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Dependencies
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* 10007: Use ``importlib_metadata`` for python-3.9 or older
* 10007: Drop ``setuptools``

Features added
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* 9075: autodoc: Add a config variable :confval:`autodoc_typehints_format`
to suppress the leading module names of typehints of function signatures (ex.
``io.StringIO`` -> ``StringIO``)
* 9831: Autosummary now documents only the members specified in a module's
``__all__`` attribute if :confval:`autosummary_ignore_module_all` is set to
``False``. The default behaviour is unchanged. Autogen also now supports
this behavior with the ``--respect-module-all`` switch.
* 9555: autosummary: Improve error messages on failure to load target object
* 9800: extlinks: Emit warning if a hardcoded link is replaceable
by an extlink, suggesting a replacement.
* 9961: html: Support nested <kbd> HTML elements in other HTML builders
* 10013: html: Allow to change the loading method of JS via ``loading_method``
parameter for :meth:`Sphinx.add_js_file()`
* 9551: html search: "Hide Search Matches" link removes "highlight" parameter
from URL
* 9815: html theme: Wrap sidebar components in div to allow customizing their
layout via CSS
* 9827: i18n: Sort items in glossary by translated terms
* 9899: py domain: Allows to specify cross-reference specifier (``.`` and
``~``) as ``:type:`` option
* 9894: linkcheck: add option ``linkcheck_exclude_documents`` to disable link
checking in matched documents.
* 9793: sphinx-build: Allow to use the parallel build feature in macOS on macOS
and Python3.8+
* 10055: sphinx-build: Create directories when ``-w`` option given
* 9993: std domain: Allow to refer an inline target (ex. ``_`target name)
via :rst:role:`ref` role
* 9981: std domain: Strip value part of the option directive from general index
* 9391: texinfo: improve variable in ``samp`` role
* 9578: texinfo: Add :confval:`texinfo_cross_references` to disable cross
references for readability with standalone readers
* 9822 (and 9062), add new Intersphinx role :rst:role:`external` for explict
lookup in the external projects, without resolving to the local project.

Bugs fixed
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* 9866: autodoc: doccomment for the imported class was ignored
* 9883: autodoc: doccomment for the alias to mocked object was ignored
* 9908: autodoc: debug message is shown on building document using NewTypes
with Python 3.10
* 9968: autodoc: instance variables are not shown if __init__ method has
position-only-arguments
* 9194: autodoc: types under the "typing" module are not hyperlinked
* 10009: autodoc: Crashes if target object raises an error on getting docstring
* 10058: autosummary: Imported members are not shown when
``autodoc_class_signature = 'separated'``
* 9947: i18n: topic directive having a bullet list can't be translatable
* 9878: mathjax: MathJax configuration is placed after loading MathJax itself
* 9932: napoleon: empty "returns" section is generated even if no description
* 9857: Generated RFC links use outdated base url
* 9909: HTML, prevent line-wrapping in literal text.
* 10061: html theme: Configuration values added by themes are not be able to
override from conf.py
* 10073: imgconverter: Unnecessary availablity check is called for "data" URIs
* 9925: LaTeX: prohibit also with ``'xelatex'`` line splitting at dashes of
inline and parsed literals
* 9944: LaTeX: extra vertical whitespace for some nested declarations
* 9940: LaTeX: Multi-function declaration in Python domain has cramped
vertical spacing in latexpdf output
* 10015: py domain: types under the "typing" module are not hyperlinked defined
at info-field-list
* 9390: texinfo: Do not emit labels inside footnotes
* 9413: xml: Invalid XML was generated when cross referencing python objects
* 9979: Error level messages were displayed as warning messages
* 10057: Failed to scan documents if the project is placed onto the root
directory
* 9636: code-block: ``:dedent:`` without argument did strip newlines

* Add banks for `fa-ir`. Thanks arminshoughi.

* Improve phone numbers for `it_IT`. Thanks FrancYescO.

* Add providers for `az_AZ` locale. Thanks sevdimali.

* Replace `lorempixel.com` service with `picsum.photos` in `image_url` provider.
* Add `placeholder_url` argument to `image_url`.