Fix docs build in rtd

.readthedocs.yaml

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ python:
       path: .
       extra_requirements:
         - docs
+        - external
 
 build:
   os: ubuntu-22.04

doc/source/conf.py

@@ -82,13 +82,14 @@
 
 autoclass_content = "both"
 
-autodoc_mock_imports = ["xarray"]
+autodoc_mock_imports = ["xarray", "bluepy"]
 
 # autosummary settings
 autosummary_generate = True
 
 nb_execution_show_tb = True
 nb_execution_timeout = 60
+nb_execution_excludepatterns = ["02_features_basics.ipynb", "03_simulation_campaign.ipynb"]
 
 # generate the link to the notebooks on GitHub
 _base_url = "https://github.com/BlueBrain/blueetl"

pyproject.toml

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ dynamic = ["version"]
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 extra = [
     # extra requirements that may be dropped at some point
-    "bluepy>=2.5.2",
+#    "bluepy>=2.5.2",
     "fastparquet>=0.8.3,!=2023.1.0", # needed by pandas to read and write parquet files
     "orjson", # faster json decoder used by fastparquet
     "tables>=3.6.1", # needed by pandas to read and write hdf files