Use sphinx_rtd_theme locally.

docs/conf.py

@@ -117,7 +117,15 @@ pygments_style = 'sphinx'
 
 # The theme to use for HTML and HTML Help pages.  See the documentation for
 # a list of builtin themes.
-html_theme = 'default'
+
+# http://docs.readthedocs.org/en/latest/theme.html#how-do-i-use-this-locally-and-on-read-the-docs
+# on_rtd is whether we are on readthedocs.org
+on_rtd = os.environ.get('READTHEDOCS', None) == 'True'
+if not on_rtd:  # only import and set the theme if we're building docs locally
+    import sphinx_rtd_theme
+    html_theme = 'sphinx_rtd_theme'
+    html_theme_path = [sphinx_rtd_theme.get_html_theme_path()]
+# otherwise, readthedocs.org uses their theme by default, so no need to specify it
 
 # 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

setup.py

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ dev_extras = [
 docs_extras = [
     'repoze.sphinx.autointerface',
     'Sphinx',
+    'sphinx_rtd_theme',
 ]
 
 testing_extras = [