Merge doc makefiles into a Python script

[datapythonista]

In the doc/ directory we've got two different scripts, that were created by Sphinx, Makefile and make.bat. The reason why Sphinx does this is because a Makefile only works in unix system (Linux or Mac mainly), so a separate make.bat file to build the docs in windows is provided.

But instead of having two separate scripts, seems more efficient to have a single script in a language that works in any platform. Python looks like a good option for that. Can we replace those files by a Python file that builds the documentation and provides the same functionality?

[Ayowolet]

I'll take this one

[sparalic]

@Ayowolet do you need help with this issue?

[Ayowolet]

@sparalic no thank you... was distracted by the azure pipelines...

[Ayowolet]

@datapythonista I'm struggling with this a little bit. Can I use the make.py file in the pandas repository as a guide?

[datapythonista]

Absolutely, we need something much simpler here, but everything we need should be in that file.

Feel free to open a PR that is not finished/not working, so people can have a look and help you.

[Ayowolet]

Okay, thanks. I will do that.

[Ayowolet]

I've taken too long on this.. @sparalic if you want to work on this, please feel free.. I've not been able to devote as much time as I ought to.. @datapythonista I apologise for spending too long

[sparalic]

@Ayowolet sure I can help you with this one. @datapythonista do you want this copied over from the pandas repo, or should I use that as a working doc and retrofit it to our needs?

[datapythonista]

The pandas one is very complex. You can use it for inspiration, but I'd just create a very simple one with what the script are doing now, but in Python, so a single script work in any OS.