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

[Mbeng Tanyi]

Both python --version and python3 --version give Python 3.6.7

On Tue, Apr 2, 2019 at 9:39 AM Hameer Abbasi <einstein.edison at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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> 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> 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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