[Python-modules-team] Bug#896485: FTBFS with sphinx 1.7.2: exception: cannot import name 'Directive'

[Adrian Bunk]

Source: sphinx
Version: 1.7.2-1
Severity: serious
Control: affects -1 src:alembic src:bcfg2 src:bottleneck src:dipy src:heat src:julia src:mako src:prospector src:pyevolve src:pymvpa2 src:python-cryptography src:python-expyriment src:python-numpy src:python-scipy

https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/rb-pkg/unstable/amd64/alembic.html
https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/rb-pkg/unstable/amd64/bcfg2.html
https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/rb-pkg/unstable/amd64/bottleneck.html
https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/rb-pkg/unstable/amd64/dipy.html
https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/rb-pkg/unstable/amd64/heat.html
https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/rb-pkg/unstable/amd64/julia.html
https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/rb-pkg/unstable/amd64/mako.html
https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/rb-pkg/unstable/amd64/prospector.html
https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/rb-pkg/unstable/amd64/pyevolve.html
https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/rb-pkg/unstable/amd64/pymvpa2.html
https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/rb-pkg/unstable/i386/python-cryptography.html
https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/rb-pkg/unstable/amd64/python-expyriment.html
https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/rb-pkg/unstable/amd64/python-numpy.html
https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/rb-pkg/unstable/amd64/python-scipy.html
https://tests.reproducible-builds.org/debian/rb-pkg/unstable/arm64/sqlalchemy.html

Example (from alembic):

...
   debian/rules override_dh_sphinxdoc
make[1]: Entering directory '/build/1st/alembic-0.9.7'
sphinx-build -b html docs/build /build/1st/alembic-0.9.7/debian/alembic/usr/share/doc/alembic/html
Running Sphinx v1.7.2

Extension error:
Could not import extension changelog (exception: cannot import name 'Directive')
make[1]: *** [debian/rules:13: override_dh_sphinxdoc] Error 2