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2.5.12.36. Sphinx

class buildbot.steps.python.Sphinx

Sphinx is the Python Documentation Generator. It uses RestructuredText as input format.

The Sphinx step will run sphinx-build or any other program specified in its sphinx argument and count the various warnings and error it detects.

from buildbot.plugins import steps

f.addStep(steps.Sphinx(sphinx_builddir="_build"))

This step takes the following arguments:

sphinx_builddir

(required) Name of the directory where the documentation will be generated.

sphinx_sourcedir

(optional, defaulting to .), Name the directory where the conf.py file will be found

sphinx_builder

(optional) Indicates the builder to use.

sphinx

(optional, defaulting to sphinx-build) Indicates the executable to run.

tags

(optional) List of tags to pass to sphinx-build

defines

(optional) Dictionary of defines to overwrite values of the conf.py file.

strict_warnings

(optional) Boolean, defaults to False. Treat all warnings as errors.

mode

(optional) String, one of full or incremental (the default). If set to full, indicates to Sphinx to rebuild everything without re-using the previous build results.