[PULL 00/16] Python patches

[PULL 00/16] Python patches

[John Snow]

The following changes since commit a925240509d1b4b656cc480f1cc79ba4d7c8bc08:

  Merge tag 'block-pull-request' of https://gitlab.com/stefanha/qemu into staging (2026-09-02 13:40:43 +0100)

are available in the Git repository at:

  git@gitlab.com:jsnow/qemu.git tags/python-pull-request

for you to fetch changes up to 4061c0e95c6e2736926ab8723606cddf582f58e6:

  sphinx: drop qapidoc back-compat overboiled spaghetti dinner (2026-09-02 15:02:58 -0400)

----------------------------------------------------------------
python

upgrade to py312

----------------------------------------------------------------

John Snow (16):
  tests: update vm tests to prefer locally-built QEMU
  tests: update libvirt-ci, lcitool
  tests: update netbsd dependencies
  tests: drop python3-devel mapping
  tests: re-add opencv2 and numpy dependencies
  tests: add Python3.12 to centos9.docker
  tests: update emsdk-wasm64-cross
  qapi: update type hint for objects_seen
  python: upgrade to Python3.12+
  python: fix license configuration
  python: allow mypy to run as the current python version
  python: remove distutils workarounds
  python: remove stale setup.cfg options
  sphinx: require sphinx 7.2.6
  sphinx: drop fakedbusdoc
  sphinx: drop qapidoc back-compat overboiled spaghetti dinner

 docs/conf.py                                  |  11 +-
 docs/interop/dbus-display.rst                 |  14 +-
 docs/interop/dbus-vmstate.rst                 |  14 +-
 docs/interop/dbus-vnc.rst                     |  14 +-
 docs/requirements.txt                         |   2 +-
 docs/sphinx/compat.py                         | 230 ------------------
 docs/sphinx/fakedbusdoc.py                    |  30 ---
 docs/sphinx/qapi_domain.py                    |  53 ++--
 configure                                     |  11 +-
 tests/docker/dockerfiles/alpine.docker        |   1 +
 tests/docker/dockerfiles/centos9.docker       |  14 +-
 .../dockerfiles/debian-amd64-cross.docker     |   4 +-
 .../dockerfiles/debian-arm64-cross.docker     |   4 +-
 .../dockerfiles/debian-armhf-cross.docker     |   4 +-
 .../dockerfiles/debian-i686-cross.docker      |   4 +-
 .../dockerfiles/debian-ppc64el-cross.docker   |   4 +-
 .../dockerfiles/debian-riscv64-cross.docker   |   4 +-
 .../dockerfiles/debian-s390x-cross.docker     |   4 +-
 tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian.docker        |   4 +-
 .../dockerfiles/emsdk-wasm64-cross.docker     |   4 +-
 .../dockerfiles/fedora-rust-nightly.docker    |   2 +
 .../dockerfiles/fedora-win64-cross.docker     |   2 +
 tests/docker/dockerfiles/fedora.docker        |   2 +
 tests/docker/dockerfiles/opensuse-leap.docker |   4 +-
 tests/docker/dockerfiles/ubuntu2404.docker    |   4 +-
 .gitlab-ci.d/macos-14.vars                    |   2 +-
 python/Makefile                               |  10 +-
 python/scripts/mkvenv.py                      |  63 +----
 python/setup.cfg                              |  33 +--
 python/tests/linters.py                       |  11 -
 python/tests/minreqs.txt                      |  66 ++---
 pythondeps.toml                               |  13 +-
 .../ci/setup/debian/debian-13-ppc64le.yaml    |   4 +-
 .../ci/setup/ubuntu/ubuntu-2404-aarch64.yaml  |   4 +-
 .../ci/setup/ubuntu/ubuntu-2404-s390x.yaml    |   4 +-
 scripts/qapi/types.py                         |   2 +-
 tests/lcitool/libvirt-ci                      |   2 +-
 tests/lcitool/mappings.yml                    |  25 +-
 tests/lcitool/projects/qemu.yml               |   2 +
 tests/lcitool/targets/centos-stream-9.yml     |   4 +-
 tests/vm/Makefile.include                     |   2 +-
 tests/vm/generated/freebsd.json               |  14 +-
 tests/vm/netbsd                               |   1 +
 43 files changed, 185 insertions(+), 521 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 docs/sphinx/compat.py
 delete mode 100644 docs/sphinx/fakedbusdoc.py

-- 
2.55.0

[PULL 01/16] tests: update vm tests to prefer locally-built QEMU

[John Snow]

In 05e4982, we updated our QMP tests to prefer `-object monitor-qmp`,
but this requires a sufficiently recent and modern version of QEMU to
run correctly.

Update the "make vm-build-xxx" targets to use the runscript that will
naturally prefer the locally built version of QEMU so that these tests
launch successfully once more.

Fixes: 05e4982 ("tests: switch from -mon to -object monitor-qmp")
Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com>
Message-ID: <20260825215851.1780608-2-jsnow@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
---
 tests/vm/Makefile.include | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tests/vm/Makefile.include b/tests/vm/Makefile.include
index 0a53dc9fdd6..0ec1b47e63e 100644
--- a/tests/vm/Makefile.include
+++ b/tests/vm/Makefile.include
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ifeq ($(realpath $(SRC_PATH)),$(realpath .))
 VM_PYTHON = $(SRC_PATH)/vm-venv/bin/python3
 VM_VENV = vm-venv
 else
-VM_PYTHON = $(PYTHON)
+VM_PYTHON = $(BUILD_DIR)/run $(PYTHON)
 VM_VENV =
 endif
 
-- 
2.55.0

[PULL 02/16] tests: update libvirt-ci, lcitool

[John Snow]

Update libvirt-ci to current origin/master for the primary sake of
grabbing new mappings for FreeBSD, which has upgraded from Python 3.11
to 3.12 and along with it changed the name of their python ecosystem
packages.

Refresh the lcitool generated files to fix our FreeBSD tests.

Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com>
Message-ID: <20260825215851.1780608-3-jsnow@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
---
 tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-amd64-cross.docker   |  2 +-
 tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-arm64-cross.docker   |  2 +-
 tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-armhf-cross.docker   |  2 +-
 tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-i686-cross.docker    |  2 +-
 tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-ppc64el-cross.docker |  2 +-
 tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-riscv64-cross.docker |  2 +-
 tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-s390x-cross.docker   |  2 +-
 tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian.docker               |  2 +-
 tests/docker/dockerfiles/opensuse-leap.docker        |  2 +-
 tests/docker/dockerfiles/ubuntu2404.docker           |  2 +-
 scripts/ci/setup/debian/debian-13-ppc64le.yaml       |  2 +-
 scripts/ci/setup/ubuntu/ubuntu-2404-aarch64.yaml     |  2 +-
 scripts/ci/setup/ubuntu/ubuntu-2404-s390x.yaml       |  2 +-
 tests/lcitool/libvirt-ci                             |  2 +-
 tests/vm/generated/freebsd.json                      | 12 ++++++------
 15 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-amd64-cross.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-amd64-cross.docker
index 9e30457ca79..e945e641e20 100644
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-amd64-cross.docker
+++ b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-amd64-cross.docker
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ RUN export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive && \
                       libsdl2-dev:amd64 \
                       libsdl2-image-dev:amd64 \
                       libseccomp-dev:amd64 \
-                      libselinux1-dev:amd64 \
+                      libselinux-dev:amd64 \
                       libslirp-dev:amd64 \
                       libsnappy-dev:amd64 \
                       libsndio-dev:amd64 \
diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-arm64-cross.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-arm64-cross.docker
index b9b94e5e6fa..0ee3a3f61c4 100644
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-arm64-cross.docker
+++ b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-arm64-cross.docker
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ RUN export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive && \
                       libsdl2-dev:arm64 \
                       libsdl2-image-dev:arm64 \
                       libseccomp-dev:arm64 \
-                      libselinux1-dev:arm64 \
+                      libselinux-dev:arm64 \
                       libslirp-dev:arm64 \
                       libsnappy-dev:arm64 \
                       libsndio-dev:arm64 \
diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-armhf-cross.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-armhf-cross.docker
index aa412ff66f5..aacc1846801 100644
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-armhf-cross.docker
+++ b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-armhf-cross.docker
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ RUN export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive && \
                       libsdl2-dev:armhf \
                       libsdl2-image-dev:armhf \
                       libseccomp-dev:armhf \
-                      libselinux1-dev:armhf \
+                      libselinux-dev:armhf \
                       libslirp-dev:armhf \
                       libsnappy-dev:armhf \
                       libsndio-dev:armhf \
diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-i686-cross.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-i686-cross.docker
index d07eac84fe8..476031bd4db 100644
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-i686-cross.docker
+++ b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-i686-cross.docker
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ RUN export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive && \
                       libsdl2-dev:i386 \
                       libsdl2-image-dev:i386 \
                       libseccomp-dev:i386 \
-                      libselinux1-dev:i386 \
+                      libselinux-dev:i386 \
                       libslirp-dev:i386 \
                       libsnappy-dev:i386 \
                       libsndio-dev:i386 \
diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-ppc64el-cross.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-ppc64el-cross.docker
index 7302c8236e4..87e24d4dc0f 100644
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-ppc64el-cross.docker
+++ b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-ppc64el-cross.docker
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ RUN export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive && \
                       libsdl2-dev:ppc64el \
                       libsdl2-image-dev:ppc64el \
                       libseccomp-dev:ppc64el \
-                      libselinux1-dev:ppc64el \
+                      libselinux-dev:ppc64el \
                       libslirp-dev:ppc64el \
                       libsnappy-dev:ppc64el \
                       libsndio-dev:ppc64el \
diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-riscv64-cross.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-riscv64-cross.docker
index aa5a881cab2..d0a9805f864 100644
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-riscv64-cross.docker
+++ b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-riscv64-cross.docker
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ RUN export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive && \
                       libsdl2-dev:riscv64 \
                       libsdl2-image-dev:riscv64 \
                       libseccomp-dev:riscv64 \
-                      libselinux1-dev:riscv64 \
+                      libselinux-dev:riscv64 \
                       libslirp-dev:riscv64 \
                       libsnappy-dev:riscv64 \
                       libsndio-dev:riscv64 \
diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-s390x-cross.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-s390x-cross.docker
index 82eae4fc2c2..179be9573d7 100644
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-s390x-cross.docker
+++ b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-s390x-cross.docker
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ RUN export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive && \
                       libsdl2-dev:s390x \
                       libsdl2-image-dev:s390x \
                       libseccomp-dev:s390x \
-                      libselinux1-dev:s390x \
+                      libselinux-dev:s390x \
                       libslirp-dev:s390x \
                       libsnappy-dev:s390x \
                       libsndio-dev:s390x \
diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian.docker
index 3a4f208ccf6..56605a42a2f 100644
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian.docker
+++ b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian.docker
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ RUN export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive && \
                       libsdl2-dev \
                       libsdl2-image-dev \
                       libseccomp-dev \
-                      libselinux1-dev \
+                      libselinux-dev \
                       libslirp-dev \
                       libsnappy-dev \
                       libsndio-dev \
diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/opensuse-leap.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/opensuse-leap.docker
index 8d8631bbcf0..a634f39c1ec 100644
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/opensuse-leap.docker
+++ b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/opensuse-leap.docker
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 FROM registry.opensuse.org/opensuse/leap:16.0
 
 RUN zypper update -y && \
-    zypper install -y \
+    zypper install -y --allow-downgrade \
            Mesa-devel \
            alsa-lib-devel \
            bash \
diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/ubuntu2404.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/ubuntu2404.docker
index a5c22231f98..d80f3a33d3b 100644
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/ubuntu2404.docker
+++ b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/ubuntu2404.docker
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ RUN export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive && \
                       libsdl2-dev \
                       libsdl2-image-dev \
                       libseccomp-dev \
-                      libselinux1-dev \
+                      libselinux-dev \
                       libslirp-dev \
                       libsnappy-dev \
                       libsndio-dev \
diff --git a/scripts/ci/setup/debian/debian-13-ppc64le.yaml b/scripts/ci/setup/debian/debian-13-ppc64le.yaml
index 9acd99a7433..c4d229830b6 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/setup/debian/debian-13-ppc64le.yaml
+++ b/scripts/ci/setup/debian/debian-13-ppc64le.yaml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ packages:
   - libsdl2-dev
   - libsdl2-image-dev
   - libseccomp-dev
-  - libselinux1-dev
+  - libselinux-dev
   - libslirp-dev
   - libsnappy-dev
   - libsndio-dev
diff --git a/scripts/ci/setup/ubuntu/ubuntu-2404-aarch64.yaml b/scripts/ci/setup/ubuntu/ubuntu-2404-aarch64.yaml
index 5c948109df8..f6fa68d476f 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/setup/ubuntu/ubuntu-2404-aarch64.yaml
+++ b/scripts/ci/setup/ubuntu/ubuntu-2404-aarch64.yaml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ packages:
   - libsdl2-dev
   - libsdl2-image-dev
   - libseccomp-dev
-  - libselinux1-dev
+  - libselinux-dev
   - libslirp-dev
   - libsnappy-dev
   - libsndio-dev
diff --git a/scripts/ci/setup/ubuntu/ubuntu-2404-s390x.yaml b/scripts/ci/setup/ubuntu/ubuntu-2404-s390x.yaml
index 010b7f86aab..6c4cefe97e5 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/setup/ubuntu/ubuntu-2404-s390x.yaml
+++ b/scripts/ci/setup/ubuntu/ubuntu-2404-s390x.yaml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ packages:
   - libsdl2-dev
   - libsdl2-image-dev
   - libseccomp-dev
-  - libselinux1-dev
+  - libselinux-dev
   - libslirp-dev
   - libsnappy-dev
   - libsndio-dev
diff --git a/tests/lcitool/libvirt-ci b/tests/lcitool/libvirt-ci
index 5176e136ab1..76b5dd5b5c8 160000
--- a/tests/lcitool/libvirt-ci
+++ b/tests/lcitool/libvirt-ci
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 5176e136ab11e275eb9f57c3d5c80e77af6507cb
+Subproject commit 76b5dd5b5c84511e2e799c2b3d6a2a9b9f6a081d
diff --git a/tests/vm/generated/freebsd.json b/tests/vm/generated/freebsd.json
index dfa8b41a524..ee3402f0d2b 100644
--- a/tests/vm/generated/freebsd.json
+++ b/tests/vm/generated/freebsd.json
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@
     "pixman",
     "pkgconf",
     "png",
-    "py311-pip",
-    "py311-setuptools",
-    "py311-sphinx",
-    "py311-sphinx_rtd_theme",
-    "py311-tomli",
-    "py311-wheel",
+    "py312-pip",
+    "py312-setuptools",
+    "py312-sphinx",
+    "py312-sphinx_rtd_theme",
+    "py312-tomli",
+    "py312-wheel",
     "python3",
     "rpm2cpio",
     "rust",
-- 
2.55.0

[PULL 03/16] tests: update netbsd dependencies

[John Snow]

NetBSD appears to need 'bison' explicitly installed now.

I am still seeing some intermittant failures in the tests for ide-test
and qos-test, but those are mysteries for another day.

Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com>
Message-ID: <20260825215851.1780608-4-jsnow@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
---
 tests/vm/netbsd | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/tests/vm/netbsd b/tests/vm/netbsd
index b365045066c..45afe675e17 100755
--- a/tests/vm/netbsd
+++ b/tests/vm/netbsd
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class NetBSDVM(basevm.BaseVM):
         "gmake",
         "gsed",
         "gettext-tools",
+        "bison",
 
         # libs: basic
         "dtc",
-- 
2.55.0

[PULL 04/16] tests: drop python3-devel mapping

[John Snow]

This is not being used, so drop it.

Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com>
Message-ID: <20260825215851.1780608-5-jsnow@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
---
 tests/lcitool/mappings.yml | 3 ---
 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/lcitool/mappings.yml b/tests/lcitool/mappings.yml
index 1816556dde4..d2d40613167 100644
--- a/tests/lcitool/mappings.yml
+++ b/tests/lcitool/mappings.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ mappings:
   python3:
     CentOSStream9: python3.11
 
-  python3-devel:
-    CentOSStream9: python3.11-devel
-
   python3-pip:
     CentOSStream9: python3.11-pip
 
-- 
2.55.0

[PULL 05/16] tests: re-add opencv2 and numpy dependencies

[John Snow]

Fixes: 2a428c8541ec5e9be54aad5f0a446ec8172226c9

Some of the dependencies identified as avocado dependencies were in
fact still being used, and should be re-added to our lcitool
configuration to ensure that these tests are being executed in the CI
environment.

Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <philmd@oss.qualcomm.com>
Message-ID: <20260825215851.1780608-6-jsnow@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
---
 tests/docker/dockerfiles/alpine.docker               |  1 +
 tests/docker/dockerfiles/centos9.docker              |  2 ++
 tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-amd64-cross.docker   |  2 ++
 tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-arm64-cross.docker   |  2 ++
 tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-armhf-cross.docker   |  2 ++
 tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-i686-cross.docker    |  2 ++
 tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-ppc64el-cross.docker |  2 ++
 tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-riscv64-cross.docker |  2 ++
 tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-s390x-cross.docker   |  2 ++
 tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian.docker               |  2 ++
 tests/docker/dockerfiles/fedora-rust-nightly.docker  |  2 ++
 tests/docker/dockerfiles/fedora-win64-cross.docker   |  2 ++
 tests/docker/dockerfiles/fedora.docker               |  2 ++
 tests/docker/dockerfiles/opensuse-leap.docker        |  2 ++
 tests/docker/dockerfiles/ubuntu2404.docker           |  2 ++
 .gitlab-ci.d/macos-14.vars                           |  2 +-
 scripts/ci/setup/debian/debian-13-ppc64le.yaml       |  2 ++
 scripts/ci/setup/ubuntu/ubuntu-2404-aarch64.yaml     |  2 ++
 scripts/ci/setup/ubuntu/ubuntu-2404-s390x.yaml       |  2 ++
 tests/lcitool/mappings.yml                           | 12 ++++++++++++
 tests/lcitool/projects/qemu.yml                      |  2 ++
 tests/vm/generated/freebsd.json                      |  2 ++
 22 files changed, 52 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/alpine.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/alpine.docker
index 8a5a355e89a..7c342e801c5 100644
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/alpine.docker
+++ b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/alpine.docker
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ RUN apk update && \
         pixman-dev \
         pkgconf \
         pulseaudio-dev \
+        py3-numpy \
         py3-pip \
         py3-setuptools \
         py3-sphinx \
diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/centos9.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/centos9.docker
index 8101370a2db..6f5c400c2db 100644
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/centos9.docker
+++ b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/centos9.docker
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ RUN dnf --quiet distro-sync -y && \
     ln -s /usr/bin/ccache /usr/libexec/ccache-wrappers/gcc
 
 RUN /usr/bin/pip3.11 install \
+                     numpy \
+                     opencv-python \
                      sphinx \
                      sphinx-rtd-theme
 
diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-amd64-cross.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-amd64-cross.docker
index e945e641e20..975b9f346e6 100644
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-amd64-cross.docker
+++ b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-amd64-cross.docker
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ RUN export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive && \
                       openssh-client \
                       pkgconf \
                       python3 \
+                      python3-numpy \
+                      python3-opencv \
                       python3-pip \
                       python3-setuptools \
                       python3-sphinx \
diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-arm64-cross.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-arm64-cross.docker
index 0ee3a3f61c4..3efce404827 100644
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-arm64-cross.docker
+++ b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-arm64-cross.docker
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ RUN export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive && \
                       openssh-client \
                       pkgconf \
                       python3 \
+                      python3-numpy \
+                      python3-opencv \
                       python3-pip \
                       python3-setuptools \
                       python3-sphinx \
diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-armhf-cross.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-armhf-cross.docker
index aacc1846801..91e8587b5d4 100644
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-armhf-cross.docker
+++ b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-armhf-cross.docker
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ RUN export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive && \
                       openssh-client \
                       pkgconf \
                       python3 \
+                      python3-numpy \
+                      python3-opencv \
                       python3-pip \
                       python3-setuptools \
                       python3-sphinx \
diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-i686-cross.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-i686-cross.docker
index 476031bd4db..a60b72e05b9 100644
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-i686-cross.docker
+++ b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-i686-cross.docker
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ RUN export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive && \
                       openssh-client \
                       pkgconf \
                       python3 \
+                      python3-numpy \
+                      python3-opencv \
                       python3-pip \
                       python3-setuptools \
                       python3-sphinx \
diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-ppc64el-cross.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-ppc64el-cross.docker
index 87e24d4dc0f..a7599b4f618 100644
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-ppc64el-cross.docker
+++ b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-ppc64el-cross.docker
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ RUN export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive && \
                       openssh-client \
                       pkgconf \
                       python3 \
+                      python3-numpy \
+                      python3-opencv \
                       python3-pip \
                       python3-setuptools \
                       python3-sphinx \
diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-riscv64-cross.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-riscv64-cross.docker
index d0a9805f864..52661d4d9e4 100644
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-riscv64-cross.docker
+++ b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-riscv64-cross.docker
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ RUN export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive && \
                       openssh-client \
                       pkgconf \
                       python3 \
+                      python3-numpy \
+                      python3-opencv \
                       python3-pip \
                       python3-setuptools \
                       python3-sphinx \
diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-s390x-cross.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-s390x-cross.docker
index 179be9573d7..0a04777b363 100644
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-s390x-cross.docker
+++ b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-s390x-cross.docker
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ RUN export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive && \
                       openssh-client \
                       pkgconf \
                       python3 \
+                      python3-numpy \
+                      python3-opencv \
                       python3-pip \
                       python3-setuptools \
                       python3-sphinx \
diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian.docker
index 56605a42a2f..77869f71546 100644
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian.docker
+++ b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian.docker
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ RUN export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive && \
                       openssh-client \
                       pkgconf \
                       python3 \
+                      python3-numpy \
+                      python3-opencv \
                       python3-pip \
                       python3-setuptools \
                       python3-sphinx \
diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/fedora-rust-nightly.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/fedora-rust-nightly.docker
index 0f3dc370a4f..0f7b4c13388 100644
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/fedora-rust-nightly.docker
+++ b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/fedora-rust-nightly.docker
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ exec "$@"\n' > /usr/bin/nosync && \
                        pkgconfig \
                        pulseaudio-libs-devel \
                        python3 \
+                       python3-numpy \
+                       python3-opencv \
                        python3-pip \
                        python3-setuptools \
                        python3-sphinx \
diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/fedora-win64-cross.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/fedora-win64-cross.docker
index 6f972f61738..3ed3e15df33 100644
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/fedora-win64-cross.docker
+++ b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/fedora-win64-cross.docker
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ exec "$@"\n' > /usr/bin/nosync && \
                        ninja-build \
                        openssh-clients \
                        python3 \
+                       python3-numpy \
+                       python3-opencv \
                        python3-pip \
                        python3-setuptools \
                        python3-sphinx \
diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/fedora.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/fedora.docker
index 99bb38a3665..8fa8bea1abf 100644
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/fedora.docker
+++ b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/fedora.docker
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ exec "$@"\n' > /usr/bin/nosync && \
                        pkgconfig \
                        pulseaudio-libs-devel \
                        python3 \
+                       python3-numpy \
+                       python3-opencv \
                        python3-pip \
                        python3-setuptools \
                        python3-sphinx \
diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/opensuse-leap.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/opensuse-leap.docker
index a634f39c1ec..3a3d6f73c89 100644
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/opensuse-leap.docker
+++ b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/opensuse-leap.docker
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ RUN zypper update -y && \
            pkgconfig \
            python3-Sphinx \
            python3-base \
+           python3-numpy \
+           python3-opencv \
            python3-pip \
            python3-setuptools \
            python3-sphinx_rtd_theme \
diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/ubuntu2404.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/ubuntu2404.docker
index d80f3a33d3b..bb8f4e4e53f 100644
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/ubuntu2404.docker
+++ b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/ubuntu2404.docker
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ RUN export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive && \
                       openssh-client \
                       pkgconf \
                       python3 \
+                      python3-numpy \
+                      python3-opencv \
                       python3-pip \
                       python3-setuptools \
                       python3-sphinx \
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.d/macos-14.vars b/.gitlab-ci.d/macos-14.vars
index 0c187624dd0..f96e173f663 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.d/macos-14.vars
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.d/macos-14.vars
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ NINJA='/opt/homebrew/bin/ninja'
 PACKAGING_COMMAND='brew'
 PIP3='/opt/homebrew/bin/pip3'
 PKGS='bash bc bindgen bison bzip2 capstone ccache cmocka coreutils ctags curl dbus diffutils dtc flex gcovr gettext git glib gnu-sed gnutls gtk+3 gtk-vnc jemalloc jpeg-turbo json-c libcbor libepoxy libffi libgcrypt libiscsi libnfs libpng libslirp libssh libtasn1 libusb llvm lzo make meson mtools ncurses nettle ninja pixman pkg-config python-setuptools python3 rpm2cpio rust sdl2 sdl2_image snappy socat sparse spice-protocol swtpm tesseract usbredir vde vte3 vulkan-tools xorriso zlib zstd'
-PYPI_PKGS='sphinx sphinx-rtd-theme tomli'
+PYPI_PKGS='numpy sphinx sphinx-rtd-theme tomli'
 PYTHON='/opt/homebrew/bin/python3'
diff --git a/scripts/ci/setup/debian/debian-13-ppc64le.yaml b/scripts/ci/setup/debian/debian-13-ppc64le.yaml
index c4d229830b6..86c6d8bac0f 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/setup/debian/debian-13-ppc64le.yaml
+++ b/scripts/ci/setup/debian/debian-13-ppc64le.yaml
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ packages:
   - openssh-client
   - pkgconf
   - python3
+  - python3-numpy
+  - python3-opencv
   - python3-pip
   - python3-setuptools
   - python3-sphinx
diff --git a/scripts/ci/setup/ubuntu/ubuntu-2404-aarch64.yaml b/scripts/ci/setup/ubuntu/ubuntu-2404-aarch64.yaml
index f6fa68d476f..cbdc56369fa 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/setup/ubuntu/ubuntu-2404-aarch64.yaml
+++ b/scripts/ci/setup/ubuntu/ubuntu-2404-aarch64.yaml
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ packages:
   - openssh-client
   - pkgconf
   - python3
+  - python3-numpy
+  - python3-opencv
   - python3-pip
   - python3-setuptools
   - python3-sphinx
diff --git a/scripts/ci/setup/ubuntu/ubuntu-2404-s390x.yaml b/scripts/ci/setup/ubuntu/ubuntu-2404-s390x.yaml
index 6c4cefe97e5..2ce56537208 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/setup/ubuntu/ubuntu-2404-s390x.yaml
+++ b/scripts/ci/setup/ubuntu/ubuntu-2404-s390x.yaml
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ packages:
   - openssh-client
   - pkgconf
   - python3
+  - python3-numpy
+  - python3-opencv
   - python3-pip
   - python3-setuptools
   - python3-sphinx
diff --git a/tests/lcitool/mappings.yml b/tests/lcitool/mappings.yml
index d2d40613167..cb56cdb3da1 100644
--- a/tests/lcitool/mappings.yml
+++ b/tests/lcitool/mappings.yml
@@ -18,12 +18,18 @@ mappings:
   python3-sphinx-rtd-theme:
     CentOSStream9:
 
+  python3-opencv:
+    CentOSStream9:
+
   python3-venv:
     CentOSStream9: python3.11
 
   python3-wheel:
     CentOSStream9: python3.11-wheel
 
+  python3-numpy:
+    CentOSStream9:
+
   meson:
     # Use Meson from PyPI wherever Rust is enabled
     Debian:
@@ -51,3 +57,9 @@ pypi_mappings:
     apk:
     Fedora:
     Debian12:
+
+  python3-numpy:
+    CentOSStream9: numpy
+
+  python3-opencv:
+    CentOSStream9: opencv-python
diff --git a/tests/lcitool/projects/qemu.yml b/tests/lcitool/projects/qemu.yml
index b3c99936723..abbd3e3f0b8 100644
--- a/tests/lcitool/projects/qemu.yml
+++ b/tests/lcitool/projects/qemu.yml
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ packages:
  - pkg-config
  - pulseaudio
  - python3
+ - python3-numpy
+ - python3-opencv
  - python3-pip
  - python3-setuptools
  - python3-sphinx
diff --git a/tests/vm/generated/freebsd.json b/tests/vm/generated/freebsd.json
index ee3402f0d2b..c35591b39d6 100644
--- a/tests/vm/generated/freebsd.json
+++ b/tests/vm/generated/freebsd.json
@@ -49,9 +49,11 @@
     "ncurses",
     "nettle",
     "ninja",
+    "opencv",
     "pixman",
     "pkgconf",
     "png",
+    "py312-numpy",
     "py312-pip",
     "py312-setuptools",
     "py312-sphinx",
-- 
2.55.0

[PULL 06/16] tests: add Python3.12 to centos9.docker

[John Snow]

While we recently upgraded to Python 3.11 for the CentOS 9 container,
upgrade it EVEN FURTHER BEYOND... to Python 3.12.

Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com>
Message-ID: <20260825215851.1780608-7-jsnow@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
---
 tests/docker/dockerfiles/centos9.docker   | 12 ++++++------
 tests/lcitool/mappings.yml                | 10 +++++-----
 tests/lcitool/targets/centos-stream-9.yml |  4 ++--
 3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/centos9.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/centos9.docker
index 6f5c400c2db..8bfce395f9d 100644
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/centos9.docker
+++ b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/centos9.docker
@@ -96,10 +96,10 @@ RUN dnf --quiet distro-sync -y && \
                 pkgconfig \
                 pulseaudio-libs-devel \
                 python3-tomli \
-                python3.11 \
-                python3.11-pip \
-                python3.11-setuptools \
-                python3.11-wheel \
+                python3.12 \
+                python3.12-pip \
+                python3.12-setuptools \
+                python3.12-wheel \
                 rdma-core-devel \
                 rust \
                 rust-std-static \
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ RUN dnf --quiet distro-sync -y && \
     ln -s /usr/bin/ccache /usr/libexec/ccache-wrappers/clang && \
     ln -s /usr/bin/ccache /usr/libexec/ccache-wrappers/gcc
 
-RUN /usr/bin/pip3.11 install \
+RUN /usr/bin/pip3.12 install \
                      numpy \
                      opencv-python \
                      sphinx \
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ ENV CCACHE_WRAPPERSDIR="/usr/libexec/ccache-wrappers"
 ENV LANG="en_US.UTF-8"
 ENV MAKE="/usr/bin/make"
 ENV NINJA="/usr/bin/ninja"
-ENV PYTHON="/usr/bin/python3.11"
+ENV PYTHON="/usr/bin/python3.12"
 # As a final step configure the user (if env is defined)
 ARG USER
 ARG UID
diff --git a/tests/lcitool/mappings.yml b/tests/lcitool/mappings.yml
index cb56cdb3da1..c99f007798e 100644
--- a/tests/lcitool/mappings.yml
+++ b/tests/lcitool/mappings.yml
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ mappings:
     Ubuntu2204:
 
   python3:
-    CentOSStream9: python3.11
+    CentOSStream9: python3.12
 
   python3-pip:
-    CentOSStream9: python3.11-pip
+    CentOSStream9: python3.12-pip
 
   python3-setuptools:
-    CentOSStream9: python3.11-setuptools
+    CentOSStream9: python3.12-setuptools
 
   python3-sphinx:
     CentOSStream9:
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ mappings:
     CentOSStream9:
 
   python3-venv:
-    CentOSStream9: python3.11
+    CentOSStream9: python3.12
 
   python3-wheel:
-    CentOSStream9: python3.11-wheel
+    CentOSStream9: python3.12-wheel
 
   python3-numpy:
     CentOSStream9:
diff --git a/tests/lcitool/targets/centos-stream-9.yml b/tests/lcitool/targets/centos-stream-9.yml
index c2d87f6cb4d..0d6801fd9a3 100644
--- a/tests/lcitool/targets/centos-stream-9.yml
+++ b/tests/lcitool/targets/centos-stream-9.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 paths:
-  pip3: /usr/bin/pip3.11
-  python: /usr/bin/python3.11
+  pip3: /usr/bin/pip3.12
+  python: /usr/bin/python3.12
-- 
2.55.0

[PULL 07/16] tests: update emsdk-wasm64-cross

[John Snow]

This container currently uses Ubuntu 22.04 as a base, which is no
longer supported by QEMU as a build platform. Upgrade to a newer
version of the image which will provide Python3.12+.

Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Kohei Tokunaga <ktokunaga.mail@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <20260825215851.1780608-8-jsnow@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
---
 tests/docker/dockerfiles/emsdk-wasm64-cross.docker | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/emsdk-wasm64-cross.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/emsdk-wasm64-cross.docker
index c04a741b0e5..f11a9f34244 100644
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/emsdk-wasm64-cross.docker
+++ b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/emsdk-wasm64-cross.docker
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # syntax = docker/dockerfile:1.5
 
-ARG EMSDK_VERSION_QEMU=4.0.10
+ARG EMSDK_VERSION_QEMU=5.0.2
 ARG ZLIB_VERSION=1.3.2
 ARG GLIB_MINOR_VERSION=2.84
 ARG GLIB_VERSION=${GLIB_MINOR_VERSION}.0
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     pkgconf \
     ninja-build \
     python3-pip
-RUN pip3 install meson==${MESON_VERSION} tomli
+RUN pip3 install --break-system-packages meson==${MESON_VERSION} tomli
 RUN mkdir /build
 WORKDIR /build
 RUN mkdir -p $TARGET
-- 
2.55.0

[PULL 08/16] qapi: update type hint for objects_seen

[John Snow]

In preparation for upgrading Python to 3.12+, adjust the type hint on
objects_seen to prevent mypy from chirping about an unknown type for
this variable.

Why didn't this trigger earlier? A mystery for the ages.

Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <philmd@oss.qualcomm.com>
Message-ID: <20260825215851.1780608-9-jsnow@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
---
 scripts/qapi/types.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/qapi/types.py b/scripts/qapi/types.py
index 2bf75338283..b87377c6474 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/types.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/types.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 # variants must be emitted before their container; track what has already
 # been output
-objects_seen = set()
+objects_seen: set[str] = set()
 
 
 def gen_enum_lookup(name: str,
-- 
2.55.0

[PULL 09/16] python: upgrade to Python3.12+

[John Snow]

With Python3.9 EOL and Python3.10 soon to be EOL (October 2026), and
with ... no other supported build platform actually using Python 3.11,
require the use of Python3.12 or later.

Additionally, as part of this upgrade, remove the use of tomllib from
mkvenv as it is now standard in the Python stdlib: leaving this
transitional code in causes a regression with mypy which becomes
confused about the overloaded use of 'tomllib'.

Our current minimum requirements as determined by standard repository
packages on supported distributions is as follows:

distro            EOS         python3  pip     setuptools  sphinx  wheel
Reviewed-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com>
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
centos_stream_9   2026-12-12  3.9.25   21.3.1  53.0.0      3.4.3   0.36.2
centos_stream_9+  2026-12-12  3.12.13  23.2.1  68.2.2      ---     0.41.2
freebsd           --          3.12.14  23.3.2  63.1.0      9.0.4   0.48.0
ubuntu_24_04      2028-04-23  3.12.3   24.0    68.1.2      7.2.6   0.42.0
centos_stream_10  2030-01-01  3.12.13  23.3.2  69.0.3      7.2.6   0.41.2
alpine_3_21       2026-11-01  3.12.14  24.3.1  70.3.0      8.1.3   0.43.0
debian_13         2028-08-09  3.13.5   25.1.1  78.1.1      8.1.3   0.46.1
fedora_43         2026-12-09  3.14.7   25.1.1  78.1.1      8.2.3   0.45.1
ubuntu_26_04      2031-05-29  3.14.4   25.1.1  78.1.1      8.2.3   0.46.3
fedora_44         2027-06-02  3.14.7   26.0.1  80.10.2     8.2.3   0.45.1
macports          --          3.14.7   26.0.1  80.10.2     9.1.0   0.48.0
alpine_3_22       2027-05-01  3.12.14  25.1.1  80.9.0      8.2.3   0.46.3
alpine_3_23       2027-11-01  3.12.14  25.1.1  80.9.0      8.2.3   0.46.3
openbsd           --          3.14.6   26.2.1  80.9.0      9.1.0   0.48.0
alpine_3_24       2028-06-01  3.14.7   26.1.2  82.0.1      9.1.0   0.47.0
pkgsrc_current    --          3.13.15  26.2.1  84.0.0      9.1.0   0.48.0

CentOS stream 9 note: python3.12, python3.12-pip,
python3.12-setuptools and python3.12-wheel are available as optional
packages in the standard repository. Sphinx is not available, but can
be side-loaded from PyPI using pip3.12.

Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com>
Message-ID: <20260825215851.1780608-10-jsnow@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
---
 configure                | 11 ++++---
 python/Makefile          | 10 +++----
 python/scripts/mkvenv.py | 63 ++++------------------------------------
 python/setup.cfg         | 17 ++++-------
 python/tests/minreqs.txt | 41 ++++++++++++--------------
 pythondeps.toml          |  9 ++----
 6 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 108 deletions(-)

diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 56158cd95f7..46cbcc085b3 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -503,17 +503,16 @@ if test -n "$linux_arch" && ! test -d "$source_path/linux-headers/asm-$linux_arc
 fi
 
 check_py_version() {
-    # We require python >= 3.9.
+    # We require python >= 3.12.
     # NB: a True python conditional creates a non-zero return code (Failure)
-    "$1" -c 'import sys; sys.exit(sys.version_info < (3,9))'
+    "$1" -c 'import sys; sys.exit(sys.version_info < (3,12))'
 }
 
 first_python=
 if test -z "${PYTHON}"; then
     # A bare 'python' is traditionally python 2.x, but some distros
     # have it as python 3.x, so check in both places.
-    for binary in python3 python python3.14 python3.13 python3.12 \
-                          python3.11 python3.10 python3.9 ; do
+    for binary in python3 python python3.14 python3.13 python3.12; do
         if has "$binary"; then
             python=$(command -v "$binary")
             if check_py_version "$python"; then
@@ -902,7 +901,7 @@ then
     # If first_python is set, there was a binary somewhere even though
     # it was not suitable.  Use it for the error message.
     if test -n "$first_python"; then
-        error_exit "Cannot use '$first_python', Python >= 3.9 is required." \
+        error_exit "Cannot use '$first_python', Python >= 3.12 is required." \
             "Use --python=/path/to/python to specify a supported Python."
     else
         error_exit "Python not found. Use --python=/path/to/python"
@@ -910,7 +909,7 @@ then
 fi
 
 if ! check_py_version "$python"; then
-  error_exit "Cannot use '$python', Python >= 3.9 is required." \
+  error_exit "Cannot use '$python', Python >= 3.12 is required." \
              "Use --python=/path/to/python to specify a supported Python." \
              "Maybe try:" \
              "  CentOS: dnf install python3.12"
diff --git a/python/Makefile b/python/Makefile
index 42994d39618..7868a48a232 100644
--- a/python/Makefile
+++ b/python/Makefile
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ help:
 	@echo "make check-minreqs:"
 	@echo "    Run tests in the minreqs virtual environment."
 	@echo "    These tests use the oldest dependencies."
-	@echo "    Requires: Python 3.9"
-	@echo "    Hint (Fedora): 'sudo dnf install python3.9'"
+	@echo "    Requires: Python 3.12"
+	@echo "    Hint (Fedora): 'sudo dnf install python3.12'"
 	@echo ""
 	@echo "make check-tox:"
 	@echo "    Run tests against multiple python versions."
 	@echo "    These tests use the newest dependencies."
-	@echo "    Requires: Python 3.9 - 3.11, and tox."
-	@echo "    Hint (Fedora): 'sudo dnf install python3-tox python3.11'"
+	@echo "    Requires: Python 3.12 - 3.14, and tox."
+	@echo "    Hint (Fedora): 'sudo dnf install python3-tox python3.14'"
 	@echo "    The variable QEMU_TOX_EXTRA_ARGS can be use to pass extra"
 	@echo "    arguments to tox".
 	@echo ""
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ PIP_INSTALL = pip install --disable-pip-version-check
 min-venv: $(QEMU_MINVENV_DIR) $(QEMU_MINVENV_DIR)/bin/activate
 $(QEMU_MINVENV_DIR) $(QEMU_MINVENV_DIR)/bin/activate: setup.cfg tests/minreqs.txt
 	@echo "VENV $(QEMU_MINVENV_DIR)"
-	@python3.9 -m venv $(QEMU_MINVENV_DIR)
+	@python3.12 -m venv $(QEMU_MINVENV_DIR)
 	@(								\
 		echo "ACTIVATE $(QEMU_MINVENV_DIR)";			\
 		. $(QEMU_MINVENV_DIR)/bin/activate;			\
diff --git a/python/scripts/mkvenv.py b/python/scripts/mkvenv.py
index 8ed6a354505..e3954bb6d60 100644
--- a/python/scripts/mkvenv.py
+++ b/python/scripts/mkvenv.py
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import sysconfig
+import tomllib
 from types import SimpleNamespace
 from typing import (
     Any,
@@ -134,20 +135,6 @@
 HAVE_PACKAGING_VERSION = _import_ok
 
 
-# Try to load tomllib, with a fallback to tomli.
-# HAVE_TOMLLIB is checked below, just-in-time, so that mkvenv does not fail
-# outside the venv or before a potential call to ensurepip in checkpip().
-_import_ok = True
-try:
-    import tomllib
-except ImportError:
-    try:
-        import tomli as tomllib
-    except ImportError:
-        _import_ok = False
-
-HAVE_TOMLLIB = _import_ok
-
 # Do not add any mandatory dependencies from outside the stdlib:
 # This script *must* be usable standalone!
 
@@ -261,36 +248,6 @@ def get_parent_libpath(self) -> Optional[str]:
             return sysconfig.get_path("purelib")
         return None
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def compute_venv_libpath(context: SimpleNamespace) -> str:
-        """
-        Compatibility wrapper for context.lib_path for Python < 3.12
-        """
-        # Python 3.12+, not strictly necessary because it's documented
-        # to be the same as 3.10 code below:
-        if sys.version_info >= (3, 12):
-            return context.lib_path
-
-        # Python 3.10+
-        if "venv" in sysconfig.get_scheme_names():
-            lib_path = sysconfig.get_path(
-                "purelib", scheme="venv", vars={"base": context.env_dir}
-            )
-            assert lib_path is not None
-            return lib_path
-
-        # For Python <= 3.9 we need to hardcode this. Fortunately the
-        # code below was the same in Python 3.6-3.10, so there is only
-        # one case.
-        if sys.platform == "win32":
-            return os.path.join(context.env_dir, "Lib", "site-packages")
-        return os.path.join(
-            context.env_dir,
-            "lib",
-            "python%d.%d" % sys.version_info[:2],
-            "site-packages",
-        )
-
     def ensure_directories(self, env_dir: DirType) -> SimpleNamespace:
         logger.debug("ensure_directories(env_dir=%s)", env_dir)
         self._context = super().ensure_directories(env_dir)
@@ -313,7 +270,8 @@ def post_post_setup(self, context: SimpleNamespace) -> None:
             assert parent_libpath is not None
             logger.debug("parent_libpath: %s", parent_libpath)
 
-            our_libpath = self.compute_venv_libpath(context)
+            assert isinstance(context.lib_path, str)
+            our_libpath = context.lib_path
             logger.debug("our_libpath: %s", our_libpath)
 
             pth_file = os.path.join(our_libpath, "nested.pth")
@@ -810,19 +768,8 @@ def _do_ensure(
 
 
 def _parse_groups(file: str) -> Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]]:
-    if not HAVE_TOMLLIB:
-        if sys.version_info < (3, 11):
-            raise Ouch("found no usable tomli, please install it")
-
-        raise Ouch(
-            "Python >=3.11 does not have tomllib... what have you done!?"
-        )
-
-    # Use loads() to support both tomli v1.2.x (Ubuntu 22.04,
-    # Debian bullseye-backports) and v2.0.x
-    with open(file, "r", encoding="ascii") as depfile:
-        contents = depfile.read()
-        return tomllib.loads(contents)  # type: ignore
+    with open(file, "rb") as depfile:
+        return tomllib.load(depfile)
 
 
 def ensure_group(
diff --git a/python/setup.cfg b/python/setup.cfg
index ad4121a58d8..8f62b7c1cdb 100644
--- a/python/setup.cfg
+++ b/python/setup.cfg
@@ -14,16 +14,13 @@ classifiers =
     Natural Language :: English
     Operating System :: OS Independent
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
-    Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14
     Typing :: Typed
 
 [options]
-python_requires = >= 3.9
+python_requires = >= 3.12
 packages =
     qemu.machine
     qemu.utils
@@ -39,12 +36,10 @@ devel =
     distlib >= 0.3.6
     flake8 >= 5.0.4
     fusepy >= 2.0.4
-    isort >= 5.6.0
-    # Max ver is temporary until we drop 3.9
-    mypy >= 1.4.0, <2.0.0
+    isort >= 5.11.3
+    mypy >= 1.4.0
     pylint >= 2.17.3
-    pylint != 3.2.4; python_version<"3.9"
-    pytest >= 6.0.2
+    pytest >= 6.2.4
     tox >= 3.18.0
     sphinx >= 3.4.3
 
@@ -69,7 +64,7 @@ exclude = __pycache__,
 
 [mypy]
 strict = True
-python_version = 3.9
+python_version = 3.12
 namespace_packages = True
 warn_unused_ignores = False
 
@@ -164,7 +159,7 @@ multi_line_output=3
 # of python available on your system to run this test.
 
 [tox:tox]
-envlist = py39, py310, py311, py312, py313, py314
+envlist = py312, py313, py314
 skip_missing_interpreters = true
 
 [testenv]
diff --git a/python/tests/minreqs.txt b/python/tests/minreqs.txt
index 05c3bdb89f8..85cfa08cf76 100644
--- a/python/tests/minreqs.txt
+++ b/python/tests/minreqs.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # This file lists the ***oldest possible dependencies*** needed to run
-# "make check" successfully under ***Python 3.9***. It is used primarily
+# "make check" successfully under ***Python 3.12***. It is used primarily
 # by GitLab CI to ensure that our stated minimum versions in setup.cfg
 # are truthful and regularly validated.
 #
@@ -11,18 +11,11 @@
 # When adding new dependencies, pin the very oldest non-yanked version
 # on PyPI that allows the test suite to pass.
 
-# For some reason, the presence of packaging==14.0 below requires us to
-# also pin setuptools to version 70 or below. Otherwise, the
-# installation of the QEMU package itself fails, failing to find
-# setuptools.
-setuptools<=70
-wheel==0.34.2
-
 # Dependencies for qapidoc/qapi_domain et al
 sphinx==3.4.3
 
 # Dependencies for qemu.machine
-qemu.qmp==0.0.5
+qemu.qmp==0.0.6
 
 # Dependencies for mkvenv
 distlib==0.3.6
@@ -31,32 +24,28 @@ distlib==0.3.6
 fusepy==2.0.4
 
 # Test-runners, utilities, etc.
-pytest==6.0.2
+pytest==6.2.4
 
 # Linters
-flake8==5.0.4
-isort==5.6.0
+flake8==6.1.0
+isort==5.11.3
 mypy==1.4.0
-pylint==2.17.3
+pylint==3.0.0
 
 # Transitive flake8 dependencies
 mccabe==0.7.0
-pycodestyle==2.9.1
-pyflakes==2.5.0
+pycodestyle==2.11.0
+pyflakes==3.1.0
 
 # Transitive mypy dependencies
 mypy-extensions==1.0.0
-tomli==1.1.0
 typing-extensions==4.7.1
 
 # Transitive pylint dependencies
-astroid==2.15.4
-dill==0.2
-lazy-object-proxy==1.4.0
+astroid==3.0.0
+dill==0.3.7
 platformdirs==2.2.0
-toml==0.10.0
 tomlkit==0.10.1
-wrapt==1.14.0
 
 # Transitive sphinx dependencies
 Jinja2==2.7
@@ -66,7 +55,8 @@ babel==1.3
 docutils==0.12
 imagesize==0.5.0
 packaging==14.0
-pytz==2011b0
+Pygments==2.0
+pytz==2014.9
 requests==2.5.0
 snowballstemmer==1.1
 sphinxcontrib-applehelp==1.0.0
@@ -75,3 +65,10 @@ sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp==1.0.0
 sphinxcontrib-jsmath==1.0.0
 sphinxcontrib-qthelp==1.0.0
 sphinxcontrib-serializinghtml==1.0.0
+
+# Transitive pytest dependencies
+attrs==19.2.0
+iniconfig==1.0.0
+pluggy==0.13
+py==1.11.0
+toml==0.10.0
diff --git a/pythondeps.toml b/pythondeps.toml
index 061f0cff0c4..b1879c1a4da 100644
--- a/pythondeps.toml
+++ b/pythondeps.toml
@@ -38,14 +38,11 @@ sphinx_rtd_theme = { accepted = ">=0.5", installed = "1.2.2" }
 [tooling]
 "qemu.qmp" = { accepted = ">=0.0.5", installed = "0.0.6" }
 "qemu" = { path = "python/" }
-# NB: The following dependencies should be a little bit more modern than
-# the versions listed here, but we are still using Debian 11 for several
-# GitLab CI tests, so we are further restricted.
-"setuptools" = { accepted = ">=44.1.1" }
-"wheel" = { accepted = ">=0.34.2" }
+"setuptools" = { accepted = ">=63.1.0" }
+"wheel" = { accepted = ">=0.41.2" }
 # pip should be guaranteed by mkvenv, this is merely a sanity check for
 # which version we are counting on being present.
-"pip" = { accepted = ">=20.3.4" }
+"pip" = { accepted = ">=23.2.1" }
 
 # This test group is for functional tests, and can include dependencies
 # fetched from PyPI.
-- 
2.55.0

[PULL 10/16] python: fix license configuration

[John Snow]

License trove identifiers were deprecated in favor of SPDX
identifiers, correct this to stop some whining from various python
tooling.

Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@redhat.com>
Message-ID: <20260825215851.1780608-11-jsnow@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
---
 python/setup.cfg | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/python/setup.cfg b/python/setup.cfg
index 8f62b7c1cdb..a22abba6c36 100644
--- a/python/setup.cfg
+++ b/python/setup.cfg
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ download_url = https://www.qemu.org/download/
 description = QEMU Python Build, Debug and SDK tooling.
 long_description = file:PACKAGE.rst
 long_description_content_type = text/x-rst
+license = GPL-2.0-or-later
 classifiers =
     Development Status :: 3 - Alpha
-    License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v2 (GPLv2)
     Natural Language :: English
     Operating System :: OS Independent
     Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
-- 
2.55.0

[PULL 11/16] python: allow mypy to run as the current python version

[John Snow]

Currently, we instruct mypy to run assuming a specific version of
python. Lift this restriction so that under tox tests, it will always
run assuming the current running version.

Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <philmd@oss.qualcomm.com>
Message-ID: <20260825215851.1780608-12-jsnow@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
---
 python/setup.cfg | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/python/setup.cfg b/python/setup.cfg
index a22abba6c36..f866f659574 100644
--- a/python/setup.cfg
+++ b/python/setup.cfg
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ exclude = __pycache__,
 
 [mypy]
 strict = True
-python_version = 3.12
 namespace_packages = True
 warn_unused_ignores = False
 
-- 
2.55.0

[PULL 12/16] python: remove distutils workarounds

[John Snow]

These are no longer necessary now that we are using Python3.12+.

Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@redhat.com>
Message-ID: <20260825215851.1780608-13-jsnow@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
---
 python/tests/linters.py | 11 -----------
 1 file changed, 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/python/tests/linters.py b/python/tests/linters.py
index 82b88aebb20..dd89fb00ba8 100644
--- a/python/tests/linters.py
+++ b/python/tests/linters.py
@@ -83,23 +83,13 @@ def test_mypy_iotests(self):
             cwd="../tests/qemu-iotests/",
         )
 
-    # Setuptools v60 introduced the SETUPTOOLS_USE_DISTUTILS=stdlib
-    # workaround; stdlib distutils was fully removed in Python
-    # 3.12+. Once we are on >=3.12+ exclusively, this workaround can be
-    # dropped safely. Until then, it is needed for some versions on
-    # Fedora/Debian distributions which relied upon distro-patched
-    # setuptools present in CPython, but not within setuptools itself.
-
     def test_pylint_pkg(self):
-        os.environ["SETUPTOOLS_USE_DISTUTILS"] = "stdlib"
         check_call([sys.executable, "-m", "pylint", "qemu/"])
 
     def test_pylint_scripts(self):
-        os.environ["SETUPTOOLS_USE_DISTUTILS"] = "stdlib"
         check_call([sys.executable, "-m", "pylint", "scripts/"])
 
     def test_pylint_qapi(self):
-        os.environ["SETUPTOOLS_USE_DISTUTILS"] = "stdlib"
         check_call(
             [
                 sys.executable,
@@ -113,7 +103,6 @@ def test_pylint_qapi(self):
         )
 
     def test_pylint_iotests(self):
-        os.environ["SETUPTOOLS_USE_DISTUTILS"] = "stdlib"
         check_call(
             [sys.executable, "-m", "linters", "--pylint"],
             cwd="../tests/qemu-iotests/",
-- 
2.55.0

[PULL 13/16] python: remove stale setup.cfg options

[John Snow]

With the recent version bumps, we no longer need these directives.

Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@redhat.com>
Message-ID: <20260825215851.1780608-14-jsnow@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
---
 python/setup.cfg | 13 -------------
 1 file changed, 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/python/setup.cfg b/python/setup.cfg
index f866f659574..ebb4230899c 100644
--- a/python/setup.cfg
+++ b/python/setup.cfg
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ exclude = __pycache__,
 [mypy]
 strict = True
 namespace_packages = True
-warn_unused_ignores = False
 
 [mypy-qemu.utils.qom_fuse]
 # fusepy has no type stubs:
@@ -76,12 +75,6 @@ allow_subclassing_any = True
 [mypy-fuse]
 ignore_missing_imports = True
 
-[mypy-tomli]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-
-[mypy-tomllib]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-
 [mypy-distlib]
 ignore_missing_imports = True
 
@@ -91,12 +84,6 @@ ignore_missing_imports = True
 [mypy-distlib.version]
 ignore_missing_imports = True
 
-[mypy-pip._vendor.distlib]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-
-[mypy-pip._vendor.distlib.scripts]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-
 [mypy-pip._vendor.distlib.version]
 ignore_missing_imports = True
 
-- 
2.55.0

[PULL 14/16] sphinx: require sphinx 7.2.6

[John Snow]

Make the extraordinary leap from Sphinx 3.4.3 to Sphinx
7.2.6. Simplifications and cleanup will follow in subsequent patches.

Note that CentOS Stream 9 only ships a version of Sphinx that runs on
Python 3.9, so regardless of the version of Sphinx we require, if we
require Python 3.10+, CentOS Stream 9 will be unable to build QEMU
documentation in an isolated offline build environment.

CentOS Stream 9 continues to be able to build documentation so long as
PyPI access is permitted during configure, or if the requisite PyPI
packages are installed prior to configure time.

Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@redhat.com>
Message-ID: <20260825215851.1780608-15-jsnow@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
---
 docs/conf.py             |  4 ++--
 docs/requirements.txt    |  2 +-
 python/setup.cfg         |  2 +-
 python/tests/minreqs.txt | 29 ++++++++++++++++-------------
 pythondeps.toml          |  4 ++--
 5 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 7e35d2158d3..cded047b539 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@
 
 # If your documentation needs a minimal Sphinx version, state it here.
 #
-# 3.4.3 is the oldest version of Sphinx that ships on a platform we
+# 7.2.6 is the oldest version of Sphinx that ships on a platform we
 # pledge build support for.
-needs_sphinx = '3.4.3'
+needs_sphinx = '7.2.6'
 
 # Add any Sphinx extension module names here, as strings. They can be
 # extensions coming with Sphinx (named 'sphinx.ext.*') or your custom
diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
index 87f7afcb2e7..c10c4cf7c91 100644
--- a/docs/requirements.txt
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Used by readthedocs.io
 # Should be in sync with the "installed" key of pythondeps.toml
 
-sphinx==6.2.1
+sphinx==7.2.6
 sphinx_rtd_theme==1.2.2
diff --git a/python/setup.cfg b/python/setup.cfg
index ebb4230899c..927f72a46f6 100644
--- a/python/setup.cfg
+++ b/python/setup.cfg
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ devel =
     pylint >= 2.17.3
     pytest >= 6.2.4
     tox >= 3.18.0
-    sphinx >= 3.4.3
+    sphinx >= 7.2.6
 
 # Provides qom-fuse functionality
 fuse =
diff --git a/python/tests/minreqs.txt b/python/tests/minreqs.txt
index 85cfa08cf76..7154ad40040 100644
--- a/python/tests/minreqs.txt
+++ b/python/tests/minreqs.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # on PyPI that allows the test suite to pass.
 
 # Dependencies for qapidoc/qapi_domain et al
-sphinx==3.4.3
+sphinx==7.2.6
 
 # Dependencies for qemu.machine
 qemu.qmp==0.0.6
@@ -48,23 +48,26 @@ platformdirs==2.2.0
 tomlkit==0.10.1
 
 # Transitive sphinx dependencies
-Jinja2==2.7
-MarkupSafe==1.1.0
 alabaster==0.7.1
-babel==1.3
-docutils==0.12
-imagesize==0.5.0
-packaging==14.0
-Pygments==2.0
-pytz==2014.9
-requests==2.5.0
-snowballstemmer==1.1
+babel==2.9
+certifi==2023.5.7
+charset-normalizer==2.0.0
+docutils==0.18.1
+idna==2.5
+imagesize==1.3
+Jinja2==3.0.0
+MarkupSafe==2.0
+packaging==21.0
+Pygments==2.14
+requests==2.25.0
+snowballstemmer==2.0
 sphinxcontrib-applehelp==1.0.0
 sphinxcontrib-devhelp==1.0.0
-sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp==1.0.0
+sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp==2.0.0
 sphinxcontrib-jsmath==1.0.0
 sphinxcontrib-qthelp==1.0.0
-sphinxcontrib-serializinghtml==1.0.0
+sphinxcontrib-serializinghtml==1.1.9
+urllib3==1.26
 
 # Transitive pytest dependencies
 attrs==19.2.0
diff --git a/pythondeps.toml b/pythondeps.toml
index b1879c1a4da..f0f3af915a1 100644
--- a/pythondeps.toml
+++ b/pythondeps.toml
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ meson = { accepted = ">=1.12.0", installed = "1.12.0", canary = "meson" }
 
 [docs]
 # Please keep the installed versions in sync with docs/requirements.txt
-sphinx = { accepted = ">=3.4.3", installed = "6.2.1", canary = "sphinx-build" }
-sphinx_rtd_theme = { accepted = ">=0.5", installed = "1.2.2" }
+sphinx = { accepted = ">=7.2.6", installed = "7.2.6", canary = "sphinx-build" }
+sphinx_rtd_theme = { accepted = ">=1.2.2", installed = "1.2.2" }
 
 # This test group is for dependencies required to run various tooling
 # and tests that should always be installed at configure time. It should
-- 
2.55.0

Re: [PULL 14/16] sphinx: require sphinx 7.2.6

[Mark Cave-Ayland]

On 02/09/2026 20:35, John Snow wrote:

> Make the extraordinary leap from Sphinx 3.4.3 to Sphinx
> 7.2.6. Simplifications and cleanup will follow in subsequent patches.
> 
> Note that CentOS Stream 9 only ships a version of Sphinx that runs on
> Python 3.9, so regardless of the version of Sphinx we require, if we
> require Python 3.10+, CentOS Stream 9 will be unable to build QEMU
> documentation in an isolated offline build environment.
> 
> CentOS Stream 9 continues to be able to build documentation so long as
> PyPI access is permitted during configure, or if the requisite PyPI
> packages are installed prior to configure time.
> 
> Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
> Reviewed-by: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@redhat.com>
> Message-ID: <20260825215851.1780608-15-jsnow@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
> ---
>   docs/conf.py             |  4 ++--
>   docs/requirements.txt    |  2 +-
>   python/setup.cfg         |  2 +-
>   python/tests/minreqs.txt | 29 ++++++++++++++++-------------
>   pythondeps.toml          |  4 ++--
>   5 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
> index 7e35d2158d3..cded047b539 100644
> --- a/docs/conf.py
> +++ b/docs/conf.py
> @@ -51,9 +51,9 @@
>   
>   # If your documentation needs a minimal Sphinx version, state it here.
>   #
> -# 3.4.3 is the oldest version of Sphinx that ships on a platform we
> +# 7.2.6 is the oldest version of Sphinx that ships on a platform we
>   # pledge build support for.
> -needs_sphinx = '3.4.3'
> +needs_sphinx = '7.2.6'
>   
>   # Add any Sphinx extension module names here, as strings. They can be
>   # extensions coming with Sphinx (named 'sphinx.ext.*') or your custom
> diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
> index 87f7afcb2e7..c10c4cf7c91 100644
> --- a/docs/requirements.txt
> +++ b/docs/requirements.txt
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
>   # Used by readthedocs.io
>   # Should be in sync with the "installed" key of pythondeps.toml
>   
> -sphinx==6.2.1
> +sphinx==7.2.6
>   sphinx_rtd_theme==1.2.2
> diff --git a/python/setup.cfg b/python/setup.cfg
> index ebb4230899c..927f72a46f6 100644
> --- a/python/setup.cfg
> +++ b/python/setup.cfg
> @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ devel =
>       pylint >= 2.17.3
>       pytest >= 6.2.4
>       tox >= 3.18.0
> -    sphinx >= 3.4.3
> +    sphinx >= 7.2.6
>   
>   # Provides qom-fuse functionality
>   fuse =
> diff --git a/python/tests/minreqs.txt b/python/tests/minreqs.txt
> index 85cfa08cf76..7154ad40040 100644
> --- a/python/tests/minreqs.txt
> +++ b/python/tests/minreqs.txt
> @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
>   # on PyPI that allows the test suite to pass.
>   
>   # Dependencies for qapidoc/qapi_domain et al
> -sphinx==3.4.3
> +sphinx==7.2.6
>   
>   # Dependencies for qemu.machine
>   qemu.qmp==0.0.6
> @@ -48,23 +48,26 @@ platformdirs==2.2.0
>   tomlkit==0.10.1
>   
>   # Transitive sphinx dependencies
> -Jinja2==2.7
> -MarkupSafe==1.1.0
>   alabaster==0.7.1
> -babel==1.3
> -docutils==0.12
> -imagesize==0.5.0
> -packaging==14.0
> -Pygments==2.0
> -pytz==2014.9
> -requests==2.5.0
> -snowballstemmer==1.1
> +babel==2.9
> +certifi==2023.5.7
> +charset-normalizer==2.0.0
> +docutils==0.18.1
> +idna==2.5
> +imagesize==1.3
> +Jinja2==3.0.0
> +MarkupSafe==2.0
> +packaging==21.0
> +Pygments==2.14
> +requests==2.25.0
> +snowballstemmer==2.0
>   sphinxcontrib-applehelp==1.0.0
>   sphinxcontrib-devhelp==1.0.0
> -sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp==1.0.0
> +sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp==2.0.0
>   sphinxcontrib-jsmath==1.0.0
>   sphinxcontrib-qthelp==1.0.0
> -sphinxcontrib-serializinghtml==1.0.0
> +sphinxcontrib-serializinghtml==1.1.9
> +urllib3==1.26
>   
>   # Transitive pytest dependencies
>   attrs==19.2.0
> diff --git a/pythondeps.toml b/pythondeps.toml
> index b1879c1a4da..f0f3af915a1 100644
> --- a/pythondeps.toml
> +++ b/pythondeps.toml
> @@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ meson = { accepted = ">=1.12.0", installed = "1.12.0", canary = "meson" }
>   
>   [docs]
>   # Please keep the installed versions in sync with docs/requirements.txt
> -sphinx = { accepted = ">=3.4.3", installed = "6.2.1", canary = "sphinx-build" }
> -sphinx_rtd_theme = { accepted = ">=0.5", installed = "1.2.2" }
> +sphinx = { accepted = ">=7.2.6", installed = "7.2.6", canary = "sphinx-build" }
> +sphinx_rtd_theme = { accepted = ">=1.2.2", installed = "1.2.2" }
>   
>   # This test group is for dependencies required to run various tooling
>   # and tests that should always be installed at configure time. It should

Hi John,

This patch appears to break configure with --enable-docs in a fresh 
build/ output directory:

../docs/meson.build:25: WARNING: 
/home/mca/src/upstream/qemu/build/pyvenv/bin/sphinx-build:
Sphinx version error:
This project needs at least Sphinx v7.2.6 and therefore cannot be built 
with this version.


../docs/meson.build:27:6: ERROR: Problem encountered: Install a Python 3 
version of python-sphinx and the readthedoc theme

A full log can be found at 
/home/mca/src/upstream/qemu/build/meson-logs/meson-log.txt

ERROR: meson setup failed

Digging in with a bit more detail we can see that Sphinx 6.2.1 is still 
being installed in the pyvenv:

$ ./build/pyvenv/bin/sphinx-build --version
sphinx-build 6.2.1

And with even more debugging:

$ ./build/pyvenv/bin/python3 -B ./python/scripts/mkvenv.py ensuregroup 
--online ./pythondeps.toml docs
mkvenv: checking for sphinx>=7.2.6
mkvenv: checking for sphinx_rtd_theme>=1.2.2
mkvenv: installing sphinx==7.2.6, sphinx_rtd_theme==1.2.2
ERROR: Cannot install sphinx-rtd-theme==1.2.2 and sphinx==7.2.6 because 
these package versions have conflicting dependencies.
ERROR: ResolutionImpossible: for help visit 
https://pip.pypa.io/en/latest/topics/dependency-resolution/#dealing-with-dependency-conflicts

*** Ouch! ***

Could not provide build dependency 'sphinx==7.2.6':
  • Python package 'sphinx' version '6.2.1' was found, but isn't suitable.
  • A suitable version could not be obtained from PyPI.

If I remove installed = "1.2.2" from pythondeps.toml then that allows 
configure to succeed with sphinx_rtd_theme version 3.1.0 installed, so 
my current workaround is to use the patch below:

diff --git a/pythondeps.toml b/pythondeps.toml
index e4c10d4a9f..84c444ffe8 100644
--- a/pythondeps.toml
+++ b/pythondeps.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ meson = { accepted = ">=1.12.0", installed = "1.12.0", 
canary = "meson" }
  [docs]
  # Please keep the installed versions in sync with docs/requirements.txt
  sphinx = { accepted = ">=7.2.6", installed = "7.2.6", canary = 
"sphinx-build" }
-sphinx_rtd_theme = { accepted = ">=1.2.2", installed = "1.2.2" }
+sphinx_rtd_theme = { accepted = ">=1.2.2", installed = "3.1.0" }

  # This test group is for dependencies required to run various tooling
  # and tests that should always be installed at configure time. It should


ATB,

Mark.

Re: [PULL 14/16] sphinx: require sphinx 7.2.6

[Peter Maydell]

On Mon, 7 Sept 2026 at 13:07, Mark Cave-Ayland
<mark.caveayland@nutanix.com> wrote:
>
> On 02/09/2026 20:35, John Snow wrote:
>
> > Make the extraordinary leap from Sphinx 3.4.3 to Sphinx
> > 7.2.6. Simplifications and cleanup will follow in subsequent patches.
> >
> > Note that CentOS Stream 9 only ships a version of Sphinx that runs on
> > Python 3.9, so regardless of the version of Sphinx we require, if we
> > require Python 3.10+, CentOS Stream 9 will be unable to build QEMU
> > documentation in an isolated offline build environment.
> >
> > CentOS Stream 9 continues to be able to build documentation so long as
> > PyPI access is permitted during configure, or if the requisite PyPI
> > packages are installed prior to configure time.

> > diff --git a/pythondeps.toml b/pythondeps.toml
> > index b1879c1a4da..f0f3af915a1 100644
> > --- a/pythondeps.toml
> > +++ b/pythondeps.toml
> > @@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ meson = { accepted = ">=1.12.0", installed = "1.12.0", canary = "meson" }
> >
> >   [docs]
> >   # Please keep the installed versions in sync with docs/requirements.txt
> > -sphinx = { accepted = ">=3.4.3", installed = "6.2.1", canary = "sphinx-build" }
> > -sphinx_rtd_theme = { accepted = ">=0.5", installed = "1.2.2" }
> > +sphinx = { accepted = ">=7.2.6", installed = "7.2.6", canary = "sphinx-build" }
> > +sphinx_rtd_theme = { accepted = ">=1.2.2", installed = "1.2.2" }
> >
> >   # This test group is for dependencies required to run various tooling
> >   # and tests that should always be installed at configure time. It should
>
> Hi John,
>
> This patch appears to break configure with --enable-docs in a fresh
> build/ output directory:
>
> ../docs/meson.build:25: WARNING:
> /home/mca/src/upstream/qemu/build/pyvenv/bin/sphinx-build:
> Sphinx version error:
> This project needs at least Sphinx v7.2.6 and therefore cannot be built
> with this version.
>
>
> ../docs/meson.build:27:6: ERROR: Problem encountered: Install a Python 3
> version of python-sphinx and the readthedoc theme

Brian Cain sent a proposed fix for this:
https://patchew.org/QEMU/20260906222926.3714852-1-brian.cain@oss.qualcomm.com/

which is basically the same thing as your workaround.

thanks
-- PMM

[PULL 15/16] sphinx: drop fakedbusdoc

[John Snow]

Now that we rely on a sufficiently modern Sphinx, we no longer need a
stub doc for dbus.

Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@redhat.com>
Message-ID: <20260825215851.1780608-16-jsnow@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
---
 docs/conf.py                  |  7 +------
 docs/interop/dbus-display.rst | 14 +-------------
 docs/interop/dbus-vmstate.rst | 14 +-------------
 docs/interop/dbus-vnc.rst     | 14 +-------------
 docs/sphinx/fakedbusdoc.py    | 30 ------------------------------
 5 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 75 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 docs/sphinx/fakedbusdoc.py

diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index cded047b539..914bae67d9c 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 # extensions coming with Sphinx (named 'sphinx.ext.*') or your custom
 # ones.
 extensions = [
+    'dbusdoc',
     'depfile',
     'hxtool',
     'kerneldoc',
@@ -67,12 +68,6 @@
     'qmp_lexer',
 ]
 
-if sphinx.version_info[:3] > (4, 0, 0):
-    tags.add('sphinx4')
-    extensions += ['dbusdoc']
-else:
-    extensions += ['fakedbusdoc']
-
 # Add any paths that contain templates here, relative to this directory.
 templates_path = [os.path.join(qemu_docdir, '_templates')]
 
diff --git a/docs/interop/dbus-display.rst b/docs/interop/dbus-display.rst
index 87648e91dc0..c87a04c9693 100644
--- a/docs/interop/dbus-display.rst
+++ b/docs/interop/dbus-display.rst
@@ -18,16 +18,4 @@ QEMU also implements the standard interfaces, such as
    :local:
    :depth: 1
 
-.. only:: sphinx4
-
-   .. dbus-doc:: ui/dbus-display1.xml
-
-.. only:: not sphinx4
-
-   .. warning::
-      Sphinx 4 is required to build D-Bus documentation.
-
-      This is the content of ``ui/dbus-display1.xml``:
-
-   .. literalinclude:: ../../ui/dbus-display1.xml
-      :language: xml
+.. dbus-doc:: ui/dbus-display1.xml
diff --git a/docs/interop/dbus-vmstate.rst b/docs/interop/dbus-vmstate.rst
index 5fb3f279e28..5f8c6d125de 100644
--- a/docs/interop/dbus-vmstate.rst
+++ b/docs/interop/dbus-vmstate.rst
@@ -23,16 +23,4 @@ dbus-vmstate object can be configured with the expected list of
 helpers by setting its ``id-list`` property, with a comma-separated
 ``Id`` list.
 
-.. only:: sphinx4
-
-   .. dbus-doc:: backends/dbus-vmstate1.xml
-
-.. only:: not sphinx4
-
-   .. warning::
-      Sphinx 4 is required to build D-Bus documentation.
-
-      This is the content of ``backends/dbus-vmstate1.xml``:
-
-   .. literalinclude:: ../../backends/dbus-vmstate1.xml
-      :language: xml
+.. dbus-doc:: backends/dbus-vmstate1.xml
diff --git a/docs/interop/dbus-vnc.rst b/docs/interop/dbus-vnc.rst
index d2b77978f63..5ea4fd57183 100644
--- a/docs/interop/dbus-vnc.rst
+++ b/docs/interop/dbus-vnc.rst
@@ -11,16 +11,4 @@ Objects are exported under ``/org/qemu/Vnc1/``.
    :local:
    :depth: 1
 
-.. only:: sphinx4
-
-   .. dbus-doc:: tools/qemu-vnc/qemu-vnc1.xml
-
-.. only:: not sphinx4
-
-   .. warning::
-      Sphinx 4 is required to build D-Bus documentation.
-
-      This is the content of ``tools/qemu-vnc/qemu-vnc1.xml``:
-
-   .. literalinclude:: ../../tools/qemu-vnc/qemu-vnc1.xml
-      :language: xml
+.. dbus-doc:: tools/qemu-vnc/qemu-vnc1.xml
diff --git a/docs/sphinx/fakedbusdoc.py b/docs/sphinx/fakedbusdoc.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d2e6ef6403..00000000000
--- a/docs/sphinx/fakedbusdoc.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-# D-Bus XML documentation extension, compatibility gunk for <sphinx4
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2021, Red Hat Inc.
-#
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
-#
-# Author: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@redhat.com>
-"""dbus-doc is a Sphinx extension that provides documentation from D-Bus XML."""
-
-from docutils.parsers.rst import Directive
-from sphinx.application import Sphinx
-from typing import Any, Dict
-
-
-class FakeDBusDocDirective(Directive):
-    has_content = True
-    required_arguments = 1
-
-    def run(self):
-        return []
-
-
-def setup(app: Sphinx) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """Register a fake dbus-doc directive with Sphinx"""
-    app.add_directive("dbus-doc", FakeDBusDocDirective)
-
-    return dict(
-        parallel_read_safe = True,
-        parallel_write_safe = True
-    )
-- 
2.55.0

[PULL 16/16] sphinx: drop qapidoc back-compat overboiled spaghetti dinner

[John Snow]

Drop the disgusting amount of hacks required to keep qapidoc working
on older Sphinx versions, enjoying the cutting edge technology of
2023.

This felt like an achievement to have written, and equally feels an
achievement to have deleted.

A note on the content_node parameter: Sphinx has been gradually
implementing typing support and renaming parameters to be
consistent. As a result of losing our intermediate compatibility shim,
mypy and pylint now check directly against the Sphinx version. So,
alongside removing compat gunk, we need to fix up some parameter
naming for the Sphinx upgrade, too.

Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Marc-André Lureau <marcandre.lureau@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
Message-ID: <20260825215851.1780608-17-jsnow@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>
---
 docs/sphinx/compat.py      | 230 -------------------------------------
 docs/sphinx/qapi_domain.py |  53 +++++----
 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 255 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 docs/sphinx/compat.py

diff --git a/docs/sphinx/compat.py b/docs/sphinx/compat.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 9cf7fe006e4..00000000000
--- a/docs/sphinx/compat.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,230 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Sphinx cross-version compatibility goop
-"""
-
-import re
-from typing import (
-    TYPE_CHECKING,
-    Any,
-    Callable,
-    Optional,
-    Type,
-)
-
-from docutils import nodes
-from docutils.nodes import Element, Node, Text
-from docutils.statemachine import StringList
-
-import sphinx
-from sphinx import addnodes, util
-from sphinx.directives import ObjectDescription
-from sphinx.environment import BuildEnvironment
-from sphinx.roles import XRefRole
-from sphinx.util import docfields
-from sphinx.util.docutils import (
-    ReferenceRole,
-    SphinxDirective,
-    switch_source_input,
-)
-from sphinx.util.typing import TextlikeNode
-
-
-MAKE_XREF_WORKAROUND = sphinx.version_info[:3] < (4, 1, 0)
-
-
-SpaceNode: Callable[[str], Node]
-KeywordNode: Callable[[str, str], Node]
-
-if sphinx.version_info[:3] >= (4, 0, 0):
-    SpaceNode = addnodes.desc_sig_space
-    KeywordNode = addnodes.desc_sig_keyword
-else:
-    SpaceNode = Text
-    KeywordNode = addnodes.desc_annotation
-
-
-def nested_parse_with_titles(
-    directive: SphinxDirective, content_node: Element
-) -> None:
-    """
-    This helper preserves error parsing context across sphinx versions.
-    """
-
-    # necessary so that the child nodes get the right source/line set
-    content_node.document = directive.state.document
-
-    try:
-        # Modern sphinx (6.2.0+) supports proper offsetting for
-        # nested parse error context management
-        util.nodes.nested_parse_with_titles(
-            directive.state,
-            directive.content,
-            content_node,
-            content_offset=directive.content_offset,
-        )
-    except TypeError:
-        # No content_offset argument. Fall back to SSI method.
-        with switch_source_input(directive.state, directive.content):
-            util.nodes.nested_parse_with_titles(
-                directive.state, directive.content, content_node
-            )
-
-
-# ###########################################
-# xref compatibility hacks for Sphinx < 4.1 #
-# ###########################################
-
-# When we require >= Sphinx 4.1, the following function and the
-# subsequent 3 compatibility classes can be removed. Anywhere in
-# qapi_domain that uses one of these Compat* types can be switched to
-# using the garden-variety lib-provided classes with no trickery.
-
-
-def _compat_make_xref(  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
-    self: sphinx.util.docfields.Field,
-    rolename: str,
-    domain: str,
-    target: str,
-    innernode: Type[TextlikeNode] = addnodes.literal_emphasis,
-    contnode: Optional[Node] = None,
-    env: Optional[BuildEnvironment] = None,
-    inliner: Any = None,
-    location: Any = None,
-) -> Node:
-    """
-    Compatibility workaround for Sphinx versions prior to 4.1.0.
-
-    Older sphinx versions do not use the domain's XRefRole for parsing
-    and formatting cross-references, so we need to perform this magick
-    ourselves to avoid needing to write the parser/formatter in two
-    separate places.
-
-    This workaround isn't brick-for-brick compatible with modern Sphinx
-    versions, because we do not have access to the parent directive's
-    state during this parsing like we do in more modern versions.
-
-    It's no worse than what pre-Sphinx 4.1.0 does, so... oh well!
-    """
-
-    # Yes, this function is gross. Pre-4.1 support is a miracle.
-    # pylint: disable=too-many-locals
-
-    assert env
-    # Note: Sphinx's own code ignores the type warning here, too.
-    if not rolename:
-        return contnode or innernode(target, target)  # type: ignore[call-arg]
-
-    # Get the role instance, but don't *execute it* - we lack the
-    # correct state to do so. Instead, we'll just use its public
-    # methods to do our reference formatting, and emulate the rest.
-    role = env.get_domain(domain).roles[rolename]
-    assert isinstance(role, XRefRole)
-
-    # XRefRole features not supported by this compatibility shim;
-    # these were not supported in Sphinx 3.x either, so nothing of
-    # value is really lost.
-    assert not target.startswith("!")
-    assert not re.match(ReferenceRole.explicit_title_re, target)
-    assert not role.lowercase
-    assert not role.fix_parens
-
-    # Code below based mostly on sphinx.roles.XRefRole; run() and
-    # create_xref_node()
-    options = {
-        "refdoc": env.docname,
-        "refdomain": domain,
-        "reftype": rolename,
-        "refexplicit": False,
-        "refwarn": role.warn_dangling,
-    }
-    refnode = role.nodeclass(target, **options)
-    title, target = role.process_link(env, refnode, False, target, target)
-    refnode["reftarget"] = target
-    classes = ["xref", domain, f"{domain}-{rolename}"]
-    refnode += role.innernodeclass(target, title, classes=classes)
-
-    # This is the very gross part of the hack. Normally,
-    # result_nodes takes a document object to which we would pass
-    # self.inliner.document. Prior to Sphinx 4.1, we don't *have* an
-    # inliner to pass, so we have nothing to pass here. However, the
-    # actual implementation of role.result_nodes in this case
-    # doesn't actually use that argument, so this winds up being
-    # ... fine. Rest easy at night knowing this code only runs under
-    # old versions of Sphinx, so at least it won't change in the
-    # future on us and lead to surprising new failures.
-    # Gross, I know.
-    result_nodes, _messages = role.result_nodes(
-        None,  # type: ignore
-        env,
-        refnode,
-        is_ref=True,
-    )
-    return nodes.inline(target, "", *result_nodes)
-
-
-class CompatField(docfields.Field):
-    if MAKE_XREF_WORKAROUND:
-        make_xref = _compat_make_xref
-
-
-class CompatGroupedField(docfields.GroupedField):
-    if MAKE_XREF_WORKAROUND:
-        make_xref = _compat_make_xref
-
-
-class CompatTypedField(docfields.TypedField):
-    if MAKE_XREF_WORKAROUND:
-        make_xref = _compat_make_xref
-
-
-# ################################################################
-# Nested parsing error location fix for Sphinx 5.3.0 < x < 6.2.0 #
-# ################################################################
-
-# When we require Sphinx 4.x, the TYPE_CHECKING hack where we avoid
-# subscripting ObjectDescription at runtime can be removed in favor of
-# just always subscripting the class.
-
-# When we require Sphinx > 6.2.0, the rest of this compatibility hack
-# can be dropped and QAPIObject can just inherit directly from
-# ObjectDescription[Signature].
-
-SOURCE_LOCATION_FIX = (5, 3, 0) <= sphinx.version_info[:3] < (6, 2, 0)
-
-Signature = str
-
-
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    _BaseClass = ObjectDescription[Signature]
-else:
-    _BaseClass = ObjectDescription
-
-
-class ParserFix(_BaseClass):
-
-    _temp_content: StringList
-    _temp_offset: int
-    _temp_node: Optional[addnodes.desc_content]
-
-    def before_content(self) -> None:
-        # Work around a sphinx bug and parse the content ourselves.
-        self._temp_content = self.content
-        self._temp_offset = self.content_offset
-        self._temp_node = None
-
-        if SOURCE_LOCATION_FIX:
-            self._temp_node = addnodes.desc_content()
-            self.state.nested_parse(
-                self.content, self.content_offset, self._temp_node
-            )
-            # Sphinx will try to parse the content block itself,
-            # Give it nothingness to parse instead.
-            self.content = StringList()
-            self.content_offset = 0
-
-    def transform_content(self, content_node: addnodes.desc_content) -> None:
-        # Sphinx workaround: Inject our parsed content and restore state.
-        if self._temp_node:
-            content_node += self._temp_node.children
-            self.content = self._temp_content
-            self.content_offset = self._temp_offset
diff --git a/docs/sphinx/qapi_domain.py b/docs/sphinx/qapi_domain.py
index f561dc465f8..159857113a4 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/qapi_domain.py
+++ b/docs/sphinx/qapi_domain.py
@@ -30,20 +30,10 @@
 )
 from sphinx.locale import _, __
 from sphinx.roles import XRefRole
-from sphinx.util import logging
+from sphinx.util import docfields, logging
 from sphinx.util.docutils import SphinxDirective
 from sphinx.util.nodes import make_id, make_refnode
 
-from compat import (
-    CompatField,
-    CompatGroupedField,
-    CompatTypedField,
-    KeywordNode,
-    ParserFix,
-    Signature,
-    SpaceNode,
-)
-
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from typing import (
@@ -157,7 +147,10 @@ def result_nodes(
         return results, []
 
 
-class QAPIDescription(ParserFix):
+Signature = str
+
+
+class QAPIDescription(ObjectDescription[Signature]):
     """
     Generic QAPI description.
 
@@ -315,7 +308,7 @@ class QAPIObject(QAPIDescription):
 
     doc_field_types = [
         # :feat name: descr
-        CompatGroupedField(
+        docfields.GroupedField(
             "feature",
             label=_("Features"),
             names=("feat",),
@@ -327,8 +320,8 @@ def get_signature_prefix(self) -> List[nodes.Node]:
         """Return a prefix to put before the object name in the signature."""
         assert self.objtype
         return [
-            KeywordNode("", self.objtype.title()),
-            SpaceNode(" "),
+            addnodes.desc_sig_keyword("", self.objtype.title()),
+            addnodes.desc_sig_space(" "),
         ]
 
     def get_signature_suffix(self) -> List[nodes.Node]:
@@ -337,7 +330,7 @@ def get_signature_suffix(self) -> List[nodes.Node]:
 
         if "since" in self.options:
             ret += [
-                SpaceNode(" "),
+                addnodes.desc_sig_space(" "),
                 addnodes.desc_sig_element(
                     "", f"(Since: {self.options['since']})"
                 ),
@@ -376,7 +369,7 @@ def handle_signature(self, sig: str, signode: desc_signature) -> Signature:
 
         return sig
 
-    def _add_infopips(self, contentnode: addnodes.desc_content) -> None:
+    def _add_infopips(self, content_node: addnodes.desc_content) -> None:
         # Add various eye-catches and things that go below the signature
         # bar, but precede the user-defined content.
         infopips = nodes.container()
@@ -420,7 +413,7 @@ def _add_pip(
             )
 
         if infopips.children:
-            contentnode.insert(0, infopips)
+            content_node.insert(0, infopips)
 
     def _validate_field(self, field: nodes.field) -> None:
         """Validate field lists in this QAPI Object Description."""
@@ -470,7 +463,17 @@ def _validate_field(self, field: nodes.field) -> None:
             )
             logger.warning(msg, location=field)
 
-    def transform_content(self, content_node: addnodes.desc_content) -> None:
+    def transform_content(
+        self,
+        # Sphinx changed the name of the content_node parameter
+        # sometime after Sphinx 7.2.6, so no matter which name we
+        # choose, either our minimum tests or our bleeding edge tests
+        # will complain about the parameter rename. Use the eventual
+        # name and silence the error for our minreq tests.
+        #
+        # pylint: disable=arguments-renamed
+        content_node: addnodes.desc_content
+    ) -> None:
         # This hook runs after before_content and the nested parse, but
         # before the DocFieldTransformer is executed.
         super().transform_content(content_node)
@@ -485,7 +488,7 @@ def transform_content(self, content_node: addnodes.desc_content) -> None:
                     self._validate_field(field)
 
 
-class SpecialTypedField(CompatTypedField):
+class SpecialTypedField(docfields.TypedField):
     def make_field(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> nodes.field:
         ret = super().make_field(*args, **kwargs)
 
@@ -518,14 +521,14 @@ class QAPICommand(QAPIObject):
                 can_collapse=False,
             ),
             # :error: descr
-            CompatField(
+            docfields.Field(
                 "error",
                 label=_("Errors"),
                 names=("error", "errors"),
                 has_arg=False,
             ),
             # :return TypeName: descr
-            CompatGroupedField(
+            docfields.GroupedField(
                 "returnvalue",
                 label=_("Return"),
                 rolename="type",
@@ -533,7 +536,7 @@ class QAPICommand(QAPIObject):
                 can_collapse=True,
             ),
             # :return-nodesc: TypeName
-            CompatField(
+            docfields.Field(
                 "returnvalue",
                 label=_("Return"),
                 names=("return-nodesc",),
@@ -551,7 +554,7 @@ class QAPIEnum(QAPIObject):
     doc_field_types.extend(
         [
             # :value name: descr
-            CompatGroupedField(
+            docfields.GroupedField(
                 "value",
                 label=_("Values"),
                 names=("value",),
@@ -568,7 +571,7 @@ class QAPIAlternate(QAPIObject):
     doc_field_types.extend(
         [
             # :alt type name: descr
-            CompatTypedField(
+            docfields.TypedField(
                 "alternative",
                 label=_("Alternatives"),
                 names=("alt",),
-- 
2.55.0

Re: [PULL 00/16] Python patches

[John Snow]

On Wed, Sep 2, 2026 at 3:36 PM John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> The following changes since commit a925240509d1b4b656cc480f1cc79ba4d7c8bc08:
>
>   Merge tag 'block-pull-request' of https://gitlab.com/stefanha/qemu into staging (2026-09-02 13:40:43 +0100)
>
> are available in the Git repository at:
>
>   git@gitlab.com:jsnow/qemu.git tags/python-pull-request

*cough*, I broke something in my config when switching to non-https
auth, sorry...

https://gitlab.com/jsnow/qemu.git

Let me know if I need to re-send to appease the automated tooling.

Also note that my GPG key has been extended for another two years and
re-signed, you will have to fetch it again to verify the signature on
this PR.

>
> for you to fetch changes up to 4061c0e95c6e2736926ab8723606cddf582f58e6:
>
>   sphinx: drop qapidoc back-compat overboiled spaghetti dinner (2026-09-02 15:02:58 -0400)
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> python
>
> upgrade to py312
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> John Snow (16):
>   tests: update vm tests to prefer locally-built QEMU
>   tests: update libvirt-ci, lcitool
>   tests: update netbsd dependencies
>   tests: drop python3-devel mapping
>   tests: re-add opencv2 and numpy dependencies
>   tests: add Python3.12 to centos9.docker
>   tests: update emsdk-wasm64-cross
>   qapi: update type hint for objects_seen
>   python: upgrade to Python3.12+
>   python: fix license configuration
>   python: allow mypy to run as the current python version
>   python: remove distutils workarounds
>   python: remove stale setup.cfg options
>   sphinx: require sphinx 7.2.6
>   sphinx: drop fakedbusdoc
>   sphinx: drop qapidoc back-compat overboiled spaghetti dinner
>
>  docs/conf.py                                  |  11 +-
>  docs/interop/dbus-display.rst                 |  14 +-
>  docs/interop/dbus-vmstate.rst                 |  14 +-
>  docs/interop/dbus-vnc.rst                     |  14 +-
>  docs/requirements.txt                         |   2 +-
>  docs/sphinx/compat.py                         | 230 ------------------
>  docs/sphinx/fakedbusdoc.py                    |  30 ---
>  docs/sphinx/qapi_domain.py                    |  53 ++--
>  configure                                     |  11 +-
>  tests/docker/dockerfiles/alpine.docker        |   1 +
>  tests/docker/dockerfiles/centos9.docker       |  14 +-
>  .../dockerfiles/debian-amd64-cross.docker     |   4 +-
>  .../dockerfiles/debian-arm64-cross.docker     |   4 +-
>  .../dockerfiles/debian-armhf-cross.docker     |   4 +-
>  .../dockerfiles/debian-i686-cross.docker      |   4 +-
>  .../dockerfiles/debian-ppc64el-cross.docker   |   4 +-
>  .../dockerfiles/debian-riscv64-cross.docker   |   4 +-
>  .../dockerfiles/debian-s390x-cross.docker     |   4 +-
>  tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian.docker        |   4 +-
>  .../dockerfiles/emsdk-wasm64-cross.docker     |   4 +-
>  .../dockerfiles/fedora-rust-nightly.docker    |   2 +
>  .../dockerfiles/fedora-win64-cross.docker     |   2 +
>  tests/docker/dockerfiles/fedora.docker        |   2 +
>  tests/docker/dockerfiles/opensuse-leap.docker |   4 +-
>  tests/docker/dockerfiles/ubuntu2404.docker    |   4 +-
>  .gitlab-ci.d/macos-14.vars                    |   2 +-
>  python/Makefile                               |  10 +-
>  python/scripts/mkvenv.py                      |  63 +----
>  python/setup.cfg                              |  33 +--
>  python/tests/linters.py                       |  11 -
>  python/tests/minreqs.txt                      |  66 ++---
>  pythondeps.toml                               |  13 +-
>  .../ci/setup/debian/debian-13-ppc64le.yaml    |   4 +-
>  .../ci/setup/ubuntu/ubuntu-2404-aarch64.yaml  |   4 +-
>  .../ci/setup/ubuntu/ubuntu-2404-s390x.yaml    |   4 +-
>  scripts/qapi/types.py                         |   2 +-
>  tests/lcitool/libvirt-ci                      |   2 +-
>  tests/lcitool/mappings.yml                    |  25 +-
>  tests/lcitool/projects/qemu.yml               |   2 +
>  tests/lcitool/targets/centos-stream-9.yml     |   4 +-
>  tests/vm/Makefile.include                     |   2 +-
>  tests/vm/generated/freebsd.json               |  14 +-
>  tests/vm/netbsd                               |   1 +
>  43 files changed, 185 insertions(+), 521 deletions(-)
>  delete mode 100644 docs/sphinx/compat.py
>  delete mode 100644 docs/sphinx/fakedbusdoc.py
>
> --
> 2.55.0
>
>

Re: [PULL 00/16] Python patches

[Peter Maydell]

On Wed, 2 Sept 2026 at 20:36, John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> The following changes since commit a925240509d1b4b656cc480f1cc79ba4d7c8bc08:
>
>   Merge tag 'block-pull-request' of https://gitlab.com/stefanha/qemu into staging (2026-09-02 13:40:43 +0100)
>
> are available in the Git repository at:
>
>   git@gitlab.com:jsnow/qemu.git tags/python-pull-request
>
> for you to fetch changes up to 4061c0e95c6e2736926ab8723606cddf582f58e6:
>
>   sphinx: drop qapidoc back-compat overboiled spaghetti dinner (2026-09-02 15:02:58 -0400)
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> python
>
> upgrade to py312
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------




Applied, thanks.

Please update the changelog at https://wiki.qemu.org/ChangeLog/11.2
for any user-visible changes.

-- PMM