Point the version switcher to a name listed in switcher.json

timhoffm · timhoffm · commit a18aa85cd8fe · 2022-05-29T22:55:22.000+02:00
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
@@ -339,7 +339,11 @@ def matplotlib_reduced_latex_scraper(block, block_vars, gallery_conf,
     "switcher": {
         "json_url": "https://matplotlib.org/devdocs/_static/switcher.json",
         "url_template": "https://matplotlib.org/{version}/",
-        "version_match": version,
+        "version_match": (
+            # The start version to show. This must be in switcher.json.
+            # We either go to 'stable' or to 'devdocs'
+            'stable' if matplotlib.__version_info__.releaselevel == 'final'
+            else 'devdocs')
     },
     "navbar_start": ["mpl_navbar_logo", "version-switcher"],
     "navbar_end": ["mpl_icon_links"]
