Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/main' into dep_excel_fix

# Conflicts:
#	doc/source/whatsnew/v2.0.0.rst

Author: phofl

doc/redirects.csv

@@ -637,7 +637,6 @@ generated/pandas.Index.argmax,../reference/api/pandas.Index.argmax
 generated/pandas.Index.argmin,../reference/api/pandas.Index.argmin
 generated/pandas.Index.argsort,../reference/api/pandas.Index.argsort
 generated/pandas.Index.array,../reference/api/pandas.Index.array
-generated/pandas.Index.asi8,../reference/api/pandas.Index.asi8
 generated/pandas.Index.asof,../reference/api/pandas.Index.asof
 generated/pandas.Index.asof_locs,../reference/api/pandas.Index.asof_locs
 generated/pandas.Index.astype,../reference/api/pandas.Index.astype
@@ -662,7 +661,6 @@ generated/pandas.Index.get_indexer_non_unique,../reference/api/pandas.Index.get_
 generated/pandas.Index.get_level_values,../reference/api/pandas.Index.get_level_values
 generated/pandas.Index.get_loc,../reference/api/pandas.Index.get_loc
 generated/pandas.Index.get_slice_bound,../reference/api/pandas.Index.get_slice_bound
-generated/pandas.Index.get_value,../reference/api/pandas.Index.get_value
 generated/pandas.Index.groupby,../reference/api/pandas.Index.groupby
 generated/pandas.Index.has_duplicates,../reference/api/pandas.Index.has_duplicates
 generated/pandas.Index.hasnans,../reference/api/pandas.Index.hasnans
@@ -681,15 +679,13 @@ generated/pandas.Index.isin,../reference/api/pandas.Index.isin
 generated/pandas.Index.is_integer,../reference/api/pandas.Index.is_integer
 generated/pandas.Index.is_interval,../reference/api/pandas.Index.is_interval
 generated/pandas.Index.is_lexsorted_for_tuple,../reference/api/pandas.Index.is_lexsorted_for_tuple
-generated/pandas.Index.is_mixed,../reference/api/pandas.Index.is_mixed
 generated/pandas.Index.is_monotonic_decreasing,../reference/api/pandas.Index.is_monotonic_decreasing
 generated/pandas.Index.is_monotonic,../reference/api/pandas.Index.is_monotonic
 generated/pandas.Index.is_monotonic_increasing,../reference/api/pandas.Index.is_monotonic_increasing
 generated/pandas.Index.isna,../reference/api/pandas.Index.isna
 generated/pandas.Index.isnull,../reference/api/pandas.Index.isnull
 generated/pandas.Index.is_numeric,../reference/api/pandas.Index.is_numeric
 generated/pandas.Index.is_object,../reference/api/pandas.Index.is_object
-generated/pandas.Index.is_type_compatible,../reference/api/pandas.Index.is_type_compatible
 generated/pandas.Index.is_unique,../reference/api/pandas.Index.is_unique
 generated/pandas.Index.item,../reference/api/pandas.Index.item
 generated/pandas.Index.join,../reference/api/pandas.Index.join

doc/source/development/community.rst

@@ -77,18 +77,18 @@ Any community member can open issues to:
 - Ask questions, e.g. "I noticed the behavior of a certain function
   changed between versions. Is this expected?".
 
-    Ideally your questions should be related to how pandas work rather
+    Ideally, your questions should be related to how pandas works rather
     than how you use pandas. `StackOverflow <https://stackoverflow.com/>`_ is
     better suited for answering usage questions, and we ask that all usage
-    questions are first asked on StackOverflow. Thank you for respecting are
+    questions are first asked on StackOverflow. Thank you for respecting our
     time and wishes. 🙇
 
 Maintainers and frequent contributors might also open issues to discuss the
 ongoing development of the project. For example:
 
 - Report issues with the CI, GitHub Actions, or the performance of pandas
 - Open issues relating to the internals
-- Start roadmap discussion aligning on proposals what to do in future
+- Start roadmap discussion aligning on proposals for what to do in future
   releases or changes to the API.
 - Open issues relating to the project's website, logo, or governance
 
@@ -97,9 +97,11 @@ The developer mailing list
 
 The pandas mailing list `[email protected] <mailto://pandas-dev@python
 .org>`_ is used for long form
-conversations and to engages people in the wider community who might not
+conversations and to engage people in the wider community who might not
 be active on the issue tracker but we would like to include in discussions.
 
+.. _community.slack:
+
 Community slack
 ---------------
 
@@ -112,6 +114,6 @@ mailing list or GitHub.
 If this sounds like the right place for you, you are welcome to join! Email us
 at `[email protected] <mailto://[email protected]>`_ and let us
 know that you read and agree to our `Code of Conduct <https://pandas.pydata.org/community/coc.html>`_
-😉 to get an invite. And please remember the slack is not meant to replace the
+😉 to get an invite. And please remember that slack is not meant to replace the
 mailing list or issue tracker - all important announcements and conversations
 should still happen there.

doc/source/development/contributing.rst

@@ -45,8 +45,13 @@ assigned issues, since people may not be working in them anymore. If you want to
 that is assigned, feel free to kindly ask the current assignee if you can take it
 (please allow at least a week of inactivity before considering work in the issue discontinued).
 
-Feel free to ask questions on the `mailing list
-<https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/pydata>`_ or on `Gitter`_.
+We have several :ref:`contributor community <community>` communication channels, which you are
+welcome to join, and ask questions as you figure things out. Among them are regular meetings for
+new contributors, dev meetings, a dev mailing list, and a slack for the contributor community.
+All pandas contributors are welcome to these spaces, where they can connect with each other. Even
+maintainers who have been with us for a long time felt just like you when they started out, and
+are happy to welcome you and support you as you get to know how we work, and where things are.
+Take a look at the next sections to learn more.
 
 .. _contributing.bug_reports:
 
@@ -346,8 +351,6 @@ The branch will still exist on GitHub, so to delete it there do::
 
     git push origin --delete shiny-new-feature
 
-.. _Gitter: https://gitter.im/pydata/pandas
-
 
 Tips for a successful pull request
 ==================================

doc/source/development/contributing_environment.rst

@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ installed (or you wish to install a newer version) you can install a compiler
 For other Linux distributions, consult your favorite search engine for
 compiler installation instructions.
 
-Let us know if you have any difficulties by opening an issue or reaching out on `Gitter <https://gitter.im/pydata/pandas/>`_.
+Let us know if you have any difficulties by opening an issue or reaching out on our contributor
+community :ref:`Slack <community.slack>`.
 
 .. _contributing.mamba: