Try and get around stupid sphinx resolution of type

Author: rprospero

docs/source/conf.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # -- Project information ----------------------------------------------------
 import datetime
 import os
+from sphinx.domains.python import PythonDomain
 
 from sasdata import __version__ as sasdata_version
 
@@ -43,6 +44,15 @@ def on_missing_reference(app, env, node, contnode):
     else:
         return None
 
+# Bypass stupid sphinx handling of multiple classes with members named *type*
+class PatchedPythonDomain(PythonDomain):
+    def resolve_xref(self, env, fromdocname, builder, typ, target, node, contnode):
+        if 'refspecific' in node:
+            del node['refspecific']
+        return super(PatchedPythonDomain, self).resolve_xref(
+            env, fromdocname, builder, typ, target, node, contnode)
 
 def setup(app):
     app.connect("missing-reference", on_missing_reference)
+    app.override_domain(PatchedPythonDomain)
+    app.add_domain(PatchedPythonDomain, override=True)