Bug 2232585

Summary:	python-mechanicalsoup FTBFS with Sphinx 7.1+ in Fedora Rawhide
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Karolina Surma <ksurma>
Component:	python-mechanicalsoup	Assignee:	Fabian Affolter <mail>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Description Karolina Surma 2023-08-17 13:31:43 UTC

python-mechanicalsoup FTBFS with Sphinx 7.1+ in Fedora Rawhide.
I want to include Sphinx 7.1.2 in Rawhide. Currently testing in Copr. Details below.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
Tip - if you want to test locally copr repository then:

$ mock -r fedora-rawhide-x86_64 --addrepo=https://download.copr.fedorainfracloud.org/results/ksurma/sphinx-7.1.2/fedora-rawhide-x86_64/ --no-clean your.src.rpm
$ mock -r fedora-rawhide-x86_64 --addrepo=https://download.copr.fedorainfracloud.org/results/ksurma/sphinx-7.1.2/fedora-rawhide-x86_64/ shell

Actual Results:  
+ sphinx-build-3 docs html
Running Sphinx v7.1.2
making output directory... done

Extension error (sphinx.config):
Handler <function correct_copyright_year at 0x7fe9a8e93e20> for event 'config-inited' threw an exception (exception: string index out of range)

Expected Results:  
Build is successful.

Sphinx has changed its way of creating copyright year: https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/pull/11524

mechanicalsoup has got its logic that somehow interferes with that: https://github.com/MechanicalSoup/MechanicalSoup/blob/v1.2.0/docs/conf.py#L52