Support for Sphinx >= 1.6 API change (#242)

choldgraf · Titan-C · commit e05e7d93a602 · 2017-05-18T23:53:52.000+02:00
diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -4,13 +4,20 @@ Change Log
 git master
 ----------
 
+v0.1.11
+-------
 
 Documentation
 '''''''''''''''
 
 * Frequently Asked Questions added to Documentation. Why `__file__` is
   not defined?
 
+Bug Fixed
+'''''''''
+
+* Changed attribute name of Sphinx `app` object in #242
+
 v0.1.10
 -------
 
diff --git a/sphinx_gallery/gen_gallery.py b/sphinx_gallery/gen_gallery.py
@@ -294,7 +294,9 @@ def setup(app):
 
     app.add_stylesheet('gallery.css')
 
-    if 'sphinx.ext.autodoc' in app._extensions:
+    # Sphinx < 1.6 calls it `_extensions`, >= 1.6 is `extensions`.
+    extensions_attr = '_extensions' if hasattr(app, '_extensions') else 'extensions'
+    if 'sphinx.ext.autodoc' in getattr(app, extensions_attr):
         app.connect('autodoc-process-docstring', touch_empty_backreferences)
 
     app.connect('builder-inited', generate_gallery_rst)
