Update the Sphinx configuration to use the ReadTheDocs theme

Author: stof

conf.py

@@ -22,6 +22,16 @@
 # documentation root, use os.path.abspath to make it absolute, like shown here.
 #sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('.'))
 
+# on_rtd is whether we are on readthedocs.org, this line of code grabbed from docs.readthedocs.org
+on_rtd = os.environ.get('READTHEDOCS', None) == 'True'
+
+if not on_rtd:  # only import and set the theme if we're building docs locally
+    import sphinx_rtd_theme
+    html_theme = 'sphinx_rtd_theme'
+    html_theme_path = [sphinx_rtd_theme.get_html_theme_path()]
+
+# otherwise, readthedocs.org uses their theme by default, so no need to specify it
+
 # -- General configuration -----------------------------------------------------
 
 # If your documentation needs a minimal Sphinx version, state it here.
@@ -95,10 +105,6 @@
 
 # -- Options for HTML output ---------------------------------------------------
 
-# The theme to use for HTML and HTML Help pages.  See the documentation for
-# a list of builtin themes.
-html_theme = 'sphinxdoc'
-
 # Theme options are theme-specific and customize the look and feel of a theme
 # further.  For a list of options available for each theme, see the
 # documentation.