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141 files changed, 141 insertions, 282 deletions

diff --git a/sphinx/__init__.py b/sphinx/__init__.py
index a77d4b147..6a2bcb25b 100644
--- a/sphinx/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""The Sphinx documentation toolchain.
-"""
+"""The Sphinx documentation toolchain."""
 
 # Keep this file executable as-is in Python 3!
 # (Otherwise getting the version out of it from setup.py is impossible.)
diff --git a/sphinx/__main__.py b/sphinx/__main__.py
index 5caff6510..887bb6ae1 100644
--- a/sphinx/__main__.py
+++ b/sphinx/__main__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""The Sphinx documentation toolchain.
-"""
+"""The Sphinx documentation toolchain."""
 
 import sys
 
diff --git a/sphinx/addnodes.py b/sphinx/addnodes.py
index 88545c820..bf74bd1aa 100644
--- a/sphinx/addnodes.py
+++ b/sphinx/addnodes.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Additional docutils nodes.
-"""
+"""Additional docutils nodes."""
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Sequence
 
diff --git a/sphinx/builders/__init__.py b/sphinx/builders/__init__.py
index e99212dca..e1817c445 100644
--- a/sphinx/builders/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/builders/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Builder superclass for all builders.
-"""
+"""Builder superclass for all builders."""
 
 import pickle
 import time
diff --git a/sphinx/builders/_epub_base.py b/sphinx/builders/_epub_base.py
index 8dec8546f..26efdc1fb 100644
--- a/sphinx/builders/_epub_base.py
+++ b/sphinx/builders/_epub_base.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Base class of epub2/epub3 builders.
-"""
+"""Base class of epub2/epub3 builders."""
 
 import html
 import os
diff --git a/sphinx/builders/changes.py b/sphinx/builders/changes.py
index 5230f1a24..3a1f5bd65 100644
--- a/sphinx/builders/changes.py
+++ b/sphinx/builders/changes.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Changelog builder.
-"""
+"""Changelog builder."""
 
 import html
 from os import path
diff --git a/sphinx/builders/dirhtml.py b/sphinx/builders/dirhtml.py
index 3397b9aaf..bf8af15bb 100644
--- a/sphinx/builders/dirhtml.py
+++ b/sphinx/builders/dirhtml.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Directory HTML builders.
-"""
+"""Directory HTML builders."""
 
 from os import path
 from typing import Any, Dict
diff --git a/sphinx/builders/dummy.py b/sphinx/builders/dummy.py
index ae8bfa32a..f4f1356f6 100644
--- a/sphinx/builders/dummy.py
+++ b/sphinx/builders/dummy.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Do syntax checks, but no writing.
-"""
+"""Do syntax checks, but no writing."""
 
 from typing import Any, Dict, Set
 
diff --git a/sphinx/builders/gettext.py b/sphinx/builders/gettext.py
index a8e9d25fd..e8bc547b7 100644
--- a/sphinx/builders/gettext.py
+++ b/sphinx/builders/gettext.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""The MessageCatalogBuilder class.
-"""
+"""The MessageCatalogBuilder class."""
 
 from codecs import open
 from collections import OrderedDict, defaultdict
diff --git a/sphinx/builders/html/__init__.py b/sphinx/builders/html/__init__.py
index 006f06505..bbd3b91e0 100644
--- a/sphinx/builders/html/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/builders/html/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Several HTML builders.
-"""
+"""Several HTML builders."""
 
 import html
 import os
diff --git a/sphinx/builders/html/transforms.py b/sphinx/builders/html/transforms.py
index 74dd3c23d..ea596cb4b 100644
--- a/sphinx/builders/html/transforms.py
+++ b/sphinx/builders/html/transforms.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Transforms for HTML builder.
-"""
+"""Transforms for HTML builder."""
 
 import re
 from typing import Any, Dict, List
diff --git a/sphinx/builders/latex/__init__.py b/sphinx/builders/latex/__init__.py
index 4ee9279a2..fb33007f1 100644
--- a/sphinx/builders/latex/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/builders/latex/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""LaTeX builder.
-"""
+"""LaTeX builder."""
 
 import os
 import warnings
diff --git a/sphinx/builders/latex/constants.py b/sphinx/builders/latex/constants.py
index d208f9a60..ace608644 100644
--- a/sphinx/builders/latex/constants.py
+++ b/sphinx/builders/latex/constants.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""consntants for LaTeX builder.
-"""
+"""consntants for LaTeX builder."""
 
 from typing import Any, Dict
 
diff --git a/sphinx/builders/latex/nodes.py b/sphinx/builders/latex/nodes.py
index adf0a0f63..2c008b9a7 100644
--- a/sphinx/builders/latex/nodes.py
+++ b/sphinx/builders/latex/nodes.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Additional nodes for LaTeX writer.
-"""
+"""Additional nodes for LaTeX writer."""
 
 from docutils import nodes
 
diff --git a/sphinx/builders/latex/theming.py b/sphinx/builders/latex/theming.py
index 1f09ebd07..69f849381 100644
--- a/sphinx/builders/latex/theming.py
+++ b/sphinx/builders/latex/theming.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Theming support for LaTeX builder.
-"""
+"""Theming support for LaTeX builder."""
 
 import configparser
 from os import path
diff --git a/sphinx/builders/latex/transforms.py b/sphinx/builders/latex/transforms.py
index a4d6cc8e0..5e478f5c4 100644
--- a/sphinx/builders/latex/transforms.py
+++ b/sphinx/builders/latex/transforms.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Transforms for LaTeX builder.
-"""
+"""Transforms for LaTeX builder."""
 
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Set, Tuple, cast
 
diff --git a/sphinx/builders/latex/util.py b/sphinx/builders/latex/util.py
index 5419f2c1a..6883829c5 100644
--- a/sphinx/builders/latex/util.py
+++ b/sphinx/builders/latex/util.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Utilities for LaTeX builder.
-"""
+"""Utilities for LaTeX builder."""
 
 from typing import Optional
 
diff --git a/sphinx/builders/linkcheck.py b/sphinx/builders/linkcheck.py
index d9d0cb3d7..a94572484 100644
--- a/sphinx/builders/linkcheck.py
+++ b/sphinx/builders/linkcheck.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""The CheckExternalLinksBuilder class.
-"""
+"""The CheckExternalLinksBuilder class."""
 
 import json
 import re
diff --git a/sphinx/builders/manpage.py b/sphinx/builders/manpage.py
index 04c154dce..43637b65a 100644
--- a/sphinx/builders/manpage.py
+++ b/sphinx/builders/manpage.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Manual pages builder.
-"""
+"""Manual pages builder."""
 
 from os import path
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Set, Tuple, Union
diff --git a/sphinx/builders/singlehtml.py b/sphinx/builders/singlehtml.py
index 1a9b6a7eb..d177474a6 100644
--- a/sphinx/builders/singlehtml.py
+++ b/sphinx/builders/singlehtml.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Single HTML builders.
-"""
+"""Single HTML builders."""
 
 from os import path
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Tuple, Union
diff --git a/sphinx/builders/texinfo.py b/sphinx/builders/texinfo.py
index 6b42c4635..24a19b0df 100644
--- a/sphinx/builders/texinfo.py
+++ b/sphinx/builders/texinfo.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Texinfo builder.
-"""
+"""Texinfo builder."""
 
 import os
 from os import path
diff --git a/sphinx/builders/text.py b/sphinx/builders/text.py
index 8da91d462..bcd479864 100644
--- a/sphinx/builders/text.py
+++ b/sphinx/builders/text.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Plain-text Sphinx builder.
-"""
+"""Plain-text Sphinx builder."""
 
 from os import path
 from typing import Any, Dict, Iterator, Set, Tuple
diff --git a/sphinx/builders/xml.py b/sphinx/builders/xml.py
index e16bbe36a..0f45b912c 100644
--- a/sphinx/builders/xml.py
+++ b/sphinx/builders/xml.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Docutils-native XML and pseudo-XML builders.
-"""
+"""Docutils-native XML and pseudo-XML builders."""
 
 from os import path
 from typing import Any, Dict, Iterator, Set, Type, Union
diff --git a/sphinx/cmd/__init__.py b/sphinx/cmd/__init__.py
index 7b9ded4d3..4d277c5ea 100644
--- a/sphinx/cmd/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/cmd/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-"""Modules for command line executables.
-"""
+"""Modules for command line executables."""
diff --git a/sphinx/cmd/build.py b/sphinx/cmd/build.py
index 2df308b9e..00a06762a 100644
--- a/sphinx/cmd/build.py
+++ b/sphinx/cmd/build.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Build documentation from a provided source.
-"""
+"""Build documentation from a provided source."""
 
 import argparse
 import bdb
diff --git a/sphinx/cmd/quickstart.py b/sphinx/cmd/quickstart.py
index 6accb75d0..e8b446d40 100644
--- a/sphinx/cmd/quickstart.py
+++ b/sphinx/cmd/quickstart.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Quickly setup documentation source to work with Sphinx.
-"""
+"""Quickly setup documentation source to work with Sphinx."""
 
 import argparse
 import locale
diff --git a/sphinx/config.py b/sphinx/config.py
index ecbf7fa43..50de07b72 100644
--- a/sphinx/config.py
+++ b/sphinx/config.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Build configuration file handling.
-"""
+"""Build configuration file handling."""
 
 import re
 import traceback
diff --git a/sphinx/deprecation.py b/sphinx/deprecation.py
index f08465d40..5661c535d 100644
--- a/sphinx/deprecation.py
+++ b/sphinx/deprecation.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Sphinx deprecation classes and utilities.
-"""
+"""Sphinx deprecation classes and utilities."""
 
 import sys
 import warnings
diff --git a/sphinx/directives/__init__.py b/sphinx/directives/__init__.py
index a74717377..0e5cc0c60 100644
--- a/sphinx/directives/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/directives/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Handlers for additional ReST directives.
-"""
+"""Handlers for additional ReST directives."""
 
 import re
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, Generic, List, Tuple, TypeVar, cast
diff --git a/sphinx/domains/c.py b/sphinx/domains/c.py
index ade5c4a6f..176a1def1 100644
--- a/sphinx/domains/c.py
+++ b/sphinx/domains/c.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""The C language domain.
-"""
+"""The C language domain."""
 
 import re
 from typing import (Any, Callable, Dict, Generator, Iterator, List, Optional, Tuple, TypeVar,
diff --git a/sphinx/domains/changeset.py b/sphinx/domains/changeset.py
index e9891d480..31fa44020 100644
--- a/sphinx/domains/changeset.py
+++ b/sphinx/domains/changeset.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""The changeset domain.
-"""
+"""The changeset domain."""
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, NamedTuple, cast
 
diff --git a/sphinx/domains/citation.py b/sphinx/domains/citation.py
index e6043cc32..39e63b659 100644
--- a/sphinx/domains/citation.py
+++ b/sphinx/domains/citation.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""The citation domain.
-"""
+"""The citation domain."""
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Optional, Set, Tuple, cast
 
diff --git a/sphinx/domains/cpp.py b/sphinx/domains/cpp.py
index d504dc5bf..e82a8f4d5 100644
--- a/sphinx/domains/cpp.py
+++ b/sphinx/domains/cpp.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""The C++ language domain.
-"""
+"""The C++ language domain."""
 
 import re
 from typing import (Any, Callable, Dict, Generator, Iterator, List, Optional, Tuple, TypeVar,
diff --git a/sphinx/domains/index.py b/sphinx/domains/index.py
index 81ffe36f5..8c630c8f5 100644
--- a/sphinx/domains/index.py
+++ b/sphinx/domains/index.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""The index domain.
-"""
+"""The index domain."""
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, Iterable, List, Tuple
 
diff --git a/sphinx/domains/javascript.py b/sphinx/domains/javascript.py
index 79dc3674f..ab16cdd85 100644
--- a/sphinx/domains/javascript.py
+++ b/sphinx/domains/javascript.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""The JavaScript domain.
-"""
+"""The JavaScript domain."""
 
 from typing import Any, Dict, Iterator, List, Optional, Tuple, cast
 
diff --git a/sphinx/domains/math.py b/sphinx/domains/math.py
index ffece1f5d..6df7d30cb 100644
--- a/sphinx/domains/math.py
+++ b/sphinx/domains/math.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""The math domain.
-"""
+"""The math domain."""
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, Iterable, List, Optional, Tuple
 
diff --git a/sphinx/domains/python.py b/sphinx/domains/python.py
index 28e61ff46..f55d76ba0 100644
--- a/sphinx/domains/python.py
+++ b/sphinx/domains/python.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""The Python domain.
-"""
+"""The Python domain."""
 
 import builtins
 import inspect
diff --git a/sphinx/domains/rst.py b/sphinx/domains/rst.py
index 9d5d82de9..f861ecad1 100644
--- a/sphinx/domains/rst.py
+++ b/sphinx/domains/rst.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""The reStructuredText domain.
-"""
+"""The reStructuredText domain."""
 
 import re
 from typing import Any, Dict, Iterator, List, Optional, Tuple, cast
diff --git a/sphinx/domains/std.py b/sphinx/domains/std.py
index 50c872511..11a3260b7 100644
--- a/sphinx/domains/std.py
+++ b/sphinx/domains/std.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""The standard domain.
-"""
+"""The standard domain."""
 
 import re
 import warnings
diff --git a/sphinx/environment/__init__.py b/sphinx/environment/__init__.py
index ef7bcae15..b5b135241 100644
--- a/sphinx/environment/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/environment/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Global creation environment.
-"""
+"""Global creation environment."""
 
 import os
 import pickle
diff --git a/sphinx/environment/adapters/__init__.py b/sphinx/environment/adapters/__init__.py
index 03b8bde74..1566aecba 100644
--- a/sphinx/environment/adapters/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/environment/adapters/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-"""Sphinx environment adapters
-"""
+"""Sphinx environment adapters"""
diff --git a/sphinx/environment/adapters/asset.py b/sphinx/environment/adapters/asset.py
index 29188b484..57fdc91f1 100644
--- a/sphinx/environment/adapters/asset.py
+++ b/sphinx/environment/adapters/asset.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Assets adapter for sphinx.environment.
-"""
+"""Assets adapter for sphinx.environment."""
 
 from sphinx.environment import BuildEnvironment
 
diff --git a/sphinx/environment/adapters/indexentries.py b/sphinx/environment/adapters/indexentries.py
index 27a5f42b5..49881b76d 100644
--- a/sphinx/environment/adapters/indexentries.py
+++ b/sphinx/environment/adapters/indexentries.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Index entries adapters for sphinx.environment.
-"""
+"""Index entries adapters for sphinx.environment."""
 
 import re
 import unicodedata
diff --git a/sphinx/environment/adapters/toctree.py b/sphinx/environment/adapters/toctree.py
index 72ce7e295..631060e75 100644
--- a/sphinx/environment/adapters/toctree.py
+++ b/sphinx/environment/adapters/toctree.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Toctree adapter for sphinx.environment.
-"""
+"""Toctree adapter for sphinx.environment."""
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Iterable, List, Optional, cast
 
diff --git a/sphinx/environment/collectors/__init__.py b/sphinx/environment/collectors/__init__.py
index 1da2c9807..6f12c1323 100644
--- a/sphinx/environment/collectors/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/environment/collectors/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""The data collector components for sphinx.environment.
-"""
+"""The data collector components for sphinx.environment."""
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Dict, List, Optional, Set
 
diff --git a/sphinx/environment/collectors/asset.py b/sphinx/environment/collectors/asset.py
index 2cb78adf6..6bb922c66 100644
--- a/sphinx/environment/collectors/asset.py
+++ b/sphinx/environment/collectors/asset.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""The image collector for sphinx.environment.
-"""
+"""The image collector for sphinx.environment."""
 
 import os
 from glob import glob
diff --git a/sphinx/environment/collectors/dependencies.py b/sphinx/environment/collectors/dependencies.py
index 6052ede5c..87f7c29f2 100644
--- a/sphinx/environment/collectors/dependencies.py
+++ b/sphinx/environment/collectors/dependencies.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""The dependencies collector components for sphinx.environment.
-"""
+"""The dependencies collector components for sphinx.environment."""
 
 import os
 from os import path
diff --git a/sphinx/environment/collectors/metadata.py b/sphinx/environment/collectors/metadata.py
index 4075e8bc7..c70a5d408 100644
--- a/sphinx/environment/collectors/metadata.py
+++ b/sphinx/environment/collectors/metadata.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""The metadata collector components for sphinx.environment.
-"""
+"""The metadata collector components for sphinx.environment."""
 
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Set, cast
 
diff --git a/sphinx/environment/collectors/title.py b/sphinx/environment/collectors/title.py
index 46e6e5937..10c5560fd 100644
--- a/sphinx/environment/collectors/title.py
+++ b/sphinx/environment/collectors/title.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""The title collector components for sphinx.environment.
-"""
+"""The title collector components for sphinx.environment."""
 
 from typing import Any, Dict, Set
 
diff --git a/sphinx/environment/collectors/toctree.py b/sphinx/environment/collectors/toctree.py
index 6656f3937..75c981f3c 100644
--- a/sphinx/environment/collectors/toctree.py
+++ b/sphinx/environment/collectors/toctree.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Toctree collector for sphinx.environment.
-"""
+"""Toctree collector for sphinx.environment."""
 
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Set, Tuple, Type, TypeVar, cast
 
diff --git a/sphinx/errors.py b/sphinx/errors.py
index c5f8ea2fe..a0263c613 100644
--- a/sphinx/errors.py
+++ b/sphinx/errors.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Contains SphinxError and a few subclasses.
-"""
+"""Contains SphinxError and a few subclasses."""
 
 from typing import Any
 
diff --git a/sphinx/ext/__init__.py b/sphinx/ext/__init__.py
index 635c4be59..16170d4cf 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/ext/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-"""Contains Sphinx features not activated by default.
-"""
+"""Contains Sphinx features not activated by default."""
diff --git a/sphinx/ext/autodoc/deprecated.py b/sphinx/ext/autodoc/deprecated.py
index c20de236c..7eede8eeb 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/autodoc/deprecated.py
+++ b/sphinx/ext/autodoc/deprecated.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""The deprecated Documenters for autodoc.
-"""
+"""The deprecated Documenters for autodoc."""
 
 import warnings
 from typing import Any
diff --git a/sphinx/ext/autodoc/importer.py b/sphinx/ext/autodoc/importer.py
index 5d03c3f01..9d5902d2f 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/autodoc/importer.py
+++ b/sphinx/ext/autodoc/importer.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Importer utilities for autodoc
-"""
+"""Importer utilities for autodoc"""
 
 import importlib
 import traceback
diff --git a/sphinx/ext/autodoc/mock.py b/sphinx/ext/autodoc/mock.py
index ae49b30f0..f9e14a0cd 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/autodoc/mock.py
+++ b/sphinx/ext/autodoc/mock.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""mock for autodoc
-"""
+"""mock for autodoc"""
 
 import contextlib
 import os
diff --git a/sphinx/ext/autodoc/type_comment.py b/sphinx/ext/autodoc/type_comment.py
index 8578f282d..9881ae747 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/autodoc/type_comment.py
+++ b/sphinx/ext/autodoc/type_comment.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Update annotations info of living objects using type_comments.
-"""
+"""Update annotations info of living objects using type_comments."""
 
 from inspect import Parameter, Signature, getsource
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, cast
diff --git a/sphinx/ext/autodoc/typehints.py b/sphinx/ext/autodoc/typehints.py
index c9099198c..2b5ceb4a6 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/autodoc/typehints.py
+++ b/sphinx/ext/autodoc/typehints.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Generating content for autodoc using typehints
-"""
+"""Generating content for autodoc using typehints"""
 
 import re
 from collections import OrderedDict
diff --git a/sphinx/ext/autosectionlabel.py b/sphinx/ext/autosectionlabel.py
index 315a4d24b..ff2f695ec 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/autosectionlabel.py
+++ b/sphinx/ext/autosectionlabel.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Allow reference sections by :ref: role using its title.
-"""
+"""Allow reference sections by :ref: role using its title."""
 
 from typing import Any, Dict, cast
 
diff --git a/sphinx/ext/duration.py b/sphinx/ext/duration.py
index 9be5d4d01..94fd9077a 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/duration.py
+++ b/sphinx/ext/duration.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Measure durations of Sphinx processing.
-"""
+"""Measure durations of Sphinx processing."""
 
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from itertools import islice
diff --git a/sphinx/ext/githubpages.py b/sphinx/ext/githubpages.py
index 0f6f53cc3..e250fb2f2 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/githubpages.py
+++ b/sphinx/ext/githubpages.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""To publish HTML docs at GitHub Pages, create .nojekyll file.
-"""
+"""To publish HTML docs at GitHub Pages, create .nojekyll file."""
 
 import os
 import urllib
diff --git a/sphinx/ext/imgconverter.py b/sphinx/ext/imgconverter.py
index 47782c06c..a40b6c46a 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/imgconverter.py
+++ b/sphinx/ext/imgconverter.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Image converter extension for Sphinx
-"""
+"""Image converter extension for Sphinx"""
 
 import subprocess
 import sys
diff --git a/sphinx/ext/imgmath.py b/sphinx/ext/imgmath.py
index 29e69f45c..2c908daab 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/imgmath.py
+++ b/sphinx/ext/imgmath.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Render math in HTML via dvipng or dvisvgm.
-"""
+"""Render math in HTML via dvipng or dvisvgm."""
 
 import posixpath
 import re
diff --git a/sphinx/ext/linkcode.py b/sphinx/ext/linkcode.py
index 38320ea7e..ad7abd31b 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/linkcode.py
+++ b/sphinx/ext/linkcode.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Add external links to module code in Python object descriptions.
-"""
+"""Add external links to module code in Python object descriptions."""
 
 from typing import Any, Dict, Set
 
diff --git a/sphinx/ext/napoleon/__init__.py b/sphinx/ext/napoleon/__init__.py
index 273e3a2dd..d0dfaf825 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/napoleon/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/ext/napoleon/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Support for NumPy and Google style docstrings.
-"""
+"""Support for NumPy and Google style docstrings."""
 
 from typing import Any, Dict, List
 
diff --git a/sphinx/ext/viewcode.py b/sphinx/ext/viewcode.py
index 4a96e9562..5aff7c67d 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/viewcode.py
+++ b/sphinx/ext/viewcode.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Add links to module code in Python object descriptions.
-"""
+"""Add links to module code in Python object descriptions."""
 
 import posixpath
 import traceback
diff --git a/sphinx/extension.py b/sphinx/extension.py
index e11d75f8f..356b4ab9d 100644
--- a/sphinx/extension.py
+++ b/sphinx/extension.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Utilities for Sphinx extensions.
-"""
+"""Utilities for Sphinx extensions."""
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict
 
diff --git a/sphinx/highlighting.py b/sphinx/highlighting.py
index 52fe098dc..a7e5e4940 100644
--- a/sphinx/highlighting.py
+++ b/sphinx/highlighting.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Highlight code blocks using Pygments.
-"""
+"""Highlight code blocks using Pygments."""
 
 from functools import partial
 from importlib import import_module
diff --git a/sphinx/io.py b/sphinx/io.py
index 3d4be299f..936631d51 100644
--- a/sphinx/io.py
+++ b/sphinx/io.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Input/Output files
-"""
+"""Input/Output files"""
 import codecs
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, List, Type
 
diff --git a/sphinx/jinja2glue.py b/sphinx/jinja2glue.py
index a38338d24..a0d1f65ea 100644
--- a/sphinx/jinja2glue.py
+++ b/sphinx/jinja2glue.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Glue code for the jinja2 templating engine.
-"""
+"""Glue code for the jinja2 templating engine."""
 
 from os import path
 from pprint import pformat
diff --git a/sphinx/locale/__init__.py b/sphinx/locale/__init__.py
index 03f91b1f3..b9bdff0f9 100644
--- a/sphinx/locale/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/locale/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Locale utilities.
-"""
+"""Locale utilities."""
 
 import gettext
 import locale
diff --git a/sphinx/parsers.py b/sphinx/parsers.py
index 2665d1265..b044f983b 100644
--- a/sphinx/parsers.py
+++ b/sphinx/parsers.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""A Base class for additional parsers.
-"""
+"""A Base class for additional parsers."""
 
 import warnings
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Type, Union
diff --git a/sphinx/project.py b/sphinx/project.py
index 63d5819fd..134055866 100644
--- a/sphinx/project.py
+++ b/sphinx/project.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Utility function and classes for Sphinx projects.
-"""
+"""Utility function and classes for Sphinx projects."""
 
 import os
 from glob import glob
diff --git a/sphinx/pycode/__init__.py b/sphinx/pycode/__init__.py
index 96fba91a1..5f386d62f 100644
--- a/sphinx/pycode/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/pycode/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Utilities parsing and analyzing Python code.
-"""
+"""Utilities parsing and analyzing Python code."""
 
 import re
 import tokenize
diff --git a/sphinx/pycode/ast.py b/sphinx/pycode/ast.py
index 7f5e40d4d..755116475 100644
--- a/sphinx/pycode/ast.py
+++ b/sphinx/pycode/ast.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Helpers for AST (Abstract Syntax Tree).
-"""
+"""Helpers for AST (Abstract Syntax Tree)."""
 
 import sys
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Type, overload
diff --git a/sphinx/pycode/parser.py b/sphinx/pycode/parser.py
index 303d7ae27..ff1135c25 100644
--- a/sphinx/pycode/parser.py
+++ b/sphinx/pycode/parser.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Utilities parsing and analyzing Python code.
-"""
+"""Utilities parsing and analyzing Python code."""
 import inspect
 import itertools
 import re
diff --git a/sphinx/pygments_styles.py b/sphinx/pygments_styles.py
index 2d5e23c67..ffc7f7f0b 100644
--- a/sphinx/pygments_styles.py
+++ b/sphinx/pygments_styles.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Sphinx theme specific highlighting styles.
-"""
+"""Sphinx theme specific highlighting styles."""
 
 from pygments.style import Style
 from pygments.styles.friendly import FriendlyStyle
diff --git a/sphinx/registry.py b/sphinx/registry.py
index b51d07d3a..0f8010956 100644
--- a/sphinx/registry.py
+++ b/sphinx/registry.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Sphinx component registry.
-"""
+"""Sphinx component registry."""
 
 import traceback
 import warnings
diff --git a/sphinx/roles.py b/sphinx/roles.py
index 73d7feb0e..5e467937b 100644
--- a/sphinx/roles.py
+++ b/sphinx/roles.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Handlers for additional ReST roles.
-"""
+"""Handlers for additional ReST roles."""
 
 import re
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Tuple, Type
diff --git a/sphinx/search/__init__.py b/sphinx/search/__init__.py
index 00e209603..5fa35ae16 100644
--- a/sphinx/search/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/search/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Create a full-text search index for offline search.
-"""
+"""Create a full-text search index for offline search."""
 import html
 import pickle
 import re
diff --git a/sphinx/search/da.py b/sphinx/search/da.py
index 5c3d138dd..42559ad93 100644
--- a/sphinx/search/da.py
+++ b/sphinx/search/da.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Danish search language: includes the JS Danish stemmer.
-"""
+"""Danish search language: includes the JS Danish stemmer."""
 
 from typing import Dict
 
diff --git a/sphinx/search/de.py b/sphinx/search/de.py
index 8223f11f1..3896629de 100644
--- a/sphinx/search/de.py
+++ b/sphinx/search/de.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""German search language: includes the JS German stemmer.
-"""
+"""German search language: includes the JS German stemmer."""
 
 from typing import Dict
 
diff --git a/sphinx/search/en.py b/sphinx/search/en.py
index 2f2f157e8..53cd917dc 100644
--- a/sphinx/search/en.py
+++ b/sphinx/search/en.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""English search language: includes the JS porter stemmer.
-"""
+"""English search language: includes the JS porter stemmer."""
 
 from typing import Dict
 
diff --git a/sphinx/search/es.py b/sphinx/search/es.py
index 79e7e76d3..7aba54bfd 100644
--- a/sphinx/search/es.py
+++ b/sphinx/search/es.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Spanish search language: includes the JS Spanish stemmer.
-"""
+"""Spanish search language: includes the JS Spanish stemmer."""
 
 from typing import Dict
 
diff --git a/sphinx/search/fi.py b/sphinx/search/fi.py
index 9ca7f9d05..36f7e7747 100644
--- a/sphinx/search/fi.py
+++ b/sphinx/search/fi.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Finnish search language: includes the JS Finnish stemmer.
-"""
+"""Finnish search language: includes the JS Finnish stemmer."""
 
 from typing import Dict
 
diff --git a/sphinx/search/fr.py b/sphinx/search/fr.py
index ad1ac547a..a469bc922 100644
--- a/sphinx/search/fr.py
+++ b/sphinx/search/fr.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""French search language: includes the JS French stemmer.
-"""
+"""French search language: includes the JS French stemmer."""
 
 from typing import Dict
 
diff --git a/sphinx/search/hu.py b/sphinx/search/hu.py
index 46e8eae09..23f7d85bb 100644
--- a/sphinx/search/hu.py
+++ b/sphinx/search/hu.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Hungarian search language: includes the JS Hungarian stemmer.
-"""
+"""Hungarian search language: includes the JS Hungarian stemmer."""
 
 from typing import Dict
 
diff --git a/sphinx/search/it.py b/sphinx/search/it.py
index c42e0ae54..80b3b3a6d 100644
--- a/sphinx/search/it.py
+++ b/sphinx/search/it.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Italian search language: includes the JS Italian stemmer.
-"""
+"""Italian search language: includes the JS Italian stemmer."""
 
 from typing import Dict
 
diff --git a/sphinx/search/ja.py b/sphinx/search/ja.py
index 5d18b702a..38520edc3 100644
--- a/sphinx/search/ja.py
+++ b/sphinx/search/ja.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Japanese search language: includes routine to split words.
-"""
+"""Japanese search language: includes routine to split words."""
 
 # Python Version of TinySegmenter
 # (http://chasen.org/~taku/software/TinySegmenter/)
diff --git a/sphinx/search/nl.py b/sphinx/search/nl.py
index abb958fb9..b5c549f66 100644
--- a/sphinx/search/nl.py
+++ b/sphinx/search/nl.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Dutch search language: includes the JS porter stemmer.
-"""
+"""Dutch search language: includes the JS porter stemmer."""
 
 from typing import Dict
 
diff --git a/sphinx/search/no.py b/sphinx/search/no.py
index 67c338675..f11f3cf15 100644
--- a/sphinx/search/no.py
+++ b/sphinx/search/no.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Norwegian search language: includes the JS Norwegian stemmer.
-"""
+"""Norwegian search language: includes the JS Norwegian stemmer."""
 
 from typing import Dict
 
diff --git a/sphinx/search/pt.py b/sphinx/search/pt.py
index 84408e795..1708928b2 100644
--- a/sphinx/search/pt.py
+++ b/sphinx/search/pt.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Portuguese search language: includes the JS Portuguese stemmer.
-"""
+"""Portuguese search language: includes the JS Portuguese stemmer."""
 
 from typing import Dict
 
diff --git a/sphinx/search/ro.py b/sphinx/search/ro.py
index 46426f25e..4c8a22711 100644
--- a/sphinx/search/ro.py
+++ b/sphinx/search/ro.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Romanian search language: includes the JS Romanian stemmer.
-"""
+"""Romanian search language: includes the JS Romanian stemmer."""
 
 from typing import Dict, Set
 
diff --git a/sphinx/search/ru.py b/sphinx/search/ru.py
index 778f18da6..6c4f8da94 100644
--- a/sphinx/search/ru.py
+++ b/sphinx/search/ru.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Russian search language: includes the JS Russian stemmer.
-"""
+"""Russian search language: includes the JS Russian stemmer."""
 
 from typing import Dict
 
diff --git a/sphinx/search/sv.py b/sphinx/search/sv.py
index b74d8980f..176cc8da4 100644
--- a/sphinx/search/sv.py
+++ b/sphinx/search/sv.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Swedish search language: includes the JS Swedish stemmer.
-"""
+"""Swedish search language: includes the JS Swedish stemmer."""
 
 from typing import Dict
 
diff --git a/sphinx/search/tr.py b/sphinx/search/tr.py
index 1338c7116..78d48aed0 100644
--- a/sphinx/search/tr.py
+++ b/sphinx/search/tr.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Turkish search language: includes the JS Turkish stemmer.
-"""
+"""Turkish search language: includes the JS Turkish stemmer."""
 
 from typing import Dict, Set
 
diff --git a/sphinx/search/zh.py b/sphinx/search/zh.py
index 46f486bd3..700c2683f 100644
--- a/sphinx/search/zh.py
+++ b/sphinx/search/zh.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Chinese search language: includes routine to split words.
-"""
+"""Chinese search language: includes routine to split words."""
 
 import os
 import re
diff --git a/sphinx/testing/comparer.py b/sphinx/testing/comparer.py
index 370bd264d..09e8364bd 100644
--- a/sphinx/testing/comparer.py
+++ b/sphinx/testing/comparer.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Sphinx test comparer for pytest
-"""
+"""Sphinx test comparer for pytest"""
 import difflib
 import pathlib
 from typing import Any, List, Union
diff --git a/sphinx/testing/fixtures.py b/sphinx/testing/fixtures.py
index 2f00ca974..0b558e32c 100644
--- a/sphinx/testing/fixtures.py
+++ b/sphinx/testing/fixtures.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Sphinx test fixtures for pytest
-"""
+"""Sphinx test fixtures for pytest"""
 
 import subprocess
 import sys
diff --git a/sphinx/testing/util.py b/sphinx/testing/util.py
index bea449257..441e6da3b 100644
--- a/sphinx/testing/util.py
+++ b/sphinx/testing/util.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Sphinx test suite utilities
-"""
+"""Sphinx test suite utilities"""
 import functools
 import os
 import re
diff --git a/sphinx/theming.py b/sphinx/theming.py
index 3b662dd00..6b8f79c3d 100644
--- a/sphinx/theming.py
+++ b/sphinx/theming.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Theming support for HTML builders.
-"""
+"""Theming support for HTML builders."""
 
 import configparser
 import os
diff --git a/sphinx/transforms/__init__.py b/sphinx/transforms/__init__.py
index 3fa74c45b..a2a592221 100644
--- a/sphinx/transforms/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/transforms/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Docutils transforms used by Sphinx when reading documents.
-"""
+"""Docutils transforms used by Sphinx when reading documents."""
 
 import re
 import unicodedata
diff --git a/sphinx/transforms/compact_bullet_list.py b/sphinx/transforms/compact_bullet_list.py
index b35df3cb1..4bf633237 100644
--- a/sphinx/transforms/compact_bullet_list.py
+++ b/sphinx/transforms/compact_bullet_list.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Docutils transforms used by Sphinx when reading documents.
-"""
+"""Docutils transforms used by Sphinx when reading documents."""
 
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, cast
 
diff --git a/sphinx/transforms/i18n.py b/sphinx/transforms/i18n.py
index a45ec02d1..4909cebc1 100644
--- a/sphinx/transforms/i18n.py
+++ b/sphinx/transforms/i18n.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Docutils transforms used by Sphinx when reading documents.
-"""
+"""Docutils transforms used by Sphinx when reading documents."""
 
 from os import path
 from textwrap import indent
diff --git a/sphinx/transforms/post_transforms/__init__.py b/sphinx/transforms/post_transforms/__init__.py
index 9b3c84edf..94a162963 100644
--- a/sphinx/transforms/post_transforms/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/transforms/post_transforms/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Docutils transforms used by Sphinx.
-"""
+"""Docutils transforms used by Sphinx."""
 
 import re
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Sequence, Tuple, Type, cast
diff --git a/sphinx/transforms/post_transforms/code.py b/sphinx/transforms/post_transforms/code.py
index a47555bd1..3c3f54328 100644
--- a/sphinx/transforms/post_transforms/code.py
+++ b/sphinx/transforms/post_transforms/code.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""transforms for code-blocks.
-"""
+"""transforms for code-blocks."""
 
 import sys
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, NamedTuple
diff --git a/sphinx/transforms/post_transforms/images.py b/sphinx/transforms/post_transforms/images.py
index 3f2c99b0f..ac9c4225e 100644
--- a/sphinx/transforms/post_transforms/images.py
+++ b/sphinx/transforms/post_transforms/images.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Docutils transforms used by Sphinx.
-"""
+"""Docutils transforms used by Sphinx."""
 
 import os
 import re
diff --git a/sphinx/transforms/references.py b/sphinx/transforms/references.py
index da899f952..647c83e12 100644
--- a/sphinx/transforms/references.py
+++ b/sphinx/transforms/references.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Docutils transforms used by Sphinx.
-"""
+"""Docutils transforms used by Sphinx."""
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict
 
diff --git a/sphinx/util/__init__.py b/sphinx/util/__init__.py
index 9dd30289a..ee98c29c8 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Utility functions for Sphinx.
-"""
+"""Utility functions for Sphinx."""
 
 import functools
 import hashlib
diff --git a/sphinx/util/build_phase.py b/sphinx/util/build_phase.py
index 8a45eabb2..7f80aa576 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/build_phase.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/build_phase.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Build phase of Sphinx application.
-"""
+"""Build phase of Sphinx application."""
 
 from enum import IntEnum
 
diff --git a/sphinx/util/cfamily.py b/sphinx/util/cfamily.py
index c382a5634..38dc3fd21 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/cfamily.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/cfamily.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Utility functions common to the C and C++ domains.
-"""
+"""Utility functions common to the C and C++ domains."""
 
 import re
 from copy import deepcopy
diff --git a/sphinx/util/compat.py b/sphinx/util/compat.py
index 58ca9e1b0..7f332fda7 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/compat.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/compat.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""modules for backward compatibility
-"""
+"""modules for backward compatibility"""
 
 import sys
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict
diff --git a/sphinx/util/console.py b/sphinx/util/console.py
index 22bb01514..cc22390a5 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/console.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/console.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Format colored console output.
-"""
+"""Format colored console output."""
 
 import os
 import re
diff --git a/sphinx/util/docstrings.py b/sphinx/util/docstrings.py
index d952fa11b..11c823b33 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/docstrings.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/docstrings.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Utilities for docstring processing.
-"""
+"""Utilities for docstring processing."""
 
 import re
 import sys
diff --git a/sphinx/util/docutils.py b/sphinx/util/docutils.py
index 07a17be79..654a7a98b 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/docutils.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/docutils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Utility functions for docutils.
-"""
+"""Utility functions for docutils."""
 
 import os
 import re
diff --git a/sphinx/util/fileutil.py b/sphinx/util/fileutil.py
index c3ce9633c..f706fa69a 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/fileutil.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/fileutil.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""File utility functions for Sphinx.
-"""
+"""File utility functions for Sphinx."""
 
 import os
 import posixpath
diff --git a/sphinx/util/i18n.py b/sphinx/util/i18n.py
index a7706e899..f3bb002a3 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/i18n.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/i18n.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Builder superclass for all builders.
-"""
+"""Builder superclass for all builders."""
 
 import os
 import re
diff --git a/sphinx/util/images.py b/sphinx/util/images.py
index a6d0918a0..2def252f4 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/images.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/images.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Image utility functions for Sphinx.
-"""
+"""Image utility functions for Sphinx."""
 
 import base64
 import imghdr
diff --git a/sphinx/util/inspect.py b/sphinx/util/inspect.py
index c9a4eb725..5b4e2586e 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/inspect.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/inspect.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Helpers for inspecting Python modules.
-"""
+"""Helpers for inspecting Python modules."""
 
 import builtins
 import contextlib
diff --git a/sphinx/util/inventory.py b/sphinx/util/inventory.py
index d46a0916d..7827aec74 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/inventory.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/inventory.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Inventory utility functions for Sphinx.
-"""
+"""Inventory utility functions for Sphinx."""
 import os
 import re
 import zlib
diff --git a/sphinx/util/logging.py b/sphinx/util/logging.py
index 3e1dad784..37fa672af 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/logging.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/logging.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Logging utility functions for Sphinx.
-"""
+"""Logging utility functions for Sphinx."""
 
 import logging
 import logging.handlers
diff --git a/sphinx/util/matching.py b/sphinx/util/matching.py
index 4aede2763..53a893338 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/matching.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/matching.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Pattern-matching utility functions for Sphinx.
-"""
+"""Pattern-matching utility functions for Sphinx."""
 
 import re
 from typing import Callable, Dict, Iterable, List, Match, Optional, Pattern
diff --git a/sphinx/util/math.py b/sphinx/util/math.py
index 56523e10f..7caf662dc 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/math.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/math.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Utility functions for math.
-"""
+"""Utility functions for math."""
 
 from docutils import nodes
 
diff --git a/sphinx/util/nodes.py b/sphinx/util/nodes.py
index aff3d1875..4abc3afa4 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/nodes.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/nodes.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Docutils node-related utility functions for Sphinx.
-"""
+"""Docutils node-related utility functions for Sphinx."""
 
 import re
 import unicodedata
diff --git a/sphinx/util/osutil.py b/sphinx/util/osutil.py
index 7ce114aa0..1af722fdc 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/osutil.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/osutil.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Operating system-related utility functions for Sphinx.
-"""
+"""Operating system-related utility functions for Sphinx."""
 
 import contextlib
 import filecmp
diff --git a/sphinx/util/parallel.py b/sphinx/util/parallel.py
index 39a5c741c..e4bd852b0 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/parallel.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/parallel.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Parallel building utilities.
-"""
+"""Parallel building utilities."""
 
 import os
 import time
diff --git a/sphinx/util/png.py b/sphinx/util/png.py
index 0234ab9fd..cb7ee8be4 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/png.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/png.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""PNG image manipulation helpers.
-"""
+"""PNG image manipulation helpers."""
 
 import binascii
 import struct
diff --git a/sphinx/util/pycompat.py b/sphinx/util/pycompat.py
index 51f5af90d..aedbd143d 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/pycompat.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/pycompat.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Stuff for Python version compatibility.
-"""
+"""Stuff for Python version compatibility."""
 
 import warnings
 from typing import Any, Callable
diff --git a/sphinx/util/requests.py b/sphinx/util/requests.py
index 834274df2..b1bcb6bd3 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/requests.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/requests.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Simple requests package loader
-"""
+"""Simple requests package loader"""
 
 import sys
 import warnings
diff --git a/sphinx/util/rst.py b/sphinx/util/rst.py
index aa9b335bc..b44cf9848 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/rst.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/rst.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""reST helper functions.
-"""
+"""reST helper functions."""
 
 import re
 from collections import defaultdict
diff --git a/sphinx/util/stemmer/__init__.py b/sphinx/util/stemmer/__init__.py
index 16a8d7ac8..ff6c365c7 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/stemmer/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/stemmer/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Word stemming utilities for Sphinx.
-"""
+"""Word stemming utilities for Sphinx."""
 
 from sphinx.util.stemmer.porter import PorterStemmer
 
diff --git a/sphinx/util/template.py b/sphinx/util/template.py
index 803fd4bad..5a73515b3 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/template.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/template.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Templates utility functions for Sphinx.
-"""
+"""Templates utility functions for Sphinx."""
 
 import os
 from functools import partial
diff --git a/sphinx/util/texescape.py b/sphinx/util/texescape.py
index b25cb62c3..83c78bb38 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/texescape.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/texescape.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""TeX escaping helper.
-"""
+"""TeX escaping helper."""
 
 import re
 from typing import Dict
diff --git a/sphinx/util/typing.py b/sphinx/util/typing.py
index 203205990..1534b2c8e 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/typing.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/typing.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""The composite types for Sphinx.
-"""
+"""The composite types for Sphinx."""
 
 import sys
 import typing
diff --git a/sphinx/versioning.py b/sphinx/versioning.py
index d34cf4df3..06cf33cc0 100644
--- a/sphinx/versioning.py
+++ b/sphinx/versioning.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Implements the low-level algorithms Sphinx uses for versioning doctrees.
-"""
+"""Implements the low-level algorithms Sphinx uses for versioning doctrees."""
 import pickle
 from itertools import product, zip_longest
 from operator import itemgetter
diff --git a/sphinx/writers/__init__.py b/sphinx/writers/__init__.py
index 30487d18e..e90088e6d 100644
--- a/sphinx/writers/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/writers/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-"""Custom docutils writers.
-"""
+"""Custom docutils writers."""
diff --git a/sphinx/writers/html.py b/sphinx/writers/html.py
index d5b1ad30a..49a4b0349 100644
--- a/sphinx/writers/html.py
+++ b/sphinx/writers/html.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""docutils writers handling Sphinx' custom nodes.
-"""
+"""docutils writers handling Sphinx' custom nodes."""
 
 import os
 import posixpath
diff --git a/sphinx/writers/html5.py b/sphinx/writers/html5.py
index bff8fcd09..43d403e6d 100644
--- a/sphinx/writers/html5.py
+++ b/sphinx/writers/html5.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Experimental docutils writers for HTML5 handling Sphinx's custom nodes.
-"""
+"""Experimental docutils writers for HTML5 handling Sphinx's custom nodes."""
 
 import os
 import posixpath
diff --git a/sphinx/writers/manpage.py b/sphinx/writers/manpage.py
index 7f97c52d3..10e91f4a3 100644
--- a/sphinx/writers/manpage.py
+++ b/sphinx/writers/manpage.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Manual page writer, extended for Sphinx custom nodes.
-"""
+"""Manual page writer, extended for Sphinx custom nodes."""
 
 from typing import Any, Dict, Iterable, cast
 
diff --git a/sphinx/writers/texinfo.py b/sphinx/writers/texinfo.py
index 5a14cab45..b40f032b4 100644
--- a/sphinx/writers/texinfo.py
+++ b/sphinx/writers/texinfo.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Custom docutils writer for Texinfo.
-"""
+"""Custom docutils writer for Texinfo."""
 
 import re
 import textwrap
diff --git a/sphinx/writers/text.py b/sphinx/writers/text.py
index 7dc199354..8df01012c 100644
--- a/sphinx/writers/text.py
+++ b/sphinx/writers/text.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Custom docutils writer for plain text.
-"""
+"""Custom docutils writer for plain text."""
 import math
 import os
 import re
diff --git a/sphinx/writers/xml.py b/sphinx/writers/xml.py
index b3cd19edc..5f9aad7fa 100644
--- a/sphinx/writers/xml.py
+++ b/sphinx/writers/xml.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-"""Docutils-native XML and pseudo-XML writers.
-"""
+"""Docutils-native XML and pseudo-XML writers."""
 
 from typing import Any