[New-bugs-announce] [issue42579] Solution from gh#python/cpython#13236 unnecessarily binds building of documentation to the latest version of Sphinx

[Matej Cepl]

New submission from Matej Cepl <mcepl at cepl.eu>:

I think the solution in gh#python/cpython#13236 is the suboptimal one, because it makes Python dependent on the latest version of Sphinx unnecessarily. There are many situations where Python can be built on the older platform and it is too bothersome to require update of Sphinx (and all its dependencies) as well.

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assignee: docs at python
components: Documentation
messages: 382585
nosy: docs at python, mcepl, pablogsal
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Solution from gh#python/cpython#13236 unnecessarily binds building of documentation to the latest version of Sphinx
versions: Python 3.10, Python 3.6, Python 3.7, Python 3.8, Python 3.9

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