Install the theme
Install the Awesome Theme as a Python package, copy it into a local directory, or install a full development environment.
Install the theme as a Python package (recommended)
Install the latest released version from the Python Package Index PyPI:
pip install sphinxawesome-theme
To install the latest development version, run:
pip install git+https://github.com/kai687/sphinxawesome-theme.git
See the CHANGELOG file for extra features and updates in the development version that aren’t released yet.
If you want to add styles or extra templates, see customize the theme.
Install the theme from a local directory
If you want to customize the theme, you can clone the repository and install the cloned version as a local Python package.
Install the local copy of the theme in your project:
terminalpip install --editable /path/to/sphinxawesome_theme
Replace
/path/to/sphinxawesome_theme
with the path to your local copy of the theme (the directory with thepyproject.toml
file). The--editable
option installs the package in editable, or development, mode.
Set up a development environment
The project has both Python and JavaScript dependencies. If you want to write documentation or modify the Python extensions, install the Python dependencies.
If you want to edit the Jinja2 templates, the CSS, or the JavaScript files, you also need to install the JavaScript dependencies.
Note
Because this theme uses Tailwind CSS to apply styles, you need to build the theme when you make modifications to the styles. It’s best to install the JavaScript dependencies, even if you just want to edit the HTML templates.
Create a local copy of the repository
Optional: fork the repository.
If you don’t want to merge your changes with the original repository, you can skip this step.
Clone the repository:
If you forked the repository, run:
terminalgit clone https://github.com/GITHUB_USERNAME/sphinxawesome-theme.git
Replace
GITHUB_USERNAME
with your GitHub username.If you didn’t fork the repository, clone the original repository:
terminalgit clone https://github.com/kai687/sphinxawesome-theme.git
See also
Install Python dependencies
The Awesome Theme uses these Python tools:
Poetry to manage the Python dependencies and building the package
Nox to test and lint the Python code, and to build the docs
Pipx to install Python applications in isolated environments and making them available globally
Note
The commands shown in this section install the latest versions of Nox and Poetry. See the file constraints.txt for the version numbers of Nox and Poetry used for building the Awesome Theme Python package.
Follow these steps to install the Python dependencies:
-
terminal
pip install --user pipx
-
terminal
pipx install poetry
-
terminal
pipx install nox
-
terminal
pipx inject nox nox-poetry
Nox-poetry is a package for using Poetry and Nox together. The
nox-poetry
package must be installed in the same environment as Nox. Install the Python dependencies:
terminalpoetry install
Optional: install and test the pre-commit hooks:
terminalpoetry run pre-commit install
If you don’t plan on committing any changes to the repository, you can skip this step. You can see the active pre-commit hooks in the file .pre-commit-config.yaml.
To test pre-commit with Poetry, run:
terminalpoetry run pre-commit run --all
Test your Nox environment.
You can run any Nox session to confirm that the environment is working. To list the available sessions, run:
terminalnox --list-sessions
For example, run all default sessions:
terminalnox
Using the same versions of the Python packages
The commands in the preceding section install the latest versions of Poetry, Nox, and pipx. If you want to constrain the versions to install, you can use pip’s constraint file.
For example, to install a specific version of pipx, run:
pip install --user --constraint=constraints.txt pipx
For example, to install a specific version of Nox with pipx, run:
pipx --pip-args=--constraint=constraints.txt nox
See the file constraints.txt for the version constraints used in the Awesome Theme repository.
Tip
In development environments, you might use the latest versions of packages, while for reproducible results in continuous integration (CI) pipelines, it’s often better to install specific versions of packages.
Install JavaScript dependencies
Confirm that Node.js is installed:
terminal$ node --version v16.16.0
If the preceding command fails, make sure that you installed Node.js. If you installed Node.js, make sure that the path to the
node
executable is in yourPATH
environment variable.Optional: install
yarn
:terminalnpm install --global yarn
If you want to use the same versions of JavaScript packages as in the Awesome Theme repository, use the Yarn package manager.
Go to the
theme-src/
directory:terminal./sphinxawesome-theme/ ├── src/ │ ├── sphinxawesome_theme/ │ └── theme-src/ ├── docs/ ├── tests/ └── ...
Install the JavaScript dependencies:
terminalyarn install
Build the theme:
terminalyarn build