sphinx plot directive: api changes

183amir · 183amir · commit d47c0540e4e5 · 2018-10-09T14:43:09.000+02:00
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+Changes regarding the Sphinx plot directive
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+Fixed a bug in the Sphinx plot directive (.. plot:: path/to/plot_script.py)
+where the source Python file was not being found relative to the directory of
+the file containing the directive. In addition, its behavior was changed to
+make it more streamlined with other Sphinx commands.
+
+Documents that were using this feature may need to adjust the path argument
+given to the plot directive. Two options are available:
+1. Use absolute paths to find the file relative the ``plot_basedir`` (which
+   defaults to the directory where conf.py is).
+2. Use relative paths and the file is found relative to the directory of the
+   file containing the directive.
+
+Before this change, relative paths were resolved relative to the source
+directory (where conf.py is) and absolute paths were pointing to files in the
+host system.
