[tahoe-lafs-trac-stream] [Tahoe-LAFS] #3665: Remove docutils pin from tox configuration

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#3665: Remove docutils pin from tox configuration
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     Reporter:  sajith              |      Owner:  sajith
         Type:  defect              |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal              |  Milestone:  undecided
    Component:  dev-infrastructure  |    Version:  n/a
   Resolution:                      |   Keywords:
Launchpad Bug:                      |
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Comment (by meejah):

 Replying to [comment:6 exarkun]:
 > > If we're pinning anything here, it seems we should pin Sphinx (our
 direct dependency) right?
 >
 > I'm not sure.  Sphinx probably doesn't pin its direct dependencies,
 right?  The convention seems to be "declare your dependencies unversioned,
 or maybe with an extremely liberal and untested version constraint".

 The best-practices I've seen documented are that libraries should declare
 minimum dependencies and "programs" (that is, like tahoe or sphinx) should
 pin exact dependencies. Bonus points for using hashes too.

 Since we're using Sphinx as "just a tool", we should pin a Sphinx version
 that we know and love. I don't know if Sphinx pins its own dependencies
 (but if it followed best-practices, it should).

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