Some cleanups to the docs page

gradio/blocks.py

@@ -226,16 +226,21 @@ def skip() -> dict:
 @document()
 class Blocks(BlockContext):
     """
-    The Blocks class is a low-level API that allows you to create custom web
-    applications entirely in Python. Compared to the Interface class, Blocks offers
-    more flexibility and control over: (1) the layout of components (2) the events that
+    Blocks is Gradio's low-level API that allows you to create more custom web
+    applications and demos than Interfaces (yet still entirely in Python).
+
+
+    Compared to the Interface class, Blocks offers more flexibility and control over:
+    (1) the layout of components (2) the events that
     trigger the execution of functions (3) data flows (e.g. inputs can trigger outputs,
     which can trigger the next level of outputs). Blocks also offers ways to group
-    together related demos e.g. using tabs.
+    together related demos such as with tabs.
+
 
     The basic usage of Blocks is as follows: create a Blocks object, then use it as a
     context (with the "with" statement), and then define layouts, components, or events
     within the Blocks context. Finally, call the launch() method to launch the demo.
+
     Example:
         import gradio as gr
         def update(name):
@@ -739,7 +744,8 @@ def launch(
     ) -> Tuple[FastAPI, str, str]:
         """
         Launches a simple web server that serves the demo. Can also be used to create a
-        shareable link.
+        public link used by anyone to access the demo from their browser by setting share=True.
+
         Parameters:
             inline: whether to display in the interface inline in an iframe. Defaults to True in python notebooks; False otherwise.
             inbrowser: whether to automatically launch the interface in a new tab on the default browser.
@@ -771,7 +777,7 @@ def launch(
             def reverse(text):
                 return text[::-1]
             demo = gr.Interface(reverse, "text", "text")
-            demo.launch(share=True)
+            demo.launch(share=True, auth=("username", "password"))
         """
         self.dev_mode = False
         if (

gradio/interface.py

@@ -48,15 +48,20 @@
 @document("launch", "load", "from_pipeline")
 class Interface(Blocks):
     """
-    The Interface class is a high-level abstraction that allows you to create a
-    web-based demo around a machine learning model or arbitrary Python function
-    by specifying: (1) the function (2) the desired input components and (3) desired output components.
+    The Interface class is Gradio's main high-level abstraction, and allows you to create a
+    web-based GUI / demo around a machine learning model (or any Python function). You must specify
+    three parameters: (1) the function to create a GUI for (2) the desired input components and
+    (3) the desired output components. Further parameters can be specified to control the appearance
+    and behavior of the demo.
+
     Example:
         import gradio as gr
+
         def image_classifier(inp):
             return {'cat': 0.3, 'dog': 0.7}
+
         demo = gr.Interface(fn=image_classifier, inputs="image", outputs="label")
-        demo.launch(share=True)
+        demo.launch()
     Demos: hello_world, hello_world_3, gpt_j
     """
 

scripts/launch_website.sh

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ if [ -z "$(ls | grep CONTRIBUTING.md)" ]; then
   exit -1
 else
   echo "Building the website"
+  set -e
   cd website/homepage
   npm install
   npm run build

website/homepage/src/docs/obj_doc_template.html

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   {% else %}
   <div class="codeblock"><pre><code class="lang-python">{{ parent }}.<span>{{ obj["name"] }}(</span><!--
 -->{% for param in obj["parameters"] %}<!--
-  -->{% if "positional" in param["kind"] and "default" not in param %}<!--
+  -->{% if "positional" in param["kind"] and "default" not in param and param["name"] != "self" %}<!--
     -->{{ param["name"] }}, <!--
   -->{% endif %}<!--
 -->{% endfor %}<!--  

website/homepage/src/docs/template.html

@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ <h3 class="text-3xl font-light my-4" id="combining-interfaces">Combining Interfa
             </div>
           </section>
           <section id="blocks" class="pt-2 mb-8">
-            <h3 class="text-3xl font-light my-4" id="building-with-blocks">Building with Blocks</h3>
-            <p class="mt-8 mb-12 text-lg">Want to build more customizable UIs? Take a look at how to build with Blocks.</p>
             <div class="flex flex-col gap-10">
               {% with obj=find_cls("Blocks"), parent="gradio" %}
                 {% include "docs/obj_doc_template.html" %}
@@ -78,7 +76,9 @@ <h3 class="text-3xl font-light my-4" id="block-layouts">Block Layouts</h3>
           </section>
           <section id="blocks-utils" class="pt-2 flex flex-col gap-10">
             <h3 class="text-3xl font-light my-4" id="blocks-utils-header">Blocks Utilities</h3>
-            <p class="mb-12">Customize the behavior of blocks with these utilities</p>
+            <p class="mb-12">Within Gradio Blocks, various functions exist to make it easier
+              to define events and data flows.
+            </p>
             <div class="flex flex-col gap-10">
               {% with obj=find_cls("update"), parent="gradio" %}
                 {% include "docs/obj_doc_template.html" %}