x2gobroker.brokers.zeroconf.X2GoBroker>` 
(working)
+        :class:`inifile.X2GoBroker <x2gobroker.brokers.inifile.X2GoBroker>` 
(working)
+        :class:`ldap.X2GoBroker <x2gobroker.brokers.ldap.X2GoBroker>` (in prep)
 
     """
 
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         Initialize a new X2GoBroker instance to control X2Go session through an
         X2Go Client with an intermediate session broker.
 
-        @param config_file: path to the X2Go Session Broker configuration file 
(x2gobroker.conf)
-        @type config_file: C{unicode}
-        @param config_defaults: Default settings for the broker's global 
configuration parameters.
-        @type config_defaults: C{dict}
+        :param config_file: path to the X2Go Session Broker configuration file 
(x2gobroker.conf)
+        :type config_file: ``str``
+        :param config_defaults: Default settings for the broker's global 
configuration parameters.
+        :type config_defaults: ``dict``
 
         """
         self.config_file = config_file
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
 
     def __del__(self):
         """\
-        Cleanup on destruction of an 
L{x2gobroker.brokers.base_broker.X2GoBroker} instance.
+        Cleanup on destruction of an :class:`X2GoBroker 
<x2gobroker.brokers.base_broker.X2GoBroker>` instance.
 
         """
         pass
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         """\
         Accessor for self.backend_name property.
 
-        @return: the backend name
-        @rtype: C{unicode}
+        :returns: the backend name
+        :rtype: ``str``
 
         """
         return self.backend_name
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         """\
         Set the client IP address.
 
-        @param address: the client IP
-        @type address: C{unicode}
+        :param address: the client IP
+        :type address: ``str``
 
         """
         if netaddr.valid_ipv6(address):
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         """\
         Get the client IP address (if set).
 
-        @return: the client IP (either IPv4 or IPv6)
-        @rtype: C{unicode}
+        :returns: the client IP (either IPv4 or IPv6)
+        :rtype: ``str``
 
         """
         if self._client_address:
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         """\
         Get the client IP address type of the client address (if set).
 
-        @return: the client address type (4: IPv4, 6: IPv6)
-        @rtype: C{int}
+        :returns: the client address type (4: IPv4, 6: IPv6)
+        :rtype: ``int``
 
         """
         return self._client_address.version
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         """\
         Get the global section of the configuration file.
 
-        @return: all global configuration parameters
-        @rtype: C{dict}
+        :returns: all global configuration parameters
+        :rtype: ``dict``
 
         """
         return self.config.get_section('global')
@@ -175,11 +175,11 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         Get the configuration setting for an option in the global section of 
the
         configuration file.
 
-        @param option: option name in the global configuration section
-        @type option: C{unicode}
+        :param option: option name in the global configuration section
+        :type option: ``str``
 
-        @return: the value for the given global C{option}
-        @rtype: C{bool}, C{unicode}, C{int} or C{list}
+        :returns: the value for the given global ``option``
+        :rtype: ``bool``, ``str``, ``int`` or ``list``
 
         """
         return self.config.get_value('global', option)
@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         have to use on their first connection attempt (if the global
         config option "require-cookie" has been set).
 
-        @return: the pre-set authentication cookie UUID hash
-        @rtype: C{unicode}
+        :returns: the pre-set authentication cookie UUID hash
+        :rtype: ``str``
 
         """
         unconfigured_my_cookie = 'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx'
@@ -217,24 +217,24 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         """\
         Get the configuration section of a specific backend.
 
-        @return: all backend configuration parameters
-        @rtype: C{dict}
+        :returns: all backend configuration parameters
+        :rtype: ``dict``
 
         """
         return 
self.config.get_section('broker_{backend}'.format(backend=self.backend_name))
 
     def get_backend_value(self, backend='zeroconf', option='enable'):
         """\
-        Get the configuration setting for backend C{backend} and option
-        C{option}.
+        Get the configuration setting for backend ``backend`` and option
+        ``option``.
 
-        @param backend: the name of the backend
-        @type backend: C{unicode}
-        @param option: option name of the backend's configuration section
-        @type option: C{unicode}
+        :param backend: the name of the backend
+        :type backend: ``str``
+        :param option: option name of the backend's configuration section
+        :type option: ``str``
 
-        @return: the value for the given C{backend} C{option}
-        @rtype: C{bool}, C{unicode}, C{int} or C{list}
+        :returns: the value for the given ``backend`` ``option``
+        :rtype: ``bool``, ``str``, ``int`` or ``list``
 
         """
         return self.config.get_value(backend, option)
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         """\
         Retrieve the complete list of session profile IDs.
 
-        @return: list of profile IDs
-        @rtype: C{list}
+        :returns: list of profile IDs
+        :rtype: ``list``
 
         """
         return []
@@ -253,11 +253,11 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         """\
         Retrieve the list of session profile IDs for a given user.
 
-        @param username: query profile id list for this user
-        @type username: C{unicode}
+        :param username: query profile id list for this user
+        :type username: ``str``
 
-        @return: list of profile IDs
-        @rtype: C{list}
+        :returns: list of profile IDs
+        :rtype: ``list``
 
         """
         return [ id for id in self.get_profile_ids() if 
self.check_profile_acls(username, self.get_profile_acls(id)) ]
@@ -267,11 +267,11 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         Get the session profile defaults, i.e. profile options that all
         configured session profiles have in common.
 
-        The defaults are hard-coded in L{x2gobroker.defaults} for class
-        L{x2gobroker.brokers.base_broker.X2GoBroker}.
+        The defaults are hard-coded in :mod:`x2gobroker.defaults` for class
+        :class:`x2gobroker.brokers.base_broker.X2GoBroker`.
 
-        @return: a dictionary containing the session profile defaults
-        @rtype: C{dict}
+        :returns: a dictionary containing the session profile defaults
+        :rtype: ``dict``
 
         """
         profile_defaults = 
copy.deepcopy(x2gobroker.defaults.X2GOBROKER_SESSIONPROFILE_DEFAULTS['DEFAULT'])
@@ -283,10 +283,10 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
     def get_acl_defaults(self):
         """\
         Get the ACL defaults for session profiles. The defaults are hard-coded
-        in L{x2gobroker.defaults} for class 
L{x2gobroker.brokers.base_broker.X2GoBroker}.
+        in :mod:`x2gobroker.defaults` for class 
:class:`x2gobroker.brokers.base_broker.X2GoBroker`.
 
-        @return: a dictionary containing the ACL defaults for all session 
profiles
-        @rtype: C{dict}
+        :returns: a dictionary containing the ACL defaults for all session 
profiles
+        :rtype: ``dict``
 
         """
         acl_defaults = 
copy.deepcopy(x2gobroker.defaults.X2GOBROKER_SESSIONPROFILE_DEFAULTS['DEFAULT'])
@@ -299,11 +299,11 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         """\
         Get the session profile for profile ID <profile_id>.
 
-        @param profile_id: the ID of a profile
-        @type profile_id: C{unicode}
+        :param profile_id: the ID of a profile
+        :type profile_id: ``str``
 
-        @return: a dictionary representing the session profile for ID 
<profile_id>
-        @rtype: C{dict}
+        :returns: a dictionary representing the session profile for ID 
<profile_id>
+        :rtype: ``dict``
 
         """
         return {}
@@ -312,11 +312,11 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         """\
         Get broker-specific session profile options from the session profile 
with profile ID <profile_id>.
 
-        @param profile_id: the ID of a profile
-        @type profile_id: C{unicode}
+        :param profile_id: the ID of a profile
+        :type profile_id: ``str``
 
-        @return: a dictionary representing the session profile for ID 
<profile_id>
-        @rtype: C{dict}
+        :returns: a dictionary representing the session profile for ID 
<profile_id>
+        :rtype: ``dict``
 
         """
         return {}
@@ -325,11 +325,11 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         """\
         Get the ACLs for session profile with profile ID <profile_id>.
 
-        @param profile_id: the ID of a profile
-        @type profile_id: C{unicode}
+        :param profile_id: the ID of a profile
+        :type profile_id: ``str``
 
-        @return: a dictionary representing the ACLs for session profile with 
ID <profile_id>
-        @rtype: C{dict}
+        :returns: a dictionary representing the ACLs for session profile with 
ID <profile_id>
+        :rtype: ``dict``
 
         """
         return {}
@@ -339,10 +339,10 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         Test if a given user can get through an ACL check using <acls> as a 
list
         of allow and deny rules.
 
-        @param username: the username of interest
-        @type username: C{unicode}
-        @param acls: a dictionary data structure containing ACL information 
(see L{defaults.X2GOBROKER_SESSIONPROFILE_DEFAULTS})
-        @type acls: C{dict}
+        :param username: the username of interest
+        :type username: ``str``
+        :param acls: a dictionary data structure containing ACL information 
(see :envvar:`x2gobroker.defaults.X2GOBROKER_SESSIONPROFILE_DEFAULTS`)
+        :type acls: ``dict``
 
         """
         ### extract ACLs evaluation orders
@@ -493,8 +493,8 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         Get the name of the authentication mechanism that is configured for 
this
         X2Go Session Broker instance.
 
-        @return: auth-mech name
-        @rtype: C{unicode}
+        :returns: auth-mech name
+        :rtype: ``str``
 
         """
         _default_auth_mech = "pam"
@@ -514,10 +514,10 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         """\
         Allow frontends to enforce a certain broker agent backend.
 
-        @param mode: what agent query mode demanded
-        @type mode: C{unicode}
-        @return: the agent query mode we force the broker to
-        @rtype: C{unicode}
+        :param mode: what agent query mode demanded
+        :type mode: ``str``
+        :returns: the agent query mode we force the broker to
+        :rtype: ``str``
 
         """
         return None
@@ -527,8 +527,8 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         Get the agent query mode (LOCAL or SSH, normally) that is configured 
for this
         X2Go Session Broker instance.
 
-        @return: agent query mode
-        @rtype: C{unicode}
+        :returns: agent query mode
+        :rtype: ``str``
 
         """
         _default_agent_query_mode = "LOCAL"
@@ -563,8 +563,8 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         Detect if the given profile is configured to try automatic session
         logons.
 
-        @return: C{True} to denote that automatic session login should be 
attempted
-        @rtype: C{bool}
+        :returns: ``True`` to denote that automatic session login should be 
attempted
+        :rtype: ``bool``
 
         """
         _default_session_autologin = False
@@ -590,8 +590,8 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         Detect if the given profile is configured to try portscanning on X2Go 
Servers
         before offering an X2Go Server hostname to the client.
 
-        @return: C{True} if X2Go Servers shall be probed before offering it to 
clients
-        @rtype: C{bool}
+        :returns: ``True`` if X2Go Servers shall be probed before offering it 
to clients
+        :rtype: ``bool``
 
         """
         _default_portscan_x2goservers = False
@@ -621,8 +621,8 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         provide a broker-authorized-keys file in session profiles. The latter
         will override the broker-wide conigured file location.
 
-        @return: authorized_keys location on the remote server
-        @rtype: C{unicode}
+        :returns: authorized_keys location on the remote server
+        :rtype: ``str``
 
         """
         _default_authorized_keys_file = "%h/.x2go/authorized_keys"
@@ -647,8 +647,8 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         provide a broker-authorized-keys file in session profiles. The latter
         will override the broker-wide conigured file location.
 
-        @return: authorized_keys location on the remote SSH proxy server
-        @rtype: C{unicode}
+        :returns: authorized_keys location on the remote SSH proxy server
+        :rtype: ``str``
 
         """
         _default_authorized_keys_file = "%h/.x2go/authorized_keys"
@@ -669,8 +669,8 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         Get the name of the backend being used for retrieving user information 
from the
         system.
 
-        @return: user service name
-        @rtype: C{unicode}
+        :returns: user service name
+        :rtype: ``str``
 
         """
         _user_db = "libnss"
@@ -687,8 +687,8 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         Get the name of the backend being used for retrieving group 
information from the
         system.
 
-        @return: group service name
-        @rtype: C{unicode}
+        :returns: group service name
+        :rtype: ``str``
 
         """
         _group_db = "libnss"
@@ -704,8 +704,8 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         """\
         Is this broker backend configured to access an X2Go Broker LoadChecker 
daemon.
 
-        @return: C{True} if there should a load checker daemon running.
-        @rtype: C{bool}
+        :returns: ``True`` if there should a load checker daemon running.
+        :rtype: ``bool``
 
         """
         _use_load_checker = False
@@ -727,11 +727,11 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
           - or on a per session profile basis?
           - plus: more than one host configured for the given session profile?
 
-        @param profile_id: choose remote agent for this profile ID
-        @type profile_id: C{unicode}
+        :param profile_id: choose remote agent for this profile ID
+        :type profile_id: ``str``
 
-        @return: C{True} if there is a load checker daemon running.
-        @rtype: C{bool}
+        :returns: ``True`` if there is a load checker daemon running.
+        :rtype: ``bool``
 
         """
         _profile_broker  = self.get_profile_broker(profile_id)
@@ -769,13 +769,13 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
 
     def has_user(self, username):
         """\
-        Test if the broker knows user C{<username>}.
+        Test if the broker knows user ``<username>``.
 
-        @param username: test for existence of this user
-        @type username: C{unicode}
+        :param username: test for existence of this user
+        :type username: ``str``
 
-        @return: returns C{True} if a user exists
-        @rtype: C{bool}
+        :returns: returns ``True`` if a user exists
+        :rtype: ``bool``
 
         """
         if self._import_nameservice_module(service=self.get_userdb_service()):
@@ -787,8 +787,8 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         """\
         Get list of known users.
 
-        @return: returns list of known users
-        @rtype: C{list}
+        :returns: returns list of known users
+        :rtype: ``list``
 
         """
         if self._import_nameservice_module(service=self.get_userdb_service()):
@@ -798,13 +798,13 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
 
     def has_group(self, group):
         """\
-        Test if the broker knows group C{<group>}.
+        Test if the broker knows group ``<group>``.
 
-        @param group: test for existence of this group
-        @type group: C{unicode}
+        :param group: test for existence of this group
+        :type group: ``str``
 
-        @return: returns C{True} if a group exists
-        @rtype: C{bool}
+        :returns: returns ``True`` if a group exists
+        :rtype: ``bool``
 
         """
         if self._import_nameservice_module(service=self.get_groupdb_service()):
@@ -816,8 +816,8 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         """\
         Get list of known groups.
 
-        @return: returns list of known groups
-        @rtype: C{list}
+        :returns: returns list of known groups
+        :rtype: ``list``
 
         """
         if self._import_nameservice_module(service=self.get_groupdb_service()):
@@ -829,11 +829,11 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         """\
         Get the primary group of a given user.
 
-        @param username: get primary group for this username
-        @type username: C{unicode}
+        :param username: get primary group for this username
+        :type username: ``str``
 
-        @return: returns the name of the primary group
-        @rtype: C{unicode}
+        :returns: returns the name of the primary group
+        :rtype: ``str``
 
         """
         if self._import_nameservice_module(service=self.get_groupdb_service()):
@@ -845,15 +845,15 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         """\
         Check if a user is member of a given group.
 
-        @param username: check group membership of this user
-        @type username: C{unicode}
-        @param group: test if user is member of this group
-        @type group: C{unicode}
-        @param primary_groups:  if C{True}, test for primary group membership, 
as well
-        @type primary_groups: C{bool}
+        :param username: check group membership of this user
+        :type username: ``str``
+        :param group: test if user is member of this group
+        :type group: ``str``
+        :param primary_groups:  if ``True``, test for primary group 
membership, as well
+        :type primary_groups: ``bool``
 
-        @return: returns C{True} if the user is member of the given group
-        @rtype: C{bool}
+        :returns: returns ``True`` if the user is member of the given group
+        :rtype: ``bool``
 
         """
         if self._import_nameservice_module(service=self.get_groupdb_service()):
@@ -863,15 +863,15 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
 
     def get_group_members(self, group, primary_groups=False):
         """\
-        Get the list of members in group C{<group>}.
+        Get the list of members in group ``<group>``.
 
-        @param group: valid group name
-        @type group: C{unicode}
-        @param primary_groups: include primary groups found with the user db 
service
-        @type primary_groups: C{bool}
+        :param group: valid group name
+        :type group: ``str``
+        :param primary_groups: include primary groups found with the user db 
service
+        :type primary_groups: ``bool``
 
-        @return: list of users belonging to the given group
-        @rtype: C{list}
+        :returns: list of users belonging to the given group
+        :rtype: ``list``
 
         """
         if self._import_nameservice_module(service=self.get_groupdb_service()):
@@ -883,13 +883,13 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         """\
         Get all groups a given user is member of.
 
-        @param username: get groups for this user
-        @type username: C{unicode}
-        @param primary_groups:  if C{True}, include the user's primary group 
in the group list
-        @type primary_groups: C{bool}
+        :param username: get groups for this user
+        :type username: ``str``
+        :param primary_groups:  if ``True``, include the user's primary group 
in the group list
+        :type primary_groups: ``bool``
 
-        @return: list of groups the given user is member of
-        @rtype: C{list}
+        :returns: list of groups the given user is member of
+        :rtype: ``list``
 
         """
         if self._import_nameservice_module(service=self.get_groupdb_service()):
@@ -902,20 +902,20 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         Check if a given user with a given password may gain access to the
         X2Go session broker.
 
-        @param username: a username known to the session broker
-        @type username: C{unicode}
-        @param password: a password that authenticates the user against the 
X2Go session broker
-        @type password: C{unicode}
-        @param ip: the ip address of the client
-        @type ip: C{unicode}
-        @param cookie: an extra (static or dynamic) authentication token
-        @type cookie: C{unicode}
-        @param override_password_auth: let password auth always succeed, 
needed for SSH broker (where SSH
+        :param username: a username known to the session broker
+        :type username: ``str``
+        :param password: a password that authenticates the user against the 
X2Go session broker
+        :type password: ``str``
+        :param ip: the ip address of the client
+        :type ip: ``str``
+        :param cookie: an extra (static or dynamic) authentication token
+        :type cookie: ``str``
+        :param override_password_auth: let password auth always succeed, 
needed for SSH broker (where SSH
             handled the password (or key) based authentication
-        @type override_password_auth: C{bool}
+        :type override_password_auth: ``bool``
 
-        @return: returns C{True} if the authentication has been successful
-        @rtype: C{bool},C{unicode}
+        :returns: returns ``True`` if the authentication has been successful
+        :rtype: ``bool``,``str``
 
         """
         require_password = self.config.get_value('global', 'require-password')
@@ -1037,13 +1037,13 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         """\
         Randomly choose a remote agent for agent query.
 
-        @param profile_id: choose remote agent for this profile ID
-        @type profile_id: C{unicode}
-        @param exclude_agents: a list of remote agent dict objects to be 
exclude from the random choice
-        @type exclude_agents: C{list}
+        :param profile_id: choose remote agent for this profile ID
+        :type profile_id: ``str``
+        :param exclude_agents: a list of remote agent dict objects to be 
exclude from the random choice
+        :type exclude_agents: ``list``
 
-        @return: remote agent to use for queries for profile ID
-        @rtype: C{dict}
+        :returns: remote agent to use for queries for profile ID
+        :rtype: ``dict``
 
         """
         remote_agent = None
@@ -1117,11 +1117,11 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         """\
         Get all remote agents.
 
-        @param profile_id: choose remote agent for this profile ID
-        @type profile_id: C{unicode}
+        :param profile_id: choose remote agent for this profile ID
+        :type profile_id: ``str``
 
-        @return: C{list} of remote agents for the given profile ID
-        @rtype: C{list}
+        :returns: ``list`` of remote agents for the given profile ID
+        :rtype: ``list``
 
         """
         remote_agents = []
@@ -1161,11 +1161,11 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         Detect from the session profile, if it defines a desktop sharing 
(shadow)
         session.
 
-        @param profile_id: ID of a valid session profile
-        @type profile_id: C{unicode}
+        :param profile_id: ID of a valid session profile
+        :type profile_id: ``str``
 
-        return: C{True} if the session profile defines a desktop sharing 
(shadow) session
-        rtype: C{bool}
+        :returns: ``True`` if the session profile defines a desktop sharing 
(shadow) session
+        :rtype: ``bool``
 
         """
         profile = self.get_profile(profile_id)
@@ -1176,11 +1176,11 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         Detect from the session profile, if we should query the remote broker
         agent for running or suspended sessions.
 
-        @param profile_id: ID of a valid session profile
-        @type profile_id: C{unicode}
+        :param profile_id: ID of a valid session profile
+        :type profile_id: ``str``
 
-        return: C{True} if the remote broker agent should be queried for 
running/suspended sessions
-        rtype: C{bool}
+        :returns: ``True`` if the remote broker agent should be queried for 
running/suspended sessions
+        :rtype: ``bool``
 
         """
         do_check = True
@@ -1201,20 +1201,20 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
           - replace BROKER_USER by the name of the authenticated user
           - test if autologin is possible
           - fix rootless session profile option for non-desktop sessions
-          - perform an ACL check (return C{None} if it fails)
+          - perform an ACL check (return ``None`` if it fails)
           - query a remote agent (if configured) to check if we have
             running / suspended sessions on the remote X2Go Server
 
-        @param profile_id: ID of a valid session profile
-        @type profile_id: C{unicode}
-        @param username: prepare session profile for this (authenticated) user
-        @type username: C{unicode}
-        @param broker_frontend: some broker frontend (e.g. UCCS) require 
special treatment
+        :param profile_id: ID of a valid session profile
+        :type profile_id: ``str``
+        :param username: prepare session profile for this (authenticated) user
+        :type username: ``str``
+        :param broker_frontend: some broker frontend (e.g. UCCS) require 
special treatment
             by this method
-        @type broker_frontend: C{unicode}
+        :type broker_frontend: ``str``
 
-        return: session profile as a dictionary (ready for sending out to a 
broker client)
-        rtype: C{dict}
+        :returns: session profile as a dictionary (ready for sending out to a 
broker client)
+        :rtype: ``dict``
 
         """
         profile = self.get_profile(profile_id)
@@ -1282,11 +1282,11 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         """\
         Retrieve a list of available session profiles for the authenticated 
user.
 
-        @param username: query session profile list for this user
-        @type username: C{unicode}
+        :param username: query session profile list for this user
+        :type username: ``str``
 
-        return: list of profile dictionaries
-        rtype: C{dict}
+        :returns: list of profile dictionaries
+        :rtype: ``dict``
 
         """
         list_of_profiles = {}
@@ -1304,13 +1304,13 @@ class X2GoBroker(object):
         The X2Go server that the session is launched on is selected 
automatically by the X2Go session
         broker.
 
-        @param profile_id: the selected profile ID. This matches one of the 
dictionary keys offered by the C{list_profiles} method
-        @type profile_id: C{unicode}
-        @param username: specify username that this operation runs for
-        @type username: C{unicode}
-        @param pubkey: The broker clients may send us a public key that we may
+        :param profile_id: the selected profile ID. This matches one of the 
dictionary keys offered by the ``list_profiles`` method
+        :type profile_id: ``str``
+        :param username: specify username that this operation runs for
+        :type username: ``str``
+        :param pubkey: The broker clients may send us a public key that we may
             temporarily install into a remote X2Go Server for non-interactive 
login
-        @type pubkey: C{unicode}
+        :type pubkey: ``str``
 
         """
         try:
diff --git a/x2gobroker/brokers/inifile_broker.py 
b/x2gobroker/brokers/inifile_broker.py
index 45f0a8c..f4c8104 100644
--- a/x2gobroker/brokers/inifile_broker.py
+++ b/x2gobroker/brokers/inifile_broker.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 
 """\
-L{x2gobroker.brokers.inifile_broker.X2GoBroker} class - a simple X2GoBroker 
implementations that uses text-based config files (also supports load balancing)
+:class:`x2gobroker.brokers.inifile_broker.X2GoBroker` class - a simple 
X2GoBroker implementations that uses text-based config files (also supports 
load balancing)
 
 """
 __NAME__ = 'x2gobroker-pylib'
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ class X2GoBroker(base.X2GoBroker):
 
     def __init__(self, profile_config_file=None, profile_config_defaults=None, 
**kwargs):
         """\
-        @param profile_config_file: path to the backend's session profile 
configuration (x2gobroker-sessionprofiles.conf)
-        @type profile_config_file: C{unicode}
-        @param profile_config_defaults: Default settings for session profile 
configuration parameters.
-        @type profile_config_defaults: C{dict}
+        :param profile_config_file: path to the backend's session profile 
configuration (x2gobroker-sessionprofiles.conf)
+        :type profile_config_file: ``str``
+        :param profile_config_defaults: Default settings for session profile 
configuration parameters.
+        :type profile_config_defaults: ``dict``
 
         """
         base.X2GoBroker.__init__(self, **kwargs)
diff --git a/x2gobroker/brokers/zeroconf_broker.py 
b/x2gobroker/brokers/zeroconf_broker.py
index 1fa8293..2d981f8 100644
--- a/x2gobroker/brokers/zeroconf_broker.py
+++ b/x2gobroker/brokers/zeroconf_broker.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 
 """\
-L{x2gobroker.brokers.zeroconf_broker.X2GoBroker} class - a demo X2GoBroker 
implementations that needs not configuration at all
+:class:`x2gobroker.brokers.zeroconf_broker.X2GoBroker` class - a demo 
X2GoBroker implementations that needs not configuration at all
 
 """
 __NAME__ = 'x2gobroker-pylib'
diff --git a/x2gobroker/config.py b/x2gobroker/config.py
index 16fdd6f..886a3a6 100644
--- a/x2gobroker/config.py
+++ b/x2gobroker/config.py
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@ class X2GoBrokerConfigFile(object):
 
     def __init__(self, config_files=[], defaults={}):
         """\
-        @param config_files: a list of configuration file names (e.g. a global 
filename and a user's home
+        :param config_files: a list of configuration file names (e.g. a global 
filename and a user's home
             directory filename)
-        @type config_files: C{list}
-        @param defaults: a cascaded Python dicitionary structure with ini file 
defaults (to override
+        :type config_files: ``list``
+        :param defaults: a cascaded Python dicitionary structure with ini file 
defaults (to override
             Python X2goBroker's hard-coded defaults in L{defaults}
-        @type defaults: C{dict}
+        :type defaults: ``dict``
 
         """
         # allow string/unicode objects as config_files, as well
@@ -125,17 +125,17 @@ class X2GoBrokerConfigFile(object):
         """\
         Stores a value for a given section and key.
 
-        This methods affects a C{RawConfigParser} object held in
+        This methods affects a ``RawConfigParser`` object held in
         RAM. No configuration file is affected by this
         method. To write the configuration to disk use
         the L{write()} method.
 
-        @param section: the ini file section
-        @type section: C{str}
-        @param key: the ini file key in the given section
-        @type key: C{str}
-        @param value: the value for the given section and key
-        @type value: C{str}, C{list}, C{booAl}, ...
+        :param section: the ini file section
+        :type section: ``str``
+        :param key: the ini file key in the given section
+        :type key: ``str``
+        :param value: the value for the given section and key
+        :type value: ``str``, ``list``, ``bool``, ...
 
         """
         if type(value) is bool:
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class X2GoBrokerConfigFile(object):
 
     def _fill_defaults(self):
         """\
-        Fills a C{RawConfigParser} object with the default config file
+        Fills a ``RawConfigParser`` object with the default config file
         values as pre-defined in Python X2GoBroker or. This RawConfigParser
         object is held in RAM. No configuration file is affected by this
         method.
@@ -167,12 +167,12 @@ class X2GoBrokerConfigFile(object):
         Change a value for a given section and key. This method
         does not have any effect on configuration files.
 
-        @param section: the ini file section
-        @type section: C{str}
-        @param key: the ini file key in the given section
-        @type key: C{str}
-        @param value: the value for the given section and key
-        @type value: C{str}, C{list}, C{bool}, ...
+        :param section: the ini file section
+        :type section: ``str``
+        :param key: the ini file key in the given section
+        :type key: ``str``
+        :param value: the value for the given section and key
+        :type value: ``str``, ``list``, ``bool``, ...
 
         """
         if not self.iniConfig.has_section(section):
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class X2GoBrokerConfigFile(object):
         """\
         Write the ini file modifications (RawConfigParser object) from RAM to 
disk.
 
-        For writing the first of the C{config_files} specified on instance 
construction
+        For writing the first of the ``config_files`` specified on instance 
construction
         that is writable will be used.
 
         """
@@ -199,13 +199,13 @@ class X2GoBrokerConfigFile(object):
         Retrieve a value type for a given section and key. The returned
         value type is based on the default values dictionary.
 
-        @param section: the ini file section
-        @type section: C{str}
-        @param key: the ini file key in the given section
-        @type key: C{str}
+        :param section: the ini file section
+        :type section: ``str``
+        :param key: the ini file key in the given section
+        :type key: ``str``
 
-        @return: a Python variable type
-        @rtype: class
+        :returns: a Python variable type
+        :rtype: class
 
         """
         if section in list(self.defaultValues.keys()) and key in 
list(self.defaultValues[section].keys()):
@@ -218,16 +218,16 @@ class X2GoBrokerConfigFile(object):
 
     def has_value(self, section, key):
         """\
-        Test if a given C{key} in C{section} exists (and
+        Test if a given ``key`` in ``section`` exists (and
         has some sort of a value).
 
-        @param section: the ini file section
-        @type section: C{str}
-        @param key: the ini file key in the given section
-        @type key: C{str}
+        :param section: the ini file section
+        :type section: ``str``
+        :param key: the ini file key in the given section
+        :type key: ``str``
 
-        @return: return C{True} if <key> in <section> exists
-        @rtype: C{bool}
+        :returns: return ``True`` if <key> in <section> exists
+        :rtype: ``bool``
 
         """
         if section in self.iniConfig.sections():
@@ -238,13 +238,13 @@ class X2GoBrokerConfigFile(object):
         """\
         Retrieve a value for a given section and key.
 
-        @param section: the ini file section
-        @type section: C{str}
-        @param key: the ini file key in the given section
-        @type key: C{str}
+        :param section: the ini file section
+        :type section: ``str``
+        :param key: the ini file key in the given section
+        :type key: ``str``
 
-        @return: the value for the given section and key
-        @rtype: class
+        :returns: the value for the given section and key
+        :rtype: class
 
         """
         if key_type is None:
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ class X2GoBrokerConfigFile(object):
         """\
         Get all keys and values from the [DEFAULT] section of the 
configuration file.
 
-        @return: the defaults with all keys and values
-        @rtype: C{dict}
+        :returns: the defaults with all keys and values
+        :rtype: ``dict``
 
         """
         _my_defaults = {}
@@ -313,11 +313,11 @@ class X2GoBrokerConfigFile(object):
         """\
         Get all keys and values for a certain section of the config file.
 
-        @param section: the name of the section to get
-        @type section: C{str}
+        :param section: the name of the section to get
+        :type section: ``str``
 
-        @return: the section with all keys and values
-        @rtype: C{dict}
+        :returns: the section with all keys and values
+        :rtype: ``dict``
 
         """
         _section_config = {}
@@ -331,8 +331,8 @@ class X2GoBrokerConfigFile(object):
         """\
         Return a list of all present sections in a config file.
 
-        @return: list of sections in this config file
-        @rtype: C{list}
+        :returns: list of sections in this config file
+        :rtype: ``list``
 
         """
         return [ s for s in self.iniConfig.sections() ]
diff --git a/x2gobroker/loadchecker.py b/x2gobroker/loadchecker.py
index 1ee423e..71da459 100644
--- a/x2gobroker/loadchecker.py
+++ b/x2gobroker/loadchecker.py
@@ -114,15 +114,15 @@ class LoadChecker(threading.Thread):
         Retrieve system load for a given server (via broker backend,
         profile ID and hostname).
 
-        @param backend: broker backend to query.
-        @type backend: C{unicode}
-        @param profile_id: profile ID of the session profile to query
-        @type profile_id: C{unicode}
-        @param hostname: hostname of the X2Go Server
-        @type hostname: C{unicode}
+        :param backend: broker backend to query.
+        :type backend: ``str``
+        :param profile_id: profile ID of the session profile to query
+        :type profile_id: ``str``
+        :param hostname: hostname of the X2Go Server
+        :type hostname: ``str``
 
-        @return: load factor of the given server (or None if an error occurs)
-        @rtype: C{int}
+        :returns: load factor of the given server (or None if an error occurs)
+        :rtype: ``int``
 
         """
         try:
@@ -135,13 +135,13 @@ class LoadChecker(threading.Thread):
         Retrieve system load for all servers for a given profile ID (and a 
given
         broker backend).
 
-        @param backend: broker backend to query.
-        @type backend: C{unicode}
-        @param profile_id: profile ID of the session profile to query
-        @type profile_id: C{unicode}
+        :param backend: broker backend to query.
+        :type backend: ``str``
+        :param profile_id: profile ID of the session profile to query
+        :type profile_id: ``str``
 
-        @return: load factor of the given server (or None if an error occurs)
-        @rtype: C{dict}
+        :returns: load factor of the given server (or None if an error occurs)
+        :rtype: ``dict``
 
         """
         try:
diff --git a/x2gobroker/loggers.py b/x2gobroker/loggers.py
index 2eb86e5..82db994 100644
--- a/x2gobroker/loggers.py
+++ b/x2gobroker/loggers.py
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ def init_console_loggers():
     """\
     Initialize loggers that log to stderr.
 
-    @return: a 3-tuple of (logger_broker, logger_access, logger_error)
-    @rtype: C{tuple}
+    :returns: a 3-tuple of (logger_broker, logger_access, logger_error)
+    :rtype: ``tuple``
     """
     logger_root = logging.getLogger()
     stderr_handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stderr)
@@ -104,10 +104,10 @@ else:
 def tornado_log_request(handler):
     """\
     Function for overriding the log_request method in
-    C{tornado.web.RequestHandler}.
+    ``tornado.web.RequestHandler``.
 
-    @param handler: handler
-    @type handler: C{obj}
+    :param handler: handler
+    :type handler: ``obj``
 
     """
     if handler.get_status() < 400:
diff --git a/x2gobroker/uccsjson.py b/x2gobroker/uccsjson.py
index 102cebd..7d8a08f 100644
--- a/x2gobroker/uccsjson.py
+++ b/x2gobroker/uccsjson.py
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ class ManagementServer():
         """\
         Initializ instance.
 
-        @param url: URL of the UCCS broker server
-        @type url: C{unicode}
-        @param name: human-readable, descriptive server name
-        @type name: C{unicode}
-        @param api_version: API version used between remote logon service and 
broker
-        @type api_version: C{int}
+        :param url: URL of the UCCS broker server
+        :type url: ``str``
+        :param name: human-readable, descriptive server name
+        :type name: ``str``
+        :param api_version: API version used between remote logon service and 
broker
+        :type api_version: ``int``
 
         """
         self._api_version = api_version
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ class ManagementServer():
         """\
         Define the default (terminal) server instance.
 
-        @param ts_name: name of the terminal server that is to be set as 
default
-        @type ts_name: C{unicode}
+        :param ts_name: name of the terminal server that is to be set as 
default
+        :type ts_name: ``str``
 
         """
         if isinstance(ts_name, str):
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ class ManagementServer():
         """\
         Add a terminal server to this management server object.
 
-        @param server: instance of class L{RDPServer} or L{X2GoServer}.
-        @type server: C{obj}
+        :param server: instance of class L{RDPServer} or L{X2GoServer}.
+        :type server: ``obj``
 
         """
         self.RemoteDesktopServers.append(server)
@@ -120,16 +120,16 @@ class RDPServer():
     """
     def __init__(self, host, name, username='', password='', 
api_version=latest_api_version):
         """\
-        @param host: hostname of RDP server host
-        @type host: C{unicode}
-        @param name: session profile name
-        @type name: C{unicode}
-        @param username: username to be used for login
-        @type username: C{unicode}
-        @param password: password to be used for login
-        @type password: C{unicode}
-        @param api_version: API version used between remote logon service and 
broker
-        @type api_version: C{int}
+        :param host: hostname of RDP server host
+        :type host: ``str``
+        :param name: session profile name
+        :type name: ``str``
+        :param username: username to be used for login
+        :type username: ``str``
+        :param password: password to be used for login
+        :type password: ``str``
+        :param api_version: API version used between remote logon service and 
broker
+        :type api_version: ``int``
 
         """
         self._api_version = api_version
@@ -144,10 +144,10 @@ class RDPServer():
         """\
         Set the domain for this RDP server.
 
-        @param domain: the domain name to be set
-        @type domain: C{unicode}
+        :param domain: the domain name to be set
+        :type domain: ``str``
 
-        @raise TypeError: domain has to be C{str} or C{unicode}
+        :raises TypeError: domain has to be ``str`` or ``str``
 
         """
         if isinstance(domain, str):
@@ -172,16 +172,16 @@ class ICAServer():
     """
     def __init__(self, host, name, username='', password='', 
api_version=latest_api_version):
         """\
-        @param host: hostname of ICA server host
-        @type host: C{unicode}
-        @param name: session profile name
-        @type name: C{unicode}
-        @param username: username to be used for login
-        @type username: C{unicode}
-        @param password: password to be used for login
-        @type password: C{unicode}
-        @param api_version: API version used between remote logon service and 
broker
-        @type api_version: C{int}
+        :param host: hostname of ICA server host
+        :type host: ``str``
+        :param name: session profile name
+        :type name: ``str``
+        :param username: username to be used for login
+        :type username: ``str``
+        :param password: password to be used for login
+        :type password: ``str``
+        :param api_version: API version used between remote logon service and 
broker
+        :type api_version: ``int``
 
         """
         self._api_version = api_version
@@ -196,10 +196,10 @@ class ICAServer():
         """\
         Set the domain for this ICA server.
 
-        @param domain: the domain name to be set
-        @type domain: C{unicode}
+        :param domain: the domain name to be set
+        :type domain: ``str``
 
-        @raise TypeError: domain has to be C{str} or C{unicode}
+        :raises TypeError: domain has to be ``str`` or ``str``
 
         """
         if isinstance(domain, str):
@@ -224,16 +224,16 @@ class X2GoServer():
     """
     def __init__(self, host, name, username='', password='', 
api_version=latest_api_version):
         """\
-        @param host: hostname of X2Go Server host
-        @type host: C{unicode}
-        @param name: session profile name
-        @type name: C{unicode}
-        @param username: username to be used for login
-        @type username: C{unicode}
-        @param password: password to be used for login
-        @type password: C{unicode}
-        @param api_version: API version used between remote logon service and 
broker
-        @type api_version: C{int}
+        :param host: hostname of X2Go Server host
+        :type host: ``str``
+        :param name: session profile name
+        :type name: ``str``
+        :param username: username to be used for login
+        :type username: ``str``
+        :param password: password to be used for login
+        :type password: ``str``
+        :param api_version: API version used between remote logon service and 
broker
+        :type api_version: ``int``
 
         """
         self._api_version = api_version
@@ -252,10 +252,10 @@ class X2GoServer():
         """\
         Set the session_type to be used on this X2Go Server.
 
-        @param command: the session type to be set
-        @type command: C{unicode}
+        :param command: the session type to be set
+        :type command: ``str``
 
-        @raise TypeError: command has to be C{str}
+        :raises TypeError: command has to be ``str``
 
         """
         #FIXME: throw an exception when used with API v5 or newer
@@ -269,10 +269,10 @@ class X2GoServer():
         """\
         Set the command to be used on this X2Go Server.
 
-        @param command: the session type to be set
-        @type command: C{unicode}
+        :param command: the session type to be set
+        :type command: ``str``
 
-        @raise TypeError: command has to be C{str}
+        :raises TypeError: command has to be ``str``
 
         """
         #FIXME: throw an exception when used with API v4
diff --git a/x2gobroker/utils.py b/x2gobroker/utils.py
index 291dd25..d665a07 100644
--- a/x2gobroker/utils.py
+++ b/x2gobroker/utils.py
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ def _checkConfigFileDefaults(data_structure):
     """\
     Check an ini-file-like data structure.
 
-    @param data_structure: an ini-file-like data structure
-    @type data_structure: C{dict} of C{dict}s
+    :param data_structure: an ini-file-like data structure
+    :type data_structure: ``dict`` of ``dict``s
 
-    @return: C{True} if C{data_structure} matches that of an ini file data 
structure
-    @rtype: C{bool}
+    :returns: ``True`` if ``data_structure`` matches that of an ini file data 
structure
+    :rtype: ``bool``
 
     """
     if data_structure is None:
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ def touch_file(filename, mode='a'):
     """\
     Imitates the behaviour of the GNU/touch command.
 
-    @param filename: name of the file to touch
-    @type filename: C{str}
-    @param mode: the file mode (as used for Python file objects)
-    @type mode: C{str}
+    :param filename: name of the file to touch
+    :type filename: ``str``
+    :param mode: the file mode (as used for Python file objects)
+    :type mode: ``str``
 
     """
     if not os.path.isdir(os.path.dirname(filename)):
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ def get_encoding():
     """\
     Detect systems default character encoding.
 
-    @return: The system's local character encoding.
-    @rtype: C{str}
+    :returns: The system's local character encoding.
+    :rtype: ``str``
 
     """
     try:
@@ -85,15 +85,15 @@ def get_encoding():
 def compare_versions(version_a, op, version_b):
     """\
     Compare <version_a> with <version_b> using operator <op>.
-    In the background C{distutils.version.LooseVersion} is
+    In the background ``distutils.version.LooseVersion`` is
     used for the comparison operation.
 
-    @param version_a: a version string
-    @type version_a: C{str}
-    @param op: an operator provide as string (e.g. '<', '>', '==', '>=' etc.)
-    @type op: C{str}
-    @param version_b: another version string that is to be compared with 
<version_a>
-    @type version_b: C{str}
+    :param version_a: a version string
+    :type version_a: ``str``
+    :param op: an operator provide as string (e.g. '<', '>', '==', '>=' etc.)
+    :type op: ``str``
+    :param version_b: another version string that is to be compared with 
<version_a>
+    :type version_b: ``str``
 
     """
 
@@ -246,11 +246,11 @@ def portscan(addr, port=22):
     """\
     Performing a port scan to the requested hostname.
 
-    @param addr: address (IPv4, IPv6 or hostname) of the host
+    :param addr: address (IPv4, IPv6 or hostname) of the host
         we want to probe
-    @type addr: C{unicode}
-    @param port: port number (default: 22)
-    @type port: C{int}
+    :type addr: ``str``
+    :param port: port number (default: 22)
+    :type port: ``int``
 
     """
     ip_proto = 0
@@ -289,9 +289,7 @@ def get_key_fingerprint(key):
     """\
     Retrieve the host key fingerprint of the server to be validated.
 
-
     :returns: host key fingerprint
-
     :rtype: ``str``
 
     """
@@ -302,9 +300,7 @@ def get_key_fingerprint_with_colons(key):
     Retrieve the (colonized) host key fingerprint of the server
     to be validated.
 
-
     :returns: host key fingerprint (with colons)
-
     :rtype: ``str``
 
     """

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