Building the docs with sphinx 2.4 and the latest python3-breathe (3.14.1) seems to work fine (-ish; 8 warnings, no errors). I don't think the problem can be fixed in libmypaint's sphinx configuration.
- Bug#955099: libmypaint: FTBFS with Sphinx 2.4: TypeError: p... Lucas Nussbaum
- Bug#955099: libmypaint: FTBFS with Sphinx 2.4: TypeErr... Jesper Lloyd