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Don't pin documentation dependency versions

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Description

Unless really necessary, we shouldn't be pinning any versions of our dependencies. This should be as simple as removing the version pins in setup.py for the Sphinx stuff and making sure the documentation generated is still sane.

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Research direction

Inspect setup.py for the Sphinx dependency version pins and review how the documentation is generated. Remove the pins unless they are necessary, then generate the documentation and verify that the output remains sane.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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