command with optional arguments. In the example above the client sends a
`setvol` command with the string argument `42`.
-MPD commands are exposed as :py:class:`mpdaio.MPDClient` methods. Methods
+MPD commands are exposed as |mpdaio.MPDClient| methods. Methods
**arguments are python strings**. Some commands are composed of more than one word
(ie "**tagtypes [disable|enable|all]**"), for these use a `snake case`_ style to
access the method. Then **"tagtypes enable"** command is called with
written to the socket. To avoid confusion use regular string instead of relying
on object string representation.
-:py:class:`mpdaio.MPDClient` methods returns different kinds of objects
+|mpdaio.MPDClient| methods returns different kinds of objects
depending on the command. Could be :py:obj:`None`, a single object as a
:py:obj:`str` or a :py:obj:`dict`, a list of :py:obj:`dict`.
-Then :py:class:`mpdaio.MPDClient` **methods signatures** are not hard coded
+Then |mpdaio.MPDClient| **methods signatures** are not hard coded
within this module since the protocol is handled on the server side. Please
refer to the protocol and MPD commands in `MPD protocol documentation`_ to
learn how to call commands and what kind of arguments they expect.
Some examples are provided for the most common cases, see :ref:`tutorial`.
**musicpdaio** tries to come with sane defaults, then running
-:py:class:`mpdaio.MPDClient` with no explicit argument will try default values
+|mpdaio.MPDClient| with no explicit argument will try default values
to connect to MPD. Cf. :ref:`reference` for more about
:ref:`defaults<default_settings>`.
**musicpdaio** uses a connection pool internally to keep already opened socket
and reuse it.
-When first instantiated :py:class:`mpdaio.MPDClient` comes with an empty pool,
+When first instantiated |mpdaio.MPDClient| comes with an empty pool,
when the first MPD command is called a connection is opened, saved and
potentially reused later. In case a concurrent MPD command is called while the
connection is still in use a new connection is made and kept in the pool.