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1 | | -.. _creating-documentation: |
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| 3 | +Creating documentation |
3 | 4 | ====================== |
4 | | -Creating Documentation |
5 | | -====================== |
6 | | - |
7 | | -This section covers the basics of how to create documentation using `Sphinx`_ and |
8 | | -host the documentation for free in `Read The Docs`_. |
9 | | - |
10 | | -.. _Sphinx: https://www.sphinx-doc.org |
11 | | -.. _Read The Docs: https://readthedocs.org/ |
12 | | - |
13 | | -Installing Sphinx |
14 | | ------------------ |
15 | | -Use ``pip`` to install Sphinx: |
16 | | - |
17 | | -.. tab:: Unix/macOS |
18 | | - |
19 | | - .. code-block:: bash |
20 | | -
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21 | | - python3 -m pip install --upgrade sphinx |
22 | | -
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23 | | -.. tab:: Windows |
24 | | - |
25 | | - .. code-block:: bat |
26 | | -
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27 | | - py -m pip install --upgrade sphinx |
28 | | -
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29 | | -For other installation methods, see this :doc:`installation guide <sphinx:usage/installation>` by Sphinx. |
30 | | - |
31 | | - |
32 | | -Getting Started With Sphinx |
33 | | ---------------------------- |
34 | | - |
35 | | -Create a ``docs`` directory inside your project to hold your documentation: |
36 | | - |
37 | | -.. code-block:: bash |
38 | | -
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39 | | - cd /path/to/project |
40 | | - mkdir docs |
41 | | -
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42 | | -Run ``sphinx-quickstart`` inside the ``docs`` directory: |
43 | | - |
44 | | -.. code-block:: bash |
45 | | -
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46 | | - cd docs |
47 | | - sphinx-quickstart |
48 | | -
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49 | | -This sets up a source directory, walks you through some basic configurations, and creates an ``index.rst`` file as well as a ``conf.py`` file. |
50 | | - |
51 | | -You can add some information about your project in ``index.rst``, then build them: |
52 | | - |
53 | | -.. code-block:: bash |
54 | | -
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55 | | - make html |
56 | | -
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57 | | -For more details on the build process, see this `guide`_ by Read The Docs. |
58 | | - |
59 | | -.. _guide: https://docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/intro/import-guide.html |
60 | | - |
61 | | -Other Sources |
62 | | -------------- |
63 | | - |
64 | | -For a more detailed guide on how to use Sphinx and reStructuredText, please see this `documentation tutorial`_ on Hitchhiker's Guide to Python. |
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66 | | -.. _documentation tutorial: https://docs.python-guide.org/writing/documentation/ |
| 6 | +This tutorial has been removed since it is not related to packaging and was unmaintained. |
| 7 | +Please see the `Sphinx tutorial <https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/tutorial>`_ instead. |
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