diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c41e6d94..48c4ecc9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 *.pyc
 
 build
+_build
 dist
 *.egg-info
 
diff --git a/doc/exec.py b/doc/exec.py
index 1d227ff7..984727b7 100644
--- a/doc/exec.py
+++ b/doc/exec.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 except ImportError:
     from io import StringIO
 
-from sphinx.util.compat import Directive
+from docutils.parsers.rst import Directive
 from docutils import nodes, statemachine
 
 class ExecDirective(Directive):
diff --git a/ivi/ivi.py b/ivi/ivi.py
index 5a64bdaa..6cc502e2 100644
--- a/ivi/ivi.py
+++ b/ivi/ivi.py
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ def count(self):
 
 class IviContainer(PropertyCollection):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(IviContainer, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        super(IviContainer, self).__init__()
 
     def _add_attribute(self, name, attr, doc = None):
         cur_obj = self