Include a text file *as is* in (Python) Sphinx Docs

The correct answer is the :download: role.

Cf: Georg's answer on the Sphinx Mailing List

I think you can include an external document fragment, as described here:

http://docutils.sourceforge.net/docs/ref/rst/directives.html#including-an-external-document-fragment

From that text, something like this should do it:

.. include:: inclusion.txt
   :literal: