Escape the * in *args and **kwargs

Prevents sphinx from complaining

`WARNING: Inline strong start-string without end-string.`

Credit: Solution taken directly from sphinx.ext.napoleon

Author: has2k1

numpydoc/docscrape.py

@@ -199,6 +199,14 @@ def _read_to_next_section(self):
 
         return section
 
+    def _escape_args_and_kwargs(self, name):
+        if name[:2] == '**':
+            return r'\*\*' + name[2:]
+        elif name[:1] == '*':
+            return r'\*' + name[1:]
+        else:
+            return name
+
     def _read_sections(self):
         while not self._doc.eof():
             data = self._read_to_next_section()
@@ -221,6 +229,7 @@ def _parse_param_list(self, content):
             else:
                 arg_name, arg_type = header, ''
 
+            arg_name = self._escape_args_and_kwargs(arg_name)
             desc = r.read_to_next_unindented_line()
             desc = dedent_lines(desc)
             desc = strip_blank_lines(desc)