[docs] run pycodestyle for docs folder (#1687)

* run pytest for docs folder too

* fixed pylint error and some minor style issues

.ci/test.sh

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ fi
 
 if [[ $TASK == "pylint" ]]; then
     conda install -y -n $CONDA_ENV pycodestyle
-    pycodestyle --ignore=E501,W503 --exclude=./compute,./docs,./.nuget . || exit -1
+    pycodestyle --ignore=E501,W503 --exclude=./compute,./.nuget . || exit -1
     exit 0
 fi
 

docs/conf.py

@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 
 # 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
-# documentation root, use os.path.abspath to make it absolute, like shown here.
-#
+# documentation root, use os.path.abspath to make it absolute.
+
 import datetime
 import os
 import sys
@@ -34,12 +34,10 @@
     from mock import Mock  # Python 2.x
 
 MOCK_MODULES = ['numpy', 'scipy', 'scipy.sparse',
-                'sklearn', 'matplotlib', 'pandas', 'graphviz',
-]
+                'sklearn', 'matplotlib', 'pandas', 'graphviz']
 for mod_name in MOCK_MODULES:
     sys.modules[mod_name] = Mock()
 
-
 # -- General configuration ------------------------------------------------
 
 os.environ['LIGHTGBM_BUILD_DOC'] = '1'
@@ -72,7 +70,7 @@
 
 # General information about the project.
 project = 'LightGBM'
-copyright = '%s, Microsoft Corporation' % (str(datetime.datetime.now().year))
+copyright = '%s, Microsoft Corporation' % str(datetime.datetime.now().year)
 author = 'Microsoft Corporation'
 
 # The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for
@@ -109,13 +107,11 @@
 
 # The theme to use for HTML and HTML Help pages.  See the documentation for
 # a list of builtin themes.
-#
 html_theme = 'sphinx_rtd_theme'
 
 # 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
 # documentation.
-#
 html_theme_options = {
     'includehidden': False,
 }
@@ -125,7 +121,6 @@
 # so a file named "default.css" will overwrite the builtin "default.css".
 html_static_path = ['_static']
 
-
 # -- Options for HTMLHelp output ------------------------------------------
 
 # Output file base name for HTML help builder.