I've been working with the doc build recently and I think I would like to change the 'sbuild' logic to just directly call python, e.g. 'python3 -m sphinx' which I have been using in testing for various reasons and I like it, primarily because the lack of dependency on /usr/bin/sbuild means Sphinx can be installed purely via 'pip install --user' which gets around a number of local system dependencies. I think getting this is worth forcing documentation building to require Python 3, in light of the 2.7 EOL in the not all that distant future.
-- *Beware the fisherman who's casting out his line in to a dried up riverbed.* *Oh don't try to tell him 'cause he won't believe. Throw some bread to the ducks instead.* *It's easier that way. *- Genesis : Duke : VI 25-28