Merge branch '4.1.x' into 9456_revert_9129

CHANGES

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Bugs fixed
   with the HEAD of 3.10
 * #9490: autodoc: Some objects under ``typing`` module are not displayed well
   with the HEAD of 3.10
+* #9436, #9471: autodoc: crashed if ``autodoc_class_signature = "separated"``
 * #9456: html search: html_copy_source can't control the search summaries
 * #9435: linkcheck: Failed to check anchors in github.com
 

sphinx/ext/autodoc/__init__.py

@@ -257,6 +257,9 @@ def process(app: Sphinx, what_: str, name: str, obj: Any, options: Any, lines: L
 # But we define this class here to keep compatibility (see #4538)
 class Options(dict):
     """A dict/attribute hybrid that returns None on nonexisting keys."""
+    def copy(self) -> "Options":
+        return Options(super().copy())
+
     def __getattr__(self, name: str) -> Any:
         try:
             return self[name.replace('_', '-')]
@@ -1445,9 +1448,11 @@ def __init__(self, *args: Any) -> None:
         super().__init__(*args)
 
         if self.config.autodoc_class_signature == 'separated':
+            self.options = self.options.copy()
+
             # show __init__() method
             if self.options.special_members is None:
-                self.options['special-members'] = {'__new__', '__init__'}
+                self.options['special-members'] = ['__new__', '__init__']
             else:
                 self.options.special_members.append('__new__')
                 self.options.special_members.append('__init__')