Don't require npm to build from source

.readthedocs.yml

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 version: 2
 
 python:
-  version: 3
+  version: 3.8
   install:
     - requirements: docs/requirements.txt
+    - method: pip
+      path: .
 
 sphinx:
   configuration: docs/conf.py

docs/contributing.rst

@@ -101,17 +101,17 @@ To release a new version of the theme, core team will take the following steps:
 #. Update the changelog (``docs/changelog.rst``) with the version information.
 #. Run ``python setup.py update_translations`` to compile new translation files
    and update Transifex.
-#. Run ``python setup.py build`` to rebuild all the theme assets and the Python
+#. Run ``python setup.py build_assets`` to rebuild all the theme assets and the Python
    package.
 #. Commit these changes.
 #. Tag the release in git: ``git tag $NEW_VERSION``.
 #. Push the tag to GitHub: ``git push --tags origin``.
 #. Upload the package to PyPI:
 
-    .. code:: console
+   .. code:: console
 
-        $ rm -rf dist/
-        $ python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
-        $ twine upload --sign --identity security@readthedocs.org dist/*
+      $ rm -rf dist/
+      $ python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
+      $ twine upload --sign --identity security@readthedocs.org dist/*
 
 .. _PEP440: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0440/

docs/installing.rst

@@ -23,14 +23,20 @@ In your ``conf.py`` file:
 
 
 .. note::
-    Adding this theme as an extension is what enables localization of theme
-    strings in your translated output. If these strings are not translated in
-    your output, either we lack the localized strings for your locale, or you
-    are using an old version of the theme.
+
+   Adding this theme as an extension is what enables localization of theme
+   strings in your translated output. If these strings are not translated in
+   your output, either we lack the localized strings for your locale, or you
+   are using an old version of the theme.
 
 Via Git or Download
 ===================
 
+.. warning::
+
+   Installing directly from the repo is deprecated.
+   Static assets won't be included in the repo in a future release.
+
 Symlink or subtree the ``sphinx_rtd_theme/sphinx_rtd_theme`` repository into your documentation at
 ``docs/_themes/sphinx_rtd_theme`` then add the following two settings to your Sphinx
 ``conf.py`` file:

setup.py

@@ -1,27 +1,29 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-"""`sphinx_rtd_theme` lives on `Github`_.
-
-.. _github: https://github.com/readthedocs/sphinx_rtd_theme
-
-"""
 
+import distutils.cmd
 import os
 import subprocess
-import distutils.cmd
-import setuptools.command.build_py
 from io import open
+
 from setuptools import setup
 
 
-class WebpackBuildCommand(setuptools.command.build_py.build_py):
+class WebpackBuildCommand(distutils.cmd.Command):
+
+    description = "Generate static assets"
+
+    user_options = []
 
-    """Prefix Python build with Webpack asset build"""
+    def initialize_options(self):
+        pass
+
+    def finalize_options(self):
+        pass
 
     def run(self):
         if not 'CI' in os.environ and not 'TOX_ENV_NAME' in os.environ:
             subprocess.run(['npm', 'install'], check=True)
             subprocess.run(['node_modules/.bin/webpack', '--config', 'webpack.prod.js'], check=True)
-        setuptools.command.build_py.build_py.run(self)
 
 
 class WebpackDevelopCommand(distutils.cmd.Command):
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ def run(self):
     cmdclass={
         'update_translations': UpdateTranslationsCommand,
         'transifex': TransifexCommand,
-        'build_py': WebpackBuildCommand,
+        'build_assets': WebpackBuildCommand,
         'watch': WebpackDevelopCommand,
     },
     zip_safe=False,
@@ -137,12 +139,17 @@ def run(self):
         'Intended Audience :: Developers',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.3',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5',
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
         'Operating System :: OS Independent',
         'Topic :: Documentation',
         'Topic :: Software Development :: Documentation',
     ],
+    project_urls={
+        'Homepage': 'https://sphinx-rtd-theme.readthedocs.io/',
+        'Source Code': 'https://github.com/readthedocs/sphinx_rtd_theme',
+        'Issue Tracker': 'https://github.com/readthedocs/sphinx_rtd_theme/issues',
+    },
 )