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How to sort TOC entries

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Description

Hi,

I am struggling to sort the entries of the .. toctree:: in documentation generated with autoapi. I have one <submodule>.piy sutbfile for each of my project's submodule and it seems they are shown in the TOC in the order they appear rather than in alphabetical order.

I haven't found a way to sort those entries from the available documentation. Am I missing something?

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No source file or test is named. Start by reading the AutoAPI documentation for toctree generation and entry ordering, then inspect how generated submodule files are collected; done means documenting a supported sorting approach or clearly identifying that none exists.

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Tech stack
python
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documentation
Issue type
Documentation
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3/5
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1-2 days
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