[Numpy-discussion] Beginner Help: Generating HTML using Sphinx

[Hameer Abbasi]

Hi Mbeng!

What is the output of python --version and python3 --version? It seems to me that you’re still using Python 2.7.

You may need to use the command python3 rather than python.

Best Regards,
Hameer Abbasi

> On Tuesday, Apr 02, 2019 at 10:34 AM, Mbeng Tanyi <valentinatessy at gmail.com (mailto:valentinatessy at gmail.com)> wrote:
> Hello
>
> I still have a problem with this. I am using sphinx1.8.5 and changed the default python version on my computer to be 3.6 but I get the following error on $ make html ;
>
> > Traceback (most recent call last):
> > File "/home/valentina-t/.local/bin/sphinx-build", line 7, in <module>
> > from sphinx.cmd.build import main
> > File "/home/valentina-t/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/sphinx/cmd/build.py", line 39
> > file=stderr)
> > ^
> > SyntaxError: invalid syntax
> > Makefile:123: recipe for target 'html' failed
> > make: *** [html] Error 1
>
> I googled the error but didn't find anything really useful. I feel it has something to do with python2.7 as part of the path. Suppose I am right, I need help changing it to python3.6 please.
>
> Regards
> Mbeng Tanyi
>
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 31, 2019 at 9:20 PM Matti Picus <matti.picus at gmail.com (mailto:matti.picus at gmail.com)> wrote:
> >
> > On 31/3/19 10:56 pm, Mbeng Tanyi wrote:
> > > Hello
> > >
> > > I also got an error the first time I tried $ make file as follows:
> > >
> > > mkdir -p build/html build/doctrees
> > > LANG=C sphinx-build -b html -WT --keep-going -d build/doctrees
> > > source build/html
> > > /bin/sh: 1: sphinx-build: not found
> > > Makefile:123: recipe for target 'html' failed
> > > make: *** [html] Error 127
> > >
> > >
> > > After upgrading to sphinx2 as was suggested here, I still get errors
> > > after $ make html :
> > >
> > > mkdir -p build/html build/doctrees
> > > LANG=C sphinx-build -b html -WT --keep-going -d build/doctrees
> > > source build/html
> > > Traceback (most recent call last):
> > > File "/home/valentina-t/.local/bin/sphinx-build", line 7, in
> > > <module>
> > > from sphinx.cmd.build import main
> > > File
> > > "/home/valentina-t/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/sphinx/cmd/build.py",
> > > line 39
> > > file=stderr)
> > > ^
> > > SyntaxError: invalid syntax
> > > Makefile:123: recipe for target 'html' failed
> > > make: *** [html] Error
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > You need to use sphinx version 1.8.5, and python3.6.
> >
> > Matti
> >
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