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+#! /usr/bin/python3 -B
+
+import os
+import shutil
+
+PURGE = ["doctrees"]
+FORMATS = {
+    "html": "html",
+    "xelatexpdf": "latex",
+}
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    file = os.path.realpath(__file__)
+    directory = os.path.dirname(file)
+    os.chdir(directory)
+    for build in PURGE + list(FORMATS.values()):
+        try:
+            shutil.rmtree(os.path.join("build", build))
+        except:
+            pass
+    for make in reversed(sorted(FORMATS.keys())):
+        os.system(" ".join(["make", make]))