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+# Configuration file for the Sphinx documentation builder.
+#
+# For the full list of built-in configuration values, see the documentation:
+# https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html
+
+# -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
+# https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#project-information
+
+import pathlib
+import sys
+from os.path import join
+quapy_path = join(pathlib.Path(__file__).parents[2].resolve().as_posix(), 'quapy')
+print(f'quapy path={quapy_path}')
+sys.path.insert(0, quapy_path)
+
+
+project = 'QuaPy: A Python-based open-source framework for quantification'
+copyright = '2024, Alejandro Moreo'
+author = 'Alejandro Moreo'
+
+
+
+import quapy
+
+release = quapy.__version__
+
+# -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
+# https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#general-configuration
+
+extensions = [
+    'sphinx.ext.duration',
+    'sphinx.ext.doctest',
+    'sphinx.ext.autodoc',
+    'sphinx.ext.autosummary',
+    'sphinx.ext.viewcode',
+    'sphinx.ext.napoleon'
+]
+
+templates_path = ['_templates']
+
+# List of patterns, relative to source directory, that match files and
+# directories to ignore when looking for source files.
+# This pattern also affects html_static_path and html_extra_path.
+exclude_patterns = ['_build', 'Thumbs.db', '.DS_Store']
+
+
+# -- Options for HTML output -------------------------------------------------
+# https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#options-for-html-output
+
+html_theme = 'sphinx_rtd_theme'
+# html_theme = 'furo'
+# need to be installed: pip install furo (not working...)
+html_static_path = ['_static']
+
+