diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index f8366e6ce2..d0745b0056 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES =				\
   %D%/packages/smalltalk.scm			\
   %D%/packages/sml.scm				\
   %D%/packages/speech.scm			\
+  %D%/packages/sphinx.scm			\
   %D%/packages/spice.scm			\
   %D%/packages/sqlite.scm			\
   %D%/packages/squirrel.scm			\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/admin.scm b/gnu/packages/admin.scm
index e509cdd3a8..75380be594 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/admin.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/admin.scm
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages admin)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python-web)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python-xyz)
   #:use-module (gnu packages qt)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages sphinx)
   #:use-module (gnu packages terminals)
   #:use-module (gnu packages texinfo)
   #:use-module (gnu packages groff)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index 0a30d0921f..8aba7f1c5f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages bioinformatics)
   #:use-module (gnu packages ruby)
   #:use-module (gnu packages serialization)
   #:use-module (gnu packages shells)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages sphinx)
   #:use-module (gnu packages statistics)
   #:use-module (gnu packages swig)
   #:use-module (gnu packages tbb)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/calendar.scm b/gnu/packages/calendar.scm
index 2969228ee9..af692e59f2 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/calendar.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/calendar.scm
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages calendar)
   #:use-module (gnu packages pkg-config)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python-xyz)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages sphinx)
   #:use-module (gnu packages sqlite)
   #:use-module (gnu packages time)
   #:use-module (gnu packages xml)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/cluster.scm b/gnu/packages/cluster.scm
index 8d6669cd22..3608d67bed 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cluster.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cluster.scm
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages cluster)
   #:use-module (guix packages)
   #:use-module (gnu packages linux)
   #:use-module (gnu packages pkg-config)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages python-xyz)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages sphinx)
   #:use-module (gnu packages texinfo)
   #:use-module (gnu packages tls))
 
diff --git a/gnu/packages/databases.scm b/gnu/packages/databases.scm
index c7acc4281a..8a6e3ab00c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/databases.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/databases.scm
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages databases)
   #:use-module (gnu packages readline)
   #:use-module (gnu packages ruby)
   #:use-module (gnu packages serialization)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages sphinx)
   #:use-module (gnu packages sqlite)
   #:use-module (gnu packages tcl)
   #:use-module (gnu packages terminals)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/dav.scm b/gnu/packages/dav.scm
index 0bb446bc3c..3b040028a1 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/dav.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/dav.scm
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ (define-module (gnu packages dav)
   #:use-module (gnu packages check)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python-web)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages python-xyz))
+  #:use-module (gnu packages python-xyz)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages sphinx))
 
 (define-public radicale
   (package
diff --git a/gnu/packages/disk.scm b/gnu/packages/disk.scm
index 3211f8dd20..491f7ce881 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/disk.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/disk.scm
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages disk)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python-xyz)
   #:use-module (gnu packages readline)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages sphinx)
   #:use-module (gnu packages sqlite)
   #:use-module (gnu packages swig)
   #:use-module (gnu packages vim)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/django.scm b/gnu/packages/django.scm
index c761a1061b..2ef50bd0f7 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/django.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/django.scm
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages django)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python-web)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python-xyz)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages sphinx)
   #:use-module (gnu packages time))
 
 (define-public python-django
diff --git a/gnu/packages/elf.scm b/gnu/packages/elf.scm
index 99f49eb7a7..09be3a75a3 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/elf.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/elf.scm
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages elf)
   #:use-module (gnu packages m4)
   #:use-module (gnu packages pkg-config)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages python-xyz)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages sphinx)
   #:use-module (gnu packages texinfo)
   #:use-module (gnu packages xml))
 
diff --git a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
index 0dc14a4898..beb35c8122 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages emacs-xyz)
   #:use-module (gnu packages fontutils)
   #:use-module (gnu packages password-utils)
   #:use-module (gnu packages pulseaudio)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages sphinx)
   #:use-module (gnu packages xdisorg)
   #:use-module (gnu packages shells)
   #:use-module (gnu packages sqlite)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/emulators.scm b/gnu/packages/emulators.scm
index a237b0ee1a..23e5a976ce 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/emulators.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/emulators.scm
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ (define-module (gnu packages emulators)
   #:use-module (gnu packages pkg-config)
   #:use-module (gnu packages pulseaudio)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages python-xyz)
   #:use-module (gnu packages qt)
   #:use-module (gnu packages sdl)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages sphinx)
   #:use-module (gnu packages sqlite)
   #:use-module (gnu packages texinfo)
   #:use-module (gnu packages textutils)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/finance.scm b/gnu/packages/finance.scm
index 592e353723..e1a1e8ab6f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/finance.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/finance.scm
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages finance)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python-xyz)
   #:use-module (gnu packages qt)
   #:use-module (gnu packages readline)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages sphinx)
   #:use-module (gnu packages texinfo)
   #:use-module (gnu packages textutils)
   #:use-module (gnu packages tls)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/image.scm b/gnu/packages/image.scm
index a86d0e749f..e3956394cc 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/image.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/image.scm
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages image)
   #:use-module (gnu packages pkg-config)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python-xyz)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages sphinx)
   #:use-module (gnu packages xml)
   #:use-module (gnu packages xorg)
   #:use-module (gnu packages qt)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/libffi.scm b/gnu/packages/libffi.scm
index f47f7623b4..c1d50ec314 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/libffi.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/libffi.scm
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages libffi)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python-xyz)
   #:use-module (gnu packages ruby)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages sphinx)
   #:use-module (guix build-system gnu)
   #:use-module (guix build-system python)
   #:use-module (guix build-system ruby))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/mail.scm b/gnu/packages/mail.scm
index 1f54c34962..114ef32a9d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/mail.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/mail.scm
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages mail)
   #:use-module (gnu packages serialization)
   #:use-module (gnu packages samba)
   #:use-module (gnu packages screen)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages sphinx)
   #:use-module (gnu packages sqlite)
   #:use-module (gnu packages tcl)
   #:use-module (gnu packages texinfo)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/mpd.scm b/gnu/packages/mpd.scm
index a6f6819d3e..f631dbd7c6 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/mpd.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/mpd.scm
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ (define-module (gnu packages mpd)
   #:use-module (gnu packages pcre)
   #:use-module (gnu packages pkg-config)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages python-xyz)
   #:use-module (gnu packages pulseaudio)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages sphinx)
   #:use-module (gnu packages sqlite)
   #:use-module (gnu packages video)
   #:use-module (gnu packages xiph))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/openstack.scm b/gnu/packages/openstack.scm
index 2906a574cf..289b845ebc 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/openstack.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/openstack.scm
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages openstack)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python-crypto)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python-web)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python-xyz)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages sphinx)
   #:use-module (gnu packages ssh)
   #:use-module (gnu packages time)
   #:use-module (gnu packages tls)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/pdf.scm b/gnu/packages/pdf.scm
index c1153cc0b7..5c858510eb 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/pdf.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/pdf.scm
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages pdf)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python-xyz)
   #:use-module (gnu packages qt)
   #:use-module (gnu packages sdl)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages sphinx)
   #:use-module (gnu packages sqlite)
   #:use-module (gnu packages tls)
   #:use-module (gnu packages xdisorg)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-web.scm b/gnu/packages/python-web.scm
index a163014c47..5d37e171e4 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-web.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-web.scm
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages python-web)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python-crypto)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python-xyz)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages sphinx)
   #:use-module (gnu packages tls)
   #:use-module (gnu packages time)
   #:use-module (gnu packages web)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
index e5f9f39694..7e180bf04b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages python-xyz)
   #:use-module (gnu packages sdl)
   #:use-module (gnu packages search)
   #:use-module (gnu packages shells)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages sphinx)
   #:use-module (gnu packages ssh)
   #:use-module (gnu packages terminals)
   #:use-module (gnu packages tex)
@@ -2504,174 +2505,6 @@ (define-public python-pygments
 (define-public python2-pygments
   (package-with-python2 python-pygments))
 
-(define-public python-sphinxcontrib-websupport
-  (package
-    (name "python-sphinxcontrib-websupport")
-    (version "1.1.0")
-    (source (origin
-              (method url-fetch)
-              (uri (pypi-uri "sphinxcontrib-websupport" version))
-              (sha256
-               (base32
-                "1ff3ix76xi1y6m99qxhaq5161ix9swwzydilvdya07mgbcvpzr4x"))))
-    (build-system python-build-system)
-    (arguments
-     ;; FIXME: Tests depend on Sphinx, which depends on this.
-     `(#:tests? #f))
-    (home-page "http://sphinx-doc.org/")
-    (synopsis "Sphinx API for web applications")
-    (description "This package provides a Python API to easily integrate
-Sphinx documentation into your web application.  It provides tools to
-integrate Sphinx documents in web templates and to handle searches.")
-    (license license:bsd-3)))
-
-(define-public python2-sphinxcontrib-websupport
-  (package-with-python2 python-sphinxcontrib-websupport))
-
-(define-public python-sphinx
-  (package
-    (name "python-sphinx")
-    (version "1.7.7")
-    (source
-     (origin
-       (method url-fetch)
-       (uri (pypi-uri "Sphinx" version))
-       (sha256
-        (base32
-         "0pkkbfj7cl157q550gcs45am5y78ps0h7q6455d64s1zmw01jlvi"))))
-    (build-system python-build-system)
-    (arguments
-     `(#:phases
-       (modify-phases %standard-phases
-         (replace 'check
-           (lambda _
-             ;; Requires Internet access.
-             (delete-file "tests/test_build_linkcheck.py")
-             (substitute* "tests/test_build_latex.py"
-               (("@pytest.mark.sphinx\\('latex', testroot='images'\\)")
-                "@pytest.mark.skip()"))
-             (when (which "python")
-               ;; XXX: These tests are broken when using Python2:
-               ;; <https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/issues/4710>.
-               (delete-file "tests/test_api_translator.py")
-               (delete-file "tests/test_setup_command.py"))
-             (invoke "make" "test"))))))
-    (propagated-inputs
-     `(("python-imagesize" ,python-imagesize)
-       ("python-sphinx-alabaster-theme"
-        ,python-sphinx-alabaster-theme)
-       ("python-babel" ,python-babel)
-       ("python-snowballstemmer" ,python-snowballstemmer)
-       ("python-docutils" ,python-docutils)
-       ("python-jinja2" ,python-jinja2)
-       ("python-packaging" ,python-packaging)
-       ("python-pygments" ,python-pygments)
-       ("python-requests" ,python-requests)
-       ("python-six" ,python-six)
-       ("python-sphinxcontrib-websupport" ,python-sphinxcontrib-websupport)))
-    (native-inputs
-     `(("graphviz" ,graphviz)
-       ("imagemagick" ,imagemagick)                    ;for "convert"
-       ("python-html5lib" ,python-html5lib)
-       ("python-mock" ,python-mock)
-       ("python-nose" ,python-nose)
-       ("python-pytest" ,python-pytest)))
-    (home-page "http://sphinx-doc.org/")
-    (synopsis "Python documentation generator")
-    (description "Sphinx is a tool that makes it easy to create documentation
-for Python projects or other documents consisting of multiple reStructuredText
-sources.")
-    (license license:bsd-3)
-    (properties `((python2-variant . ,(delay python2-sphinx))))))
-
-(define-public python2-sphinx
-  (let ((base (package-with-python2 (strip-python2-variant python-sphinx))))
-    (package
-      (inherit base)
-      (native-inputs `(("python2-mock" ,python2-mock)
-                       ("python2-enum34" ,python2-enum34)
-                       ,@(package-native-inputs base)))
-      (propagated-inputs `(("python2-pytz" ,python2-pytz)
-                           ("python2-typing" ,python2-typing)
-                       ,@(package-propagated-inputs base))))))
-
-(define-public python-sphinx-gallery
-  (package
-    (name "python-sphinx-gallery")
-    (version "0.1.13")
-    (source (origin
-              (method url-fetch)
-              (uri (string-append "https://github.com/sphinx-gallery/sphinx-gallery"
-                                  "/archive/v" version ".tar.gz"))
-              (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
-              (sha256
-               (base32
-                "03fs99mcb1r7qp0xixqv07vcz98sk21yq19ffdysi0infdcpzfkd"))))
-    (build-system python-build-system)
-    (arguments
-     ;; FIXME: Tests attempt to download <https://docs.python.org/3/objects.inv>,
-     ;; <https://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/objects.inv>, and
-     ;; <https://matplotlib.org/objects.inv>.
-     `(#:tests? #f))
-    (native-inputs
-     `(("python-pytest-runner" ,python-pytest-runner)))
-    (home-page "https://sphinx-gallery.github.io/")
-    (synopsis "Generate an examples gallery automatically")
-    (description
-     "@code{sphinx_gallery} is a Sphinx extension that builds an HTML version
-from any set of Python scripts and puts it into an examples gallery.")
-    (license license:bsd-3)))
-
-(define-public python2-sphinx-gallery
-  (package-with-python2 python-sphinx-gallery))
-
-(define-public python-sphinx-rtd-theme
-  (package
-    (name "python-sphinx-rtd-theme")
-    (version "0.2.4")
-    (source
-     (origin
-       (method url-fetch)
-       (uri (pypi-uri "sphinx_rtd_theme" version))
-       (sha256
-        (base32
-         "05rlhjzdyapr2w74jjs7mrm8hi69qskcr5vya9f9drpsys7lpxrd"))))
-    (build-system python-build-system)
-    (arguments '(#:tests? #f)) ; No tests.
-    (propagated-inputs
-     `(("python-sphinx" ,python-sphinx)))
-    (home-page "https://github.com/snide/sphinx_rtd_theme/")
-    (synopsis "ReadTheDocs.org theme for Sphinx")
-    (description "A theme for Sphinx used by ReadTheDocs.org.")
-    (license license:expat)))
-
-(define-public python2-sphinx-rtd-theme
-  (package-with-python2 python-sphinx-rtd-theme))
-
-(define-public python-guzzle-sphinx-theme
-  (package
-    (name "python-guzzle-sphinx-theme")
-    (version "0.7.11")
-    (source
-      (origin
-        (method url-fetch)
-        (uri (pypi-uri "guzzle_sphinx_theme" version))
-        (sha256
-         (base32
-          "1rnkzrrsbnifn3vsb4pfaia3nlvgvw6ndpxp7lzjrh23qcwid34v"))))
-    (build-system python-build-system)
-    (propagated-inputs
-     `(("python-sphinx" ,python-sphinx)))
-    (home-page "https://github.com/guzzle/guzzle_sphinx_theme")
-    (synopsis "Sphinx theme used by Guzzle")
-    (description "This package provides guzzle_sphinx_theme, a theme for the
-Sphinx documentation system, used by @uref{http://docs.guzzlephp.org, Guzzle}
-and several other projects.")
-    (license license:expat)))
-
-(define-public python2-guzzle-sphinx-theme
-  (package-with-python2 python-guzzle-sphinx-theme))
-
 (define-public python-bumpversion
   (package
     (name "python-bumpversion")
@@ -8068,26 +7901,6 @@ (define-public python-icalendar
     (home-page "https://github.com/collective/icalendar")
     (license license:bsd-2)))
 
-(define-public python-sphinxcontrib-newsfeed
-  (package
-    (name "python-sphinxcontrib-newsfeed")
-    (version "0.1.4")
-    (source (origin
-             (method url-fetch)
-             (uri (pypi-uri "sphinxcontrib-newsfeed" version))
-             (sha256
-              (base32
-               "1d7gam3mn8v4in4p16yn3v10vps7nnaz6ilw99j4klij39dqd37p"))))
-    (arguments '(#:tests? #f)) ; No tests.
-    (build-system python-build-system)
-    (propagated-inputs
-     `(("python-sphinx" ,python-sphinx)))
-    (synopsis "News Feed extension for Sphinx")
-    (description "Sphinxcontrib-newsfeed is an extension for adding a simple
-Blog, News or Announcements section to a Sphinx website.")
-    (home-page "https://bitbucket.org/prometheus/sphinxcontrib-newsfeed")
-    (license license:bsd-2)))
-
 (define-public python-args
   (package
     (name "python-args")
@@ -8887,56 +8700,6 @@ (define-public python-editor
 (define-public python2-editor
   (package-with-python2 python-editor))
 
-(define-public python-sphinxcontrib-programoutput
-  (package
-    (name "python-sphinxcontrib-programoutput")
-    (version "0.10")
-    (source (origin
-              (method url-fetch)
-              (uri (pypi-uri "sphinxcontrib-programoutput" version))
-              (sha256
-               (base32
-                "153hhnlbx4688zj9wd64819ps5znc2jlyp5crkgzvn5hxgy99vpx"))))
-    (build-system python-build-system)
-    (arguments
-     ;; FIXME: Many tests are failing and the upstream is gone.
-     '(#:tests? #f))
-    (propagated-inputs
-     `(("python-sphinx" ,python-sphinx)))
-    (synopsis "Sphinx extension to include program output")
-    (description "A Sphinx extension to literally insert the output of arbitrary
-commands into documents, helping you to keep your command examples up to date.")
-    (home-page "https://github.com/lunaryorn/sphinxcontrib-programoutput")
-    (license license:bsd-2)))
-
-(define-public python2-sphinxcontrib-programoutput
-  (package-with-python2 python-sphinxcontrib-programoutput))
-
-(define-public python-sphinx-repoze-autointerface
-  (package
-    (name "python-sphinx-repoze-autointerface")
-    (version "0.8")
-    (source (origin
-              (method url-fetch)
-              (uri (pypi-uri "repoze.sphinx.autointerface" version))
-              (sha256
-               (base32
-                "08ycivzf7bh4a1zcyp31hbyqs1b2c9r26raa3vxjwwmbfqr3iw4f"))))
-    (build-system python-build-system)
-    (arguments '(#:tests? #f)) ; No tests.
-    (propagated-inputs
-     `(("python-sphinx" ,python-sphinx)
-       ("python-zope-interface" ,python-zope-interface)))
-    (synopsis "Auto-generate Sphinx API docs from Zope interfaces")
-    (description "This package defines an extension for the Sphinx documentation
-system.  The extension allows generation of API documentation by
-introspection of @code{zope.interface} instances in code.")
-    (home-page "https://github.com/repoze/repoze.sphinx.autointerface")
-    (license license:repoze)))
-
-(define-public python2-sphinx-repoze-autointerface
-  (package-with-python2 python-sphinx-repoze-autointerface))
-
 (define-public python-vobject
   (package
     (name "python-vobject")
@@ -10926,52 +10689,6 @@ (define-public python-snowballstemmer
 (define-public python2-snowballstemmer
   (package-with-python2 python-snowballstemmer))
 
-(define-public python-sphinx-cloud-sptheme
-  (package
-    (name "python-sphinx-cloud-sptheme")
-    (version "1.8.0")
-    (source (origin
-              (method url-fetch)
-              (uri (pypi-uri "cloud_sptheme" version))
-              (sha256
-               (base32
-                "1dniqb6a39yh786f86c4jn666rwnyi1jvzn4616zhcchb7sfdshd"))))
-    (build-system python-build-system)
-    ;; FIXME: The 'pypi' release archive does not contain tests.
-    (arguments '(#:tests? #f))
-    (native-inputs
-     `(("python-sphinx" ,python-sphinx)))
-    (home-page "https://bitbucket.org/ecollins/cloud_sptheme")
-    (synopsis "'Cloud' theme for Sphinx documenter")
-    (description "This package contains the \"Cloud\" theme for Sphinx and some
-related extensions.")
-    (license license:bsd-3)))
-
-(define-public python2-sphinx-cloud-sptheme
-  (package-with-python2 python-sphinx-cloud-sptheme))
-
-(define-public python-sphinx-alabaster-theme
-  (package
-    (name "python-sphinx-alabaster-theme")
-    (version "0.7.12")
-    (source (origin
-              (method url-fetch)
-              (uri (pypi-uri "alabaster" version))
-              (sha256
-               (base32
-                "00nwwjj2d2ym4s2kk217x7jkx1hnczc3fvm8yxbqmsp6b0nxfqd6"))))
-    (build-system python-build-system)
-    (propagated-inputs
-     `(("python-pygments" ,python-pygments)))
-    (home-page "https://alabaster.readthedocs.io/")
-    (synopsis "Configurable sidebar-enabled Sphinx theme")
-    (description "Alabaster is a visually (c)lean, responsive, configurable
-theme for the Sphinx documentation system.  It's the default theme of Sphinx.")
-    (license license:bsd-3)))
-
-(define-public python2-sphinx-alabaster-theme
-  (package-with-python2 python-sphinx-alabaster-theme))
-
 (define-public python-setproctitle
 (package
   (name "python-setproctitle")
@@ -12276,30 +11993,6 @@ (define-public python-utils
 (define-public python2-utils
   (package-with-python2 python-utils))
 
-(define-public python-sphinx-me
-  (package
-    (name "python-sphinx-me")
-    (version "0.3")
-    (source
-     (origin
-       (method url-fetch)
-       (uri (pypi-uri "sphinx-me" version))
-       (sha256
-        (base32
-         "06jzgp213zihnvpcy2y5jy3ykid3apc2ncp2pg6a2g05lhiziglq"))))
-    (build-system python-build-system)
-    (home-page "https://github.com/stephenmcd/sphinx-me")
-    (synopsis "Create a Sphinx documentation shell")
-    (description
-      "Create a Sphinx documentation shell for your project and include the
-README file as the documentation index.  It handles extracting the required
-meta data such as the project name, author and version from your project for
-use in your Sphinx docs.")
-    (license license:bsd-2)))
-
-(define-public python2-sphinx-me
-  (package-with-python2 python-sphinx-me))
-
 (define-public python-diff-match-patch
   (package
     (name "python-diff-match-patch")
@@ -15678,25 +15371,6 @@ (define-public python-annoy
 processes may share the same data.")
     (license license:asl2.0)))
 
-(define-public python-sphinxcontrib-svg2pdfconverter
-  (package
-    (name "python-sphinxcontrib-svg2pdfconverter")
-    (version "0.1.0")
-    (source (origin
-              (method url-fetch)
-              (uri (pypi-uri "sphinxcontrib-svg2pdfconverter" version))
-              (sha256
-               (base32
-                "1abvbgkkii13q8nsb10r0gc5lm0p9iq1iwhfhakn5ifn6asa0183"))))
-    (build-system python-build-system)
-    (propagated-inputs
-     `(("python-sphinx" ,python-sphinx)))
-    (home-page "https://github.com/missinglinkelectronics/sphinxcontrib-svg2pdfconverter/releases")
-    (synopsis "Sphinx SVG to PDF converter extension")
-    (description "A Sphinx extension to convert SVG images to PDF in case the builder does not support
-SVG images natively (e.g. LaTeX).")
-    (license license:bsd-3)))
-
 (define-public python-pylzma
   (package
     (name "python-pylzma")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/search.scm b/gnu/packages/search.scm
index fe51900179..9b2876c359 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/search.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/search.scm
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages search)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python-web)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python-xyz)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages sphinx)
   #:use-module (gnu packages web)
   #:use-module (gnu packages xdisorg)
   #:use-module (gnu packages xml))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/sphinx.scm b/gnu/packages/sphinx.scm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..28925a0492
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/packages/sphinx.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,369 @@
+;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
+;;; Copyright © 2014 David Thompson <davet@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2015, 2017 Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
+;;; Copyright © 2015, 2016, 2017 Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name>
+;;; Copyright © 2016 Hartmut Goebel <h.goebel@crazy-compilers.com>
+;;; Copyright © 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Marius Bakke <mbakke@fastmail.com>
+;;; Copyright © 2017 Danny Milosavljevic <dannym+a@scratchpost.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2017, 2018 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
+;;; Copyright © 2017 Frederick M. Muriithi <fredmanglis@gmail.com>
+;;; Copyright © 2017 Christopher Allan Webber <cwebber@dustycloud.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2017 Julien Lepiller <julien@lepiller.eu>
+;;; Copyright © 2019 Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
+;;; Copyright © 2019 Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr>
+;;;
+;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+;;; under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+;;; your option) any later version.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+;;; WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+;;;
+;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;;; along with GNU Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+(define-module (gnu packages sphinx)
+  #:use-module (guix packages)
+  #:use-module (guix download)
+  #:use-module (guix build-system python)
+  #:use-module ((guix licenses) #:prefix license:)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages check)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages graphviz)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages image)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages imagemagick)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages python-web)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages python-xyz)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages time))
+
+(define-public python-sphinx
+  (package
+    (name "python-sphinx")
+    (version "1.7.7")
+    (source
+     (origin
+       (method url-fetch)
+       (uri (pypi-uri "Sphinx" version))
+       (sha256
+        (base32
+         "0pkkbfj7cl157q550gcs45am5y78ps0h7q6455d64s1zmw01jlvi"))))
+    (build-system python-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     `(#:phases
+       (modify-phases %standard-phases
+         (replace 'check
+           (lambda _
+             ;; Requires Internet access.
+             (delete-file "tests/test_build_linkcheck.py")
+             (substitute* "tests/test_build_latex.py"
+               (("@pytest.mark.sphinx\\('latex', testroot='images'\\)")
+                "@pytest.mark.skip()"))
+             (when (which "python")
+               ;; XXX: These tests are broken when using Python2:
+               ;; <https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/issues/4710>.
+               (delete-file "tests/test_api_translator.py")
+               (delete-file "tests/test_setup_command.py"))
+             (invoke "make" "test"))))))
+    (propagated-inputs
+     `(("python-imagesize" ,python-imagesize)
+       ("python-sphinx-alabaster-theme"
+        ,python-sphinx-alabaster-theme)
+       ("python-babel" ,python-babel)
+       ("python-snowballstemmer" ,python-snowballstemmer)
+       ("python-docutils" ,python-docutils)
+       ("python-jinja2" ,python-jinja2)
+       ("python-packaging" ,python-packaging)
+       ("python-pygments" ,python-pygments)
+       ("python-requests" ,python-requests)
+       ("python-six" ,python-six)
+       ("python-sphinxcontrib-websupport" ,python-sphinxcontrib-websupport)))
+    (native-inputs
+     `(("graphviz" ,graphviz)
+       ("imagemagick" ,imagemagick)                    ;for "convert"
+       ("python-html5lib" ,python-html5lib)
+       ("python-mock" ,python-mock)
+       ("python-nose" ,python-nose)
+       ("python-pytest" ,python-pytest)))
+    (home-page "http://sphinx-doc.org/")
+    (synopsis "Python documentation generator")
+    (description "Sphinx is a tool that makes it easy to create documentation
+for Python projects or other documents consisting of multiple reStructuredText
+sources.")
+    (license license:bsd-3)
+    (properties `((python2-variant . ,(delay python2-sphinx))))))
+
+(define-public python2-sphinx
+  (let ((base (package-with-python2 (strip-python2-variant python-sphinx))))
+    (package
+      (inherit base)
+      (native-inputs `(("python2-mock" ,python2-mock)
+                       ("python2-enum34" ,python2-enum34)
+                       ,@(package-native-inputs base)))
+      (propagated-inputs `(("python2-pytz" ,python2-pytz)
+                           ("python2-typing" ,python2-typing)
+                       ,@(package-propagated-inputs base))))))
+
+(define-public python-sphinxcontrib-newsfeed
+  (package
+    (name "python-sphinxcontrib-newsfeed")
+    (version "0.1.4")
+    (source (origin
+             (method url-fetch)
+             (uri (pypi-uri "sphinxcontrib-newsfeed" version))
+             (sha256
+              (base32
+               "1d7gam3mn8v4in4p16yn3v10vps7nnaz6ilw99j4klij39dqd37p"))))
+    (arguments '(#:tests? #f)) ; No tests.
+    (build-system python-build-system)
+    (propagated-inputs
+     `(("python-sphinx" ,python-sphinx)))
+    (synopsis "News Feed extension for Sphinx")
+    (description "Sphinxcontrib-newsfeed is an extension for adding a simple
+Blog, News or Announcements section to a Sphinx website.")
+    (home-page "https://bitbucket.org/prometheus/sphinxcontrib-newsfeed")
+    (license license:bsd-2)))
+
+(define-public python-sphinxcontrib-programoutput
+  (package
+    (name "python-sphinxcontrib-programoutput")
+    (version "0.10")
+    (source (origin
+              (method url-fetch)
+              (uri (pypi-uri "sphinxcontrib-programoutput" version))
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "153hhnlbx4688zj9wd64819ps5znc2jlyp5crkgzvn5hxgy99vpx"))))
+    (build-system python-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     ;; FIXME: Many tests are failing and the upstream is gone.
+     '(#:tests? #f))
+    (propagated-inputs
+     `(("python-sphinx" ,python-sphinx)))
+    (synopsis "Sphinx extension to include program output")
+    (description "A Sphinx extension to literally insert the output of arbitrary
+commands into documents, helping you to keep your command examples up to date.")
+    (home-page "https://github.com/lunaryorn/sphinxcontrib-programoutput")
+    (license license:bsd-2)))
+
+(define-public python2-sphinxcontrib-programoutput
+  (package-with-python2 python-sphinxcontrib-programoutput))
+
+(define-public python-sphinxcontrib-svg2pdfconverter
+  (package
+    (name "python-sphinxcontrib-svg2pdfconverter")
+    (version "0.1.0")
+    (source (origin
+              (method url-fetch)
+              (uri (pypi-uri "sphinxcontrib-svg2pdfconverter" version))
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "1abvbgkkii13q8nsb10r0gc5lm0p9iq1iwhfhakn5ifn6asa0183"))))
+    (build-system python-build-system)
+    (propagated-inputs
+     `(("python-sphinx" ,python-sphinx)))
+    (home-page "https://github.com/missinglinkelectronics/sphinxcontrib-svg2pdfconverter/releases")
+    (synopsis "Sphinx SVG to PDF converter extension")
+    (description "A Sphinx extension to convert SVG images to PDF in case the builder does not support
+SVG images natively (e.g. LaTeX).")
+    (license license:bsd-3)))
+
+(define-public python-sphinxcontrib-websupport
+  (package
+    (name "python-sphinxcontrib-websupport")
+    (version "1.1.0")
+    (source (origin
+              (method url-fetch)
+              (uri (pypi-uri "sphinxcontrib-websupport" version))
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "1ff3ix76xi1y6m99qxhaq5161ix9swwzydilvdya07mgbcvpzr4x"))))
+    (build-system python-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     ;; FIXME: Tests depend on Sphinx, which depends on this.
+     `(#:tests? #f))
+    (home-page "http://sphinx-doc.org/")
+    (synopsis "Sphinx API for web applications")
+    (description "This package provides a Python API to easily integrate
+Sphinx documentation into your web application.  It provides tools to
+integrate Sphinx documents in web templates and to handle searches.")
+    (license license:bsd-3)))
+
+(define-public python2-sphinxcontrib-websupport
+  (package-with-python2 python-sphinxcontrib-websupport))
+
+(define-public python-sphinx-gallery
+  (package
+    (name "python-sphinx-gallery")
+    (version "0.1.13")
+    (source (origin
+              (method url-fetch)
+              (uri (string-append "https://github.com/sphinx-gallery/sphinx-gallery"
+                                  "/archive/v" version ".tar.gz"))
+              (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "03fs99mcb1r7qp0xixqv07vcz98sk21yq19ffdysi0infdcpzfkd"))))
+    (build-system python-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     ;; FIXME: Tests attempt to download <https://docs.python.org/3/objects.inv>,
+     ;; <https://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/objects.inv>, and
+     ;; <https://matplotlib.org/objects.inv>.
+     `(#:tests? #f))
+    (native-inputs
+     `(("python-pytest-runner" ,python-pytest-runner)))
+    (home-page "https://sphinx-gallery.github.io/")
+    (synopsis "Generate an examples gallery automatically")
+    (description
+     "@code{sphinx_gallery} is a Sphinx extension that builds an HTML version
+from any set of Python scripts and puts it into an examples gallery.")
+    (license license:bsd-3)))
+
+(define-public python2-sphinx-gallery
+  (package-with-python2 python-sphinx-gallery))
+
+(define-public python-sphinx-me
+  (package
+    (name "python-sphinx-me")
+    (version "0.3")
+    (source
+     (origin
+       (method url-fetch)
+       (uri (pypi-uri "sphinx-me" version))
+       (sha256
+        (base32
+         "06jzgp213zihnvpcy2y5jy3ykid3apc2ncp2pg6a2g05lhiziglq"))))
+    (build-system python-build-system)
+    (home-page "https://github.com/stephenmcd/sphinx-me")
+    (synopsis "Create a Sphinx documentation shell")
+    (description
+      "Create a Sphinx documentation shell for your project and include the
+README file as the documentation index.  It handles extracting the required
+meta data such as the project name, author and version from your project for
+use in your Sphinx docs.")
+    (license license:bsd-2)))
+
+(define-public python2-sphinx-me
+  (package-with-python2 python-sphinx-me))
+
+(define-public python-sphinx-repoze-autointerface
+  (package
+    (name "python-sphinx-repoze-autointerface")
+    (version "0.8")
+    (source (origin
+              (method url-fetch)
+              (uri (pypi-uri "repoze.sphinx.autointerface" version))
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "08ycivzf7bh4a1zcyp31hbyqs1b2c9r26raa3vxjwwmbfqr3iw4f"))))
+    (build-system python-build-system)
+    (arguments '(#:tests? #f)) ; No tests.
+    (propagated-inputs
+     `(("python-sphinx" ,python-sphinx)
+       ("python-zope-interface" ,python-zope-interface)))
+    (synopsis "Auto-generate Sphinx API docs from Zope interfaces")
+    (description "This package defines an extension for the Sphinx documentation
+system.  The extension allows generation of API documentation by
+introspection of @code{zope.interface} instances in code.")
+    (home-page "https://github.com/repoze/repoze.sphinx.autointerface")
+    (license license:repoze)))
+
+(define-public python2-sphinx-repoze-autointerface
+  (package-with-python2 python-sphinx-repoze-autointerface))
+
+(define-public python-sphinx-alabaster-theme
+  (package
+    (name "python-sphinx-alabaster-theme")
+    (version "0.7.12")
+    (source (origin
+              (method url-fetch)
+              (uri (pypi-uri "alabaster" version))
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "00nwwjj2d2ym4s2kk217x7jkx1hnczc3fvm8yxbqmsp6b0nxfqd6"))))
+    (build-system python-build-system)
+    (propagated-inputs
+     `(("python-pygments" ,python-pygments)))
+    (home-page "https://alabaster.readthedocs.io/")
+    (synopsis "Configurable sidebar-enabled Sphinx theme")
+    (description "Alabaster is a visually (c)lean, responsive, configurable
+theme for the Sphinx documentation system.  It's the default theme of Sphinx.")
+    (license license:bsd-3)))
+
+(define-public python2-sphinx-alabaster-theme
+  (package-with-python2 python-sphinx-alabaster-theme))
+
+(define-public python-sphinx-cloud-sptheme
+  (package
+    (name "python-sphinx-cloud-sptheme")
+    (version "1.8.0")
+    (source (origin
+              (method url-fetch)
+              (uri (pypi-uri "cloud_sptheme" version))
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "1dniqb6a39yh786f86c4jn666rwnyi1jvzn4616zhcchb7sfdshd"))))
+    (build-system python-build-system)
+    ;; FIXME: The 'pypi' release archive does not contain tests.
+    (arguments '(#:tests? #f))
+    (native-inputs
+     `(("python-sphinx" ,python-sphinx)))
+    (home-page "https://bitbucket.org/ecollins/cloud_sptheme")
+    (synopsis "'Cloud' theme for Sphinx documenter")
+    (description "This package contains the \"Cloud\" theme for Sphinx and some
+related extensions.")
+    (license license:bsd-3)))
+
+(define-public python2-sphinx-cloud-sptheme
+  (package-with-python2 python-sphinx-cloud-sptheme))
+
+(define-public python-guzzle-sphinx-theme
+  (package
+    (name "python-guzzle-sphinx-theme")
+    (version "0.7.11")
+    (source
+      (origin
+        (method url-fetch)
+        (uri (pypi-uri "guzzle_sphinx_theme" version))
+        (sha256
+         (base32
+          "1rnkzrrsbnifn3vsb4pfaia3nlvgvw6ndpxp7lzjrh23qcwid34v"))))
+    (build-system python-build-system)
+    (propagated-inputs
+     `(("python-sphinx" ,python-sphinx)))
+    (home-page "https://github.com/guzzle/guzzle_sphinx_theme")
+    (synopsis "Sphinx theme used by Guzzle")
+    (description "This package provides guzzle_sphinx_theme, a theme for the
+Sphinx documentation system, used by @uref{http://docs.guzzlephp.org, Guzzle}
+and several other projects.")
+    (license license:expat)))
+
+(define-public python2-guzzle-sphinx-theme
+  (package-with-python2 python-guzzle-sphinx-theme))
+
+(define-public python-sphinx-rtd-theme
+  (package
+    (name "python-sphinx-rtd-theme")
+    (version "0.2.4")
+    (source
+     (origin
+       (method url-fetch)
+       (uri (pypi-uri "sphinx_rtd_theme" version))
+       (sha256
+        (base32
+         "05rlhjzdyapr2w74jjs7mrm8hi69qskcr5vya9f9drpsys7lpxrd"))))
+    (build-system python-build-system)
+    (arguments '(#:tests? #f)) ; No tests.
+    (propagated-inputs
+     `(("python-sphinx" ,python-sphinx)))
+    (home-page "https://github.com/snide/sphinx_rtd_theme/")
+    (synopsis "ReadTheDocs.org theme for Sphinx")
+    (description "A theme for Sphinx used by ReadTheDocs.org.")
+    (license license:expat)))
+
+(define-public python2-sphinx-rtd-theme
+  (package-with-python2 python-sphinx-rtd-theme))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index 277fb2b334..06f0aa1e75 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages statistics)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python-xyz)
   #:use-module (gnu packages readline)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages sphinx)
   #:use-module (gnu packages ssh)
   #:use-module (gnu packages tcl)
   #:use-module (gnu packages tex)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/storage.scm b/gnu/packages/storage.scm
index 9e7cd10918..503433be10 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/storage.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/storage.scm
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages storage)
   #:use-module (gnu packages pkg-config)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python-xyz)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages sphinx)
   #:use-module (gnu packages tls)
   #:use-module (gnu packages web)
   #:use-module (gnu packages xml))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/sync.scm b/gnu/packages/sync.scm
index 136ffec9e7..51ed0317bc 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/sync.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/sync.scm
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ (define-module (gnu packages sync)
   #:use-module (gnu packages linux)
   #:use-module (gnu packages lua)
   #:use-module (gnu packages perl)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages python-xyz)
   #:use-module (gnu packages pkg-config)
   #:use-module (gnu packages qt)
   #:use-module (gnu packages rsync)
   #:use-module (gnu packages selinux)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages sphinx)
   #:use-module (gnu packages sqlite)
   #:use-module (gnu packages tls))
 
diff --git a/gnu/packages/terminals.scm b/gnu/packages/terminals.scm
index 88bc992289..84454b2e0e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/terminals.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/terminals.scm
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages terminals)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python-xyz)
   #:use-module (gnu packages qt)
   #:use-module (gnu packages serialization)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages sphinx)
   #:use-module (gnu packages ssh)
   #:use-module (gnu packages textutils)
   #:use-module (gnu packages xdisorg)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/tls.scm b/gnu/packages/tls.scm
index 7642935960..bb82efba5d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/tls.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/tls.scm
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages tls)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python-crypto)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python-web)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python-xyz)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages sphinx)
   #:use-module (gnu packages texinfo)
   #:use-module (gnu packages time)
   #:use-module (gnu packages base)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/web.scm b/gnu/packages/web.scm
index e5f824d0af..86109ab77a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/web.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/web.scm
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages web)
   #:use-module (gnu packages docbook)
   #:use-module (gnu packages autotools)
   #:use-module (gnu packages compression)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages curl)
   #:use-module (gnu packages cyrus-sasl)
   #:use-module (gnu packages databases)
   #:use-module (gnu packages bison)
@@ -116,13 +117,13 @@ (define-module (gnu packages web)
   #:use-module (gnu packages pkg-config)
   #:use-module (gnu packages qt)
   #:use-module (gnu packages readline)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages valgrind)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages xml)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages curl)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages sphinx)
   #:use-module (gnu packages texinfo)
   #:use-module (gnu packages textutils)
   #:use-module (gnu packages tls)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages version-control))
+  #:use-module (gnu packages valgrind)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages version-control)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages xml))
 
 (define-public httpd
   (package