=====================================Bugs fixed----------* Fix the ``pygments.Formatter.__class_getitem__`` patch.Patch by Adam Turner.

=====================================Bugs fixed----------* Patch ``pygments.Formatter.__class_getitem__`` in Pygments 2.17.Patch by Adam Turner.

=====================================Dependencies------------* 12633: Drop Python 3.9 support.Incompatible changes--------------------.. rst-class:: compact* Remove deprecated functions from ``sphinx.util``:* Removed ``sphinx.util.path_stabilize`` (use ``sphinx.util.osutil.path_stabilize``).* Removed ``sphinx.util.display_chunk`` (use ``sphinx.util.display.display_chunk``).* Removed ``sphinx.util.status_iterator`` (use ``sphinx.util.display.status_iterator``).* Removed ``sphinx.util.SkipProgressMessage`` (use ``sphinx.util.display.SkipProgressMessage``).* Removed ``sphinx.util.progress_message`` (use ``sphinx.util.display.progress_message``).* Removed ``sphinx.util.epoch_to_rfc1123`` (use ``sphinx.http_date.epoch_to_rfc1123``).* Removed ``sphinx.util.rfc1123_to_epoch`` (use ``sphinx.http_date.rfc1123_to_epoch``).* Removed ``sphinx.util.save_traceback`` (use ``sphinx.exceptions.save_traceback``).* Removed ``sphinx.util.format_exception_cut_frames`` (use ``sphinx.exceptions.format_exception_cut_frames``).* Removed ``sphinx.util.xmlname_checker`` (use ``sphinx.builders.epub3._XML_NAME_PATTERN``).Patch by Adam Turner.* Removed :py:func:`!sphinx.util.osutil.cd`(use :py:func:`contextlib.chdir`).Patch by Adam Turner.* Removed :py:func:`!sphinx.util.typing.stringify`(use :py:func:`!sphinx.util.typing.stringify_annotation`).Patch by Adam Turner.* 12593: Raise an error for invalid :confval:`html_sidebars` values.Patch by Adam Turner.* 12593: Raise an error in :py:func:`!Theme.get_config` for invalid sections.Patch by Adam Turner.* 11693: Remove support for old-style :file:`Makefile` and :file:`make.bat`output in :program:`sphinx-quickstart`.* 11693: Remove the :option:`!--no-use-make-mode`, :option:`!-M`,:option:`!--use-make-mode`, and :option:`!-m` optionsfrom :program:`sphinx-quickstart`.Patch by Adam Turner.* Removed the tuple interface to :py:class:`!sphinx.ext.autodoc.ObjectMember`.Patch by Adam Turner.* 12630: Sphinx 8 makes two changes to the ``linkcheck`` configuration defaults:* :confval:`linkcheck_allow_unauthorized` is now ``False`` by default.* :confval:`linkcheck_report_timeouts_as_broken` is now ``False`` by default.Patch by James Addison.* 12597: Change the default of :confval:`show_warning_types`from ``False`` to ``True``.Patch by Chris Sewell.* 12083: Remove support for the old (2008--2010) Sphinx 0.5 and Sphinx 0.6:confval:`intersphinx_mapping` format.Patch by Bénédikt Tran and Adam Turner.* 12096: Do not overwrite user-supplied files when copying assetsunless forced with ``force=True``.Patch by Adam Turner.* 12646: Remove :py:func:`!sphinx.util.inspect.isNewType`.Use ``isinstance(obj, typing.NewType)`` instead on Python 3.10 and newer.Patch by Adam Turner.* Remove the long-deprecated (since Sphinx 2) aliasto :py:class:`!VersionChange` in:py:mod:`!sphinx.directives.other`(Deprecated since Sphinx 2).Use :py:class:`!sphinx.domains.changeset.VersionChange` directly.Patch by Adam Turner.Deprecated----------* 12643: Renamed ``sphinx.ext.intersphinx.normalize_intersphinx_mapping``to ``sphinx.ext.intersphinx.validate_intersphinx_mapping``.The old name will be removed in Sphinx 10.Patch by Adam Turner.* 12650, 12686, 12690: Extend the deprecation for string methods on:py:class:`~pathlib.Path` objects to Sphinx 9.Use :py:func:`os.fspath` to convert :py:class:`~pathlib.Path` objects to strings,or :py:class:`~pathlib.Path`'s methods to work with path objects.Patch by Adam Turner.

* Add PIN Code range and union territories in `en_IN` address provider. Thanks wh0th3h3llam1.

* Force the slug always be generated with ASCII characters. Thanks Pandede.

* Fix `pydecimal` distribution when called with a range across `0`. Thanks AlexLitvino.

* Fix issue where Faker does not properly convert min/max float values to `Decimal`. Thanks bdjellabaldebaran.

* Add `it_IT` lorem provider. Thanks gianni-di-noia.

* Fix male forms of female surnames in `uk_UA`.Thanks AlexLitvino.

* Add `es_ES` isbn provider. Thanks mondeja.

=========================Bug fixes---------- `12446 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/12446>`_: Avoid calling ``property`` (and other instance descriptors) during fixture discovery -- by :user:`asottile`- `12659 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/12659>`_: Fixed the issue of not displaying assertion failure differences when using the parameter ``--import-mode=importlib`` in pytest>=8.1.- `12667 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/12667>`_: Fixed a regression where type change in `ExceptionInfo.errisinstance` caused `mypy` to fail.- `12744 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/12744>`_: Fixed typing compatibility with Python 3.9 or less -- replaced `typing.Self` with `typing_extensions.Self` -- by :user:`Avasam`- `12745 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/12745>`_: Fixed an issue with backslashes being incorrectly converted in nodeid paths on Windows, ensuring consistent path handling across environments.- `6682 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/6682>`_: Fixed bug where the verbosity levels where not being respected when printing the "msg" part of failed assertion (as in ``assert condition, msg``).- `9422 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/9422>`_: Fix bug where disabling the terminal plugin via ``-p no:terminal`` would cause crashes related to missing the ``verbose`` option.-- by :user:`GTowers1`Improved documentation----------------------- `12663 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/12663>`_: Clarify that the `pytest_deselected` hook should be called from `pytest_collection_modifyitems` hook implementations when items are deselected.- `12678 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/12678>`_: Remove erroneous quotes from `tmp_path_retention_policy` example in docs.Miscellaneous internal changes------------------------------- `12769 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/12769>`_: Fix typos discovered by codespell and add codespell to pre-commit hooks.

-------------------Compatibility^^^^^^^^^^^^^* Added official support for Django 5.1.* Dropped support for Django 3.2 and 4.1.Improvements^^^^^^^^^^^^* Respect the ``string_if_invalid`` template setting when``--fail-on-template-vars`` is active and:func:`pytest.mark.ignore_template_errors <pytest.mark.ignore_template_errors>`is used.* Avoid running database migrations for :class:`~django.test.SimpleTestCase`unittest tests.* Added docstrings to public fixtures.Bugfixes^^^^^^^^* Fix type hints for ``pytest_django.asserts.assertFormError()`` and``pytest_django.asserts.assertForSetError()``.