README.rst

source/conf.py

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 import sys
 import os
-import sphinx_rtd_theme
 
 # If extensions (or modules to document with autodoc) are in another directory,
 # add these directories to sys.path here. If the directory is relative to the
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ pygments_style = 'sphinx'
 
 # The theme to use for HTML and HTML Help pages.  See the documentation for
 # a list of builtin themes.
-html_theme = 'sphinx_rtd_theme'
+html_theme = 'default'
 
 # 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
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ html_theme = 'sphinx_rtd_theme'
 #html_theme_options = {}
 
 # Add any paths that contain custom themes here, relative to this directory.
-html_theme_path = [sphinx_rtd_theme.get_html_theme_path()]
+#html_theme_path = [sphinx_rtd_theme.get_html_theme_path()]
 
 # The name for this set of Sphinx documents.  If None, it defaults to
 # "<project> v<release> documentation".
@@ -257,3 +256,15 @@ texinfo_documents = [
 
 # If true, do not generate a @detailmenu in the "Top" node's menu.
 #texinfo_no_detailmenu = False
+
+#++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+# 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
+#++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+