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-# pip packages required to build docsite
-# these requirements are as loosely defined as possible
-# if you want known good versions of these dependencies
-# use known_good_reqs.txt instead
-
-antsibull-docs >= 1.0.0, < 2.0.0
-docutils
-jinja2
-pygments >= 2.10.0
-pyyaml
-rstcheck
-sphinx
-sphinx-notfound-page >= 0.6
-sphinx-intl
-sphinx-ansible-theme >= 0.9.1
-resolvelib