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7 changes: 7 additions & 0 deletions doc/source/development/contributing_documentation.rst
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Expand Up @@ -157,6 +157,13 @@ If you want to do a full clean build, do::
python make.py clean
python make.py html

.. error::
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.. tip::

The command ``python make.py html`` requires SSL verification.
If the command exits with an error status,
try running the command ``python make.py html --num-jobs=1``.
If the terminal output reports a SSLCertVerificationError,
update your local SSL. Then, rerun ``python make.py html``.
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The command ``python make.py html`` requires SSL verification.
If the command exits with an error status,
try running the command ``python make.py html --num-jobs=1``.
If the terminal output reports a SSLCertVerificationError,
update your local SSL. Then, rerun ``python make.py html``.
If``python make.py html`` exits with an error status.
try running the command ``python make.py html --num-jobs=1``
to identify the cause of the error.

Making this more generic since the cause of error may not always be SSL related

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Sounds good! I'll make the change.


You can tell ``make.py`` to compile only a single section of the docs, greatly
reducing the turn-around time for checking your changes.

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