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You must have a Python 3 interpreter and the `pip` Python package manager installed on your system to build the fontTools documentation.
Use the following command to install the necessary Python build dependencies:
Pull the fontTools project source files, create a Python virtual environment, and then install fontTools and the documentation build dependencies by executing the following command in the root of the fontTools source repository:
```
$ pip3 install sphinx sphinxcontrib-napoleon sphinx-rtd-theme
$ pip install -e . [doc]
```
### Build Documentation
Pull the fontTools project source files and install the project in editable mode using [the instructions provided on the project README](https://github.com/fonttools/fonttools#installation).
Navigate to the `Doc` directory of the fontTools repository.
If `make` is installed on your system, execute the following command in the `Doc` directory:
**With `make`**: execute the following command in the `Doc` directory:
```
$ make html
```
If `make` is not installed on your system, use the following command in the `Doc` directory:
**Without `make`**: execute the following command in the `Doc` directory:
```
$ sphinx-build -b html source build
```
Open the `Doc/build/html/index.html` file in your browser to view the home page of the documentation.
Open the `Doc/build/html/index.html` file in your browser to view the documentation home page.
## Contributing to the Documentation
We highly encourage contributions! Please follow the instructions below to improve the documentation.
### Create a fontTools Development Environment
Please use the [installation instructions on the fontTools README](https://github.com/fonttools/fonttools/blob/master/README.rst#installation) to set up a development environment. This allows you to build and review local builds of documentation files before you submit your changes.
### Python Docstring Style
We recommend the use of Python docstrings that follow [the Google Style Guide](https://github.com/google/styleguide/blob/gh-pages/pyguide.md#381-docstrings). Our documentation build approach parses appropriately formatted docstrings into formatted documentation files.
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### Build Local Documentation and Review Your Changes
Please use the instructions above to build a local set of HTML documentation files with the Read the Docs theme and review your changes.
Build a local set of HTML documentation files with the instructions above and review your changes.
### Submit a Pull Request