Collect functions used for documentation building in docs_utils.py

[dachengx]

Before you submit this PR: make sure to put all operations-related information in a wiki-note, a PR should be about code and is publicly accessible

What does the code in this PR do / what does it improve?

Can you briefly describe how it works?

Can you give a minimal working example (or illustrate with a figure)?

Please include the following if applicable:

• Update the docstring(s)
• Update the documentation
• Tests to check the (new) code is working as desired.
• Does it solve one of the open issues on github?

Notes on testing

• Until the automated tests pass, please mark the PR as a draft.
• On the XENONnT fork we test with database access, on private forks there is no database access for security considerations.

All italic comments can be removed from this template.

[coveralls]

Changes unknown
when pulling 643c3c5 on docs_utils
into ** on master**.