Syntax for Multiple Index Entries in Sphinx

[tarcine]

I would like to know if there is a way to add multiple index entries in Sphinx.

In the tutorials, I've found that only two entries can be added using the format

.. index:: main_entry; sub_entry

However, I am looking for a method to include more than two entries, similar to LaTeX's approach with

\index{main_entry!sub_entry!sub_sub_entry}

Is there a way to achieve this in Sphinx?

[AA-Turner]

Does the following work?

.. index:: main_entry; sub_entry1
           main_entry; sub_entry2

It would be helpful to have an example of what the LaTeX syntax generates in the index.

A

[tarcine]

the code you suggest will create two subentries.

What I'm looking for is to create multi-level indexing e.g. subsubentry->subentry->mainentry. The latex code gives