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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 documentation in the docs/ directory with Sphinx
+sphinx:
+   configuration: docs/conf.py
+
+# Optionally build your docs in additional formats such as PDF
+# formats:
+  #  - pdf
+
+# Optionally set the version of Python and requirements required to build your docs
+python:
+   version: 3.7
+   install:
+   - requirements: docs/requirements.txt
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+myst-parser == 0.15.0