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 ## Documentation
 You can read the full documentation [here](https://peteshadbolt.co.uk/abp/). You can also build it locally using Sphinx with `make doc`.
 
+To install Sphinx on OSX, use `pip install sphinx`. If after doing so `make doc` still does not work, some OSX users may also need to install `sphinxcontrib-napoleon` by running `pip install sphinxcontrib-napoleon`.
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 ## Installation
 It's easiest to install with `pip`: