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This is the repository you will import on Read the Docs,
and it contains the following files:

``.readthedocs.yaml``
Read the Docs configuration file.
Required to setup the documentation build process.

``README.rst``
Basic description of the repository, you will leave it untouched.

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Repository URL
The URL that contains the sources. Leave the automatically filled value.

Repository type
Version control system used, leave it as "Git".

Default branch
Name of the default branch of the project, leave it as ``main``.

Edit advanced project options
Leave it unchecked, we will make some changes later.

After hitting the :guilabel:`Next` button, you will be redirected to the :term:`project home`.
You just created your first project on Read the Docs! |:tada:|

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Adding a configuration file
---------------------------

As of September 2023,
:doc:`you will need to add a configuration file to build your documentation <rtd-blog:migrate-configuration-v2>`.
Until then,
this example project will build without the configuration file,
but we **strongly recommend** completing this section in order to add a configuration file.

The Settings page of the :term:`project home` allows you
The Admin tab of the :term:`project home` allows you
to change some *global* configuration values of your project.
In addition, you can further customize the building process
using the ``.readthedocs.yaml`` :doc:`configuration file </config-file/v2>`.
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Settings that apply to the entire project are controlled in the web dashboard,
while settings that are version or build specific are better in the YAML file.

Upgrading the Python version
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Changing the Python version
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

For example, to explicitly use Python 3.8 to build your project,
navigate to your GitHub repository, click on the :guilabel:`Add file` button,
and add a ``.readthedocs.yaml`` file with these contents to the root of your project:
navigate to your GitHub repository, click on ``.readthedocs.yaml`` file and then in the pencil icon ✏️ to edit the file
and change the Python version as follows:

.. code-block:: yaml
:caption: .readthedocs.yaml
:emphasize-lines: 6

version: 2

build:
os: "ubuntu-20.04"
os: "ubuntu-22.04"
tools:
python: "3.8"

python:
install:
- requirements: docs/requirements.txt

The purpose of each key is:

``version``
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``build.tools.python``
Declares the Python version to be used.

``python.install.requirements``
Specifies the Python dependencies to install required to build the documentation.

After you commit these changes, go back to your project home,
navigate to the "Builds" page, and open the new build that just started.
You will notice that one of the lines contains ``python3.8``:
You will notice that one of the lines contains ``python -mvirtualenv``:
if you click on it, you will see the full output of the corresponding command,
stating that it used Python 3.8.6 to create the virtual environment.

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.. code-block:: yaml
:caption: .readthedocs.yaml
:emphasize-lines: 8-9
:emphasize-lines: 12-13

version: 2

build:
os: "ubuntu-20.04"
os: "ubuntu-22.04"
tools:
python: "3.8"

python:
install:
- requirements: docs/requirements.txt

sphinx:
fail_on_warning: true

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.. code-block:: yaml
:caption: .readthedocs.yaml
:emphasize-lines: 2-4
:emphasize-lines: 4-6

python:
# Install our python package before building the docs
install:
- requirements: docs/requirements.txt
# Install our python package before building the docs
- method: pip
path: .

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You can read more about :ref:`hidden versions <versions:hidden>`
in our documentation.

Show a warning for old versions
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.. "Show a warning for old versions" feature is not available anymore.
We should re-write this section once we have the notification addons rolled out.

When your project matures, the number of versions might increase.
Sometimes you will want to warn your readers
when they are browsing an old or outdated version of your documentation.

To showcase how to do that, let's create a ``2.0`` version of the code:
navigate to your GitHub repository, click on the branch selector,
type ``2.0.x``, and click on "Create branch: 2.0.x from 'main'".
This will trigger two things:
Show a warning for old versions
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

- Since ``2.0.x`` is your newest branch, ``stable`` will switch to tracking it.
- A new ``2.0.x`` version will be created on your Read the Docs project.
- Since you already have an active ``stable`` version, ``2.0.x`` will be activated.
When your project matures, the number of versions might increase.
Sometimes you will want to warn your readers
when they are browsing an old or outdated version of your documentation.

From this point, ``1.0.x`` version is no longer the most up to date one.
To display a warning to your readers, go to the :guilabel:`⚙ Admin` menu of your project home,
click on the :guilabel:`Advanced Settings` link on the left,
enable the "Show version warning" checkbox, and click the :guilabel:`Save` button.
To showcase how to do that, let's create a ``2.0`` version of the code:
navigate to your GitHub repository, click on the branch selector,
type ``2.0.x``, and click on "Create branch: 2.0.x from 'main'".
This will trigger two things:

If you now browse the ``1.0.x`` documentation, you will see a warning on top
encouraging you to browse the latest version instead. Neat!
- Since ``2.0.x`` is your newest branch, ``stable`` will switch to tracking it.
- A new ``2.0.x`` version will be created on your Read the Docs project.
- Since you already have an active ``stable`` version, ``2.0.x`` will be activated.

.. figure:: /_static/images/tutorial/old-version-warning.png
:width: 80%
:align: center
:alt: Warning for old versions
From this point, ``1.0.x`` version is no longer the most up to date one.
To display a warning to your readers, go to the :guilabel:`⚙ Admin` menu of your project home,
click on the :guilabel:`Advanced Settings` link on the left,
enable the "Show version warning" checkbox, and click the :guilabel:`Save` button.

If you now browse the ``1.0.x`` documentation, you will see a warning on top
encouraging you to browse the latest version instead. Neat!

.. figure:: /_static/images/tutorial/old-version-warning.png
:width: 80%
:align: center
:alt: Warning for old versions

Warning for old versions
Warning for old versions

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