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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Increase minimum supported Sphinx to 7.2.6","articleBody":"# Documentation\r\n\r\nPython 3.13 has been released, so I looked to review the minimum Sphinx version.\r\n\r\nUsing the same survey as https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/109209#issuecomment-1713859051 and #117928:\r\n\r\nDistro                     | CPython| Sphinx\r\n--                         | --:    | --:\r\nDebian 13 Trixie (testing) | 3.12.6 | 7.4.7\r\nDebian Sid (unstable)      | 3.12.6 | 7.4.7\r\nDebian (experimental)      | 3.12.6 | *N/A*\r\nFedora 39 (EOL 12/11/2024) | 3.12.6 | **6.2.1**\r\nFedora 40                  | 3.12.6 | 7.2.6\r\nFedora 41                  | 3.13.0 | 7.3.7\r\nFedora rawhide             | 3.13.0 | 7.3.7\r\nGentoo                     | *N/A*  | *N/A*\r\nopenSUSE Leap              |        | 8.0.2\r\nopenSUSE Tumbleweed        |        | 8.0.2\r\nRHEL                       | *N/A*  | *N/A*\r\n**_Minimum Sphinx version for 3.12_** | **_3.12_** | **_7.2.6_** †\r\n\r\n† The blocker to updating is Fedora 39, which is end-of-life in a month's time. cc @hroncok -- would you prefer we wait until November until the actual EOL date?\r\n\r\nSphinx 7.2 has support for documenting generic classes and [`:no-typesetting:`](https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/domains/index.html#basic-markup). Sadly [`.. py:type::`](https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/domains/python.html#directive-py-type) is new in Sphinx 7.4, so we need to wait for Fedora 40's end-of-life (13 May 2025) to use it.\r\n\r\nReferences:\r\n\r\n* https://qa.debian.org/madison.php?package=python3\r\n* https://qa.debian.org/madison.php?package=sphinx\r\n* https://packages.debian.org/trixie/python3\r\n* https://packages.debian.org/trixie/python3-sphinx\r\n* https://fedorapeople.org/groups/schedule/f-39/f-39-key-tasks.html\r\n* https://packages.fedoraproject.org/pkgs/python3.12/python3/\r\n* https://packages.fedoraproject.org/pkgs/python3.13/python3/\r\n* https://packages.fedoraproject.org/pkgs/python-sphinx/python3-sphinx/\r\n* https://software.opensuse.org/package/python-Sphinx\r\n\r\ncc:\r\n\r\n* @doko42 @mitya57 / Debian\r\n* @hroncok / Fedora / RHEL\r\n* @mgorny / Gentoo\r\n* @danigm @mcepl / openSUSE\r\n* @AA-Turner @hugovk / CPython\n\n\u003c!-- gh-linked-prs --\u003e\n### Linked PRs\n* gh-125368\n* gh-125720\n* gh-125721\n\u003c!-- /gh-linked-prs --\u003e\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/AA-Turner","@type":"Person","name":"AA-Turner"},"datePublished":"2024-10-10T18:49:24.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":9},"url":"https://github.com/125277/cpython/issues/125277"}