From c47d53a7e62408af0553dc948c703d392fe0fb8a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: GJ Enosh Date: Sun, 10 May 2026 17:14:57 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] docs: add sphinx-autoapi mention to build troubleshooting guide --- docs/user/guides/build-using-too-many-resources.rst | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/user/guides/build-using-too-many-resources.rst b/docs/user/guides/build-using-too-many-resources.rst index 9818200a1c4..72c430bc679 100644 --- a/docs/user/guides/build-using-too-many-resources.rst +++ b/docs/user/guides/build-using-too-many-resources.rst @@ -54,3 +54,13 @@ Requests more resources If you still have problems building your documentation, we can increase build limits on a per-project basis, sending an email to support@readthedocs.org providing a good reason why your documentation needs more resources. + +Using sphinx-autoapi to avoid installing dependencies +------------------------------------------------------ + +If your project fails due to memory or timeout issues, consider using +`sphinx-autoapi`_ instead of ``autodoc``. It generates API documentation +by statically analyzing your source code without importing it, which avoids +installation and import overhead entirely. + +.. _sphinx-autoapi: https://sphinx-autoapi.readthedocs.io/