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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
+
+# Build all formats (htmlzip, pdf, epub)
+#formats: all
+formats: []
+
+# Optionally set the version of Python and requirements required to build your
+# docs
+python:
+   version: 3.7
+   install:
+   - requirements: met/docs/requirements.txt
+
+# Configuration for Sphinx documentation (this is the default documentation
+# type)
+sphinx:
+  builder: html
+  configuration: met/docs/conf.py
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+sphinx==2.4.4
+sphinx-gallery==0.7.0
+sphinx-rtd-theme==0.4.3
+sphinxcontrib-applehelp==1.0.2
+sphinxcontrib-bibtex
+sphinxcontrib-devhelp==1.0.2
+sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp==1.0.3
+sphinxcontrib-jsmath==1.0.1
+sphinxcontrib-qthelp==1.0.3
+sphinxcontrib-serializinghtml==1.1.4