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+# .readthedocs.yaml
+# Read the Docs configuration file
+# See https://docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/config-file/v2.html for details
+
+# Required
+version: 2
+
+# Set the OS, Python version and other tools you might need
+build:
+  os: ubuntu-22.04
+  tools:
+    python: "3.11"
+  apt_packages:
+    - graphviz
+  jobs:
+    post_checkout:
+      - 'sed s/docs\\\/source\\\/// -i.bak README.rst'
+      - diff README.rst.bak README.rst || true
+    post_install:
+      - python -m pip install '.[dev]' rucio-clients
+    pre_build:
+      - cd docs && sphinx-autogen source/reference.rst -t source/_templates -o source/modules && cd ../
+    # You can also specify other tool versions:
+    # nodejs: "19"
+    # rust: "1.64"
+    # golang: "1.19"
+
+# Build documentation in the "docs/" directory with Sphinx
+sphinx:
+  configuration: docs/source/conf.py
+
+# Optionally build your docs in additional formats such as PDF and ePub
+# formats:
+#    - pdf
+#    - epub
+
+# Optional but recommended, declare the Python requirements required
+# to build your documentation
+# See https://docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/guides/reproducible-builds.html
+# python:
+#    install:
+#    - requirements: docs/requirements.txt