[Python] Modernize and revamp Public API Docs by sreenithi · Pull Request #41287 · grpc/grpc

sreenithi · 2025-12-22T11:30:36Z

Modernize docs using pydata_sphinx_theme

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Also visible in Dark mode. (default is auto based on system settings)

sreenithi · 2025-12-29T17:03:42Z

I've also tried running the internal document generation script with these PR changes to create a test gh-pages PR with only Python docs changes on my own fork. PR as follows: sreenithi#74

However one difference is that, these changes were tested with an additional file change https://github.com/grpc/grpc/pull/41287/changes#diff-c32b08babcf4b21f9059b96ee58a5486c753625a06cfc9b6de7ee5af4c776afb which is not included in the final PR now. This change ideally should not be needed, and we should instead upgrade our Protobuf dependency to 32.0 or above for the code generation to work without the above change

asheshvidyut · 2026-01-06T07:35:46Z

@sreenithi Our current layout shows all the APIs expanded when clicking in left sidebar.

Lets add this to keep the same behaviour on the new theme.

html_theme_options = {
    "show_toc_level": 3,
...

Attaching screenshot for reference.

sergiitk · 2026-01-08T05:55:48Z

tools/distrib/docgen/requirements.docs.lock

Let's bring back the removed comment and also add a short note how we generate/update it

sergiitk · 2026-01-08T05:59:35Z

doc/python/sphinx/conf.py

-sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(PYTHON_FOLDER, 'grpcio_reflection'))
-sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(PYTHON_FOLDER, 'grpcio_status'))
-sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(PYTHON_FOLDER, 'grpcio_testing'))
+ALL_PACKAGES = [


nit - we should blackify this file. Not in this PR however, right now it's better to keep it as is to track what changed.

sure, will add this to our tech debt list

sergiitk · 2026-01-08T06:07:32Z

doc/python/sphinx/_templates/sidebar-nav-bs.html

+{% set show_nav_level = meta['html_theme.show_nav_level'] if (meta is defined and meta is not none and
+'html_theme.show_nav_level' in meta) else theme_show_nav_level %}


nit: inconsistent line wrapping. The note with the link is incredible long, and yet we break up the if (meta ... in the middle of the statement.

Let's make this one more readable, and move the "taken from" link to a separate line

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{% set show_nav_level = meta['html_theme.show_nav_level'] if (meta is defined and meta is not none and

'html_theme.show_nav_level' in meta) else theme_show_nav_level %}

{%- if meta is defined and meta is not none and 'html_theme.show_nav_level' in meta -%}

{%- set show_nav_level = meta['html_theme.show_nav_level'] -%}

{%- else -%}

{%- set show_nav_level = theme_show_nav_level -%}

{%- endif -%}

sergiitk · 2026-01-08T06:14:04Z

doc/python/sphinx/_static/custom.css

+dt.sig {
+  white-space: normal !important;
+  overflow-wrap: break-word !important;
+  word-break: break-all !important;
+  /* Force break for very long identifiers */
 }


if this is just for mobile, should we wrap it into @media?

sergiitk · 2026-01-08T06:17:52Z

doc/python/sphinx/conf.py

 # -- HTML Configuration -------------------------------------------------

-html_theme = 'alabaster'
+html_theme = 'pydata_sphinx_theme'


The only think I'd like to configure (if possible it's possible) is get rid of that weird behavior when it opens all the sections for a bit when you click something in the right sidebar (or open a link with an anchor) while scrolling to the right place.

I tried checking this, but it doesn't seem to be an easy fix. Just disabling transitions or animations didn't work. I see that they have some complicated JavaScript to get this behaviour: https://github.com/pydata/pydata-sphinx-theme/blob/236d4af4b40edd607021e17342f4bf5870d64f0d/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/scripts/pydata-sphinx-theme.js#L991

so we probably cannot disable this

sergiitk

Also was meaning to say this: great job! I really like the new look and improved UX (especially search).

asheshvidyut

LGTM. 👍

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) Backport of #41287 to v1.78.x. --- Modernize docs using pydata_sphinx_theme Also visible in Dark mode. (default is auto based on system settings)

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[do-not-merge] Python Docs Revamp trial with read-the-docs theme #41292

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		{% set show_nav_level = meta['html_theme.show_nav_level'] if (meta is defined and meta is not none and
		'html_theme.show_nav_level' in meta) else theme_show_nav_level %}

-{% set show_nav_level = meta['html_theme.show_nav_level'] if (meta is defined and meta is not none and
-'html_theme.show_nav_level' in meta) else theme_show_nav_level %}
+{%- if meta is defined and meta is not none and 'html_theme.show_nav_level' in meta -%}
+{%- set show_nav_level = meta['html_theme.show_nav_level'] -%}
+{%- else -%}
+{%- set show_nav_level = theme_show_nav_level -%}
+{%- endif -%}

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