Sphinx Documentation Experiment

A Sphinx documentation system experiment project for learning and testing Sphinx documentation generation capabilities.

Project Information

• Project Name: sphinx-experiement
• Author: SKPlol
• Sphinx Version: 7.2.6
• Language: English / 中文

Purpose

This project serves as an experimental environment for:

• Learning Sphinx documentation framework
• Testing various Sphinx extensions and themes
• Exploring documentation best practices
• Creating sample documentation structures

Project Structure

├── source/                 # Documentation source files
│   ├── conf.py            # Sphinx configuration
│   ├── index.rst          # Main documentation file
│   ├── _static/           # Static assets (CSS, JS, images)
│   └── _templates/        # Custom HTML templates
├── _build/                # Generated documentation (not in version control)
├── Makefile              # Unix build automation
├── make.bat              # Windows build automation
├── README.md             # This file (English)
└── README.zh-CN.md       # 中文版本

Building Documentation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8+
• Sphinx 7.2.6+

Build Commands

# Install dependencies (if needed)
pip install sphinx

# Build HTML documentation
make html

# Build other formats
make latex      # LaTeX/PDF
make epub       # ePub
make linkcheck  # Check external links

# Clean build files
make clean

Quick Build

# From the project root directory
make html

# The generated documentation will be in _build/html/

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd sphinx-experiement

2. Install Sphinx (if not already installed)

   pip install sphinx

3. Build the documentation

   make html

4. View the documentation Open _build/html/index.html in your web browser

Configuration

The main configuration is located in source/conf.py. Key settings:

• Language: zh_CN (Chinese Simplified)
• Separate source and build directories
• Standard Sphinx extensions enabled
  • You can check other extension in Extensions Guide - Complete list of recommended Sphinx extensions with installation instructions

Contributing

1. Fork the repository and create a feature branch
2. Edit documentation files in the source/ directory
3. Build and test changes locally using make html
4. Check for broken links with make linkcheck
5. Submit pull requests with clear descriptions of changes
6. Update both README files (English and Chinese versions)

Documentation Reference

• Sphinx Official Documentation
• Sphinx Configuration Guide
• reStructuredText Primer

License

This project is for educational and experimental purposes.

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Generated with Sphinx 7.2.6