allow numpy/google style documentation

fieldmap already documented this way

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ repos:
     rev: v1.3.0
     hooks:
       - id: flake8
-        args: ['--max-line-length=140', '--ignore=E203']
+        args: ['--max-line-length=140', '--ignore=E203,E402']
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-mypy
     rev: 'v0.720'
     hooks:

doc/conf.py

@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
 import os
 import sys
 from typing import List
-from ess import __version__
 
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath("../"))
+from ess import __version__
 
 # -- General configuration ------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath("../"))
 extensions = [
     "sphinx.ext.autodoc",
     "sphinx.ext.intersphinx",
+    "sphinx.ext.napoleon",
     "sphinx.ext.todo",
     "sphinx.ext.coverage",
     "sphinx.ext.mathjax",
@@ -44,6 +45,11 @@ extensions = [
     "sphinxcontrib.restbuilder",
 ]
 
+# set napoleon style docstring
+napoleon_google_docstring = False
+napoleon_use_param = False
+napoleon_use_ivar = True
+
 # Add any paths that contain templates here, relative to this directory.
 templates_path = ["_templates"]
 
@@ -133,7 +139,8 @@ todo_include_todos = True
 # a list of builtin themes.
 #
 # html_theme = 'alabaster'
-html_theme = "sphinxdoc"
+# html_theme = "sphinxdoc"
+html_theme = "sphinx_rtd_theme"
 
 # Theme options are theme-specific and customize the look and feel of a theme
 # further.  For a list of options available for each theme, see the
@@ -262,41 +269,6 @@ man_pages = [
 #
 # man_show_urls = False
 
-
-# -- Options for Texinfo output -------------------------------------------
-
-# Grouping the document tree into Texinfo files. List of tuples
-# (source start file, target name, title, author,
-#  dir menu entry, description, category)
-texinfo_documents = [
-    (
-        master_doc,
-        "ESSPythonTools",
-        "ESS Python Tools Documentation",
-        author,
-        "ESSPythonTools",
-        "One line description of project.",
-        "Miscellaneous",
-    )
-]
-
-# Documents to append as an appendix to all manuals.
-#
-# texinfo_appendices = []
-
-# If false, no module index is generated.
-#
-# texinfo_domain_indices = True
-
-# How to display URL addresses: 'footnote', 'no', or 'inline'.
-#
-# texinfo_show_urls = 'footnote'
-
-# If true, do not generate a @detailmenu in the "Top" node's menu.
-#
-# texinfo_no_detailmenu = False
-
-
 # Example configuration for intersphinx: refer to the Python standard library.
 intersphinx_mapping = {"https://docs.python.org/": None}