PR feedback: issue reference and whatsnew

Author: AndrewEckart

doc/source/whatsnew/v1.4.0.rst

@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ Other enhancements
 - :meth:`DataFrame.__pos__`, :meth:`DataFrame.__neg__` now retain ``ExtensionDtype`` dtypes (:issue:`43883`)
 - The error raised when an optional dependency can't be imported now includes the original exception, for easier investigation (:issue:`43882`)
 - Added :meth:`.ExponentialMovingWindow.sum` (:issue:`13297`)
+- :meth:`Categorical.value_counts` now supports the argument ``observed`` (:issue:`43498`)
 
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pandas/tests/extension/test_categorical.py

@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ def test_value_counts(self, all_data, dropna):
         return super().test_value_counts(all_data, dropna)
 
     def test_value_counts_observed(self, data):
+        # GH 43498
+        # When observed=True is passed, unobserved categories should be omitted
         data = data.add_categories(["#", "?"])  # Add some unobserved categories
         series = pd.Series(data, dtype=data.categories.dtype)
         result = data.value_counts(observed=True).sort_index()