conf.py

import sphinx
from packaging.version import parse as parse_version

# -- General configuration ------------------------------------------------

extensions = ['matplotlib.sphinxext.plot_directive']
templates_path = ['_templates']
source_suffix = '.rst'
master_doc = 'index'
project = 'tinypages'
copyright = '2014, Matplotlib developers'
version = '0.1'
release = '0.1'
exclude_patterns = ['_build']
pygments_style = 'sphinx'

# -- Options for HTML output ----------------------------------------------

if parse_version(sphinx.__version__) >= parse_version('1.3'):
    html_theme = 'classic'
else:
    html_theme = 'default'

html_static_path = ['_static']

index.rst

plt.plot(range(2))

Makefile

# Minimal makefile for Sphinx documentation
#

# You can set these variables from the command line.
SPHINXOPTS    = -W --keep-going
SPHINXBUILD   = python -msphinx
SPHINXPROJ    = matplotlib
SOURCEDIR     = .
BUILDDIR      = build

# Put it first so that "make" without argument is like "make help".
help:
	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M help "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)

.PHONY: help Makefile

# workaround because sphinx does not completely clean up (#11139)
clean:
	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M clean "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
	rm -rf "$(SOURCEDIR)/build"
	rm -rf "$(SOURCEDIR)/api/_as_gen"
	rm -rf "$(SOURCEDIR)/gallery"
	rm -rf "$(SOURCEDIR)/plot_types"
	rm -rf "$(SOURCEDIR)/tutorials"
	rm -rf "$(SOURCEDIR)/savefig"
	rm -rf "$(SOURCEDIR)/sphinxext/__pycache__"

show:
	@python -c "import webbrowser; webbrowser.open_new_tab('file://$(shell pwd)/build/html/index.html')"

html-noplot:
	$(SPHINXBUILD) -D plot_gallery=0 -b html $(SOURCEDIR) $(BUILDDIR)/html $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
	@echo
	@echo "Build finished. The HTML pages are in $(BUILDDIR)/html."

# Catch-all target: route all unknown targets to Sphinx using the new
# "make mode" option.  $(O) is meant as a shortcut for $(SPHINXOPTS).
%: Makefile
	mkdir _static
	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M $@ "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)