DOC: removes references to warn on collision

Author: deniederhut

doc/source/indexing.rst

@@ -279,21 +279,6 @@ new column. In 0.21.0 and later, this will raise a ``UserWarning``:
     1  2.0
     2  3.0
 
-Similarly, it is possible to create a column with a name which collides with one of Pandas's
-built-in methods or attributes, which can cause confusion later when attempting to access
-that column as an attribute. This behavior now warns:
-
-.. code-block:: ipython
-
-    In[4]: df['sum'] = [5., 7., 9.]
-    UserWarning: Column name 'sum' collides with a built-in method, which will cause unexpected attribute behavior
-    In[5]: df.sum
-    Out[5]:
-    <bound method DataFrame.sum of    one  sum
-    0  1.0  5.0
-    1  2.0  7.0
-    2  3.0  9.0>
-
 Slicing ranges
 --------------
 

doc/source/whatsnew/v0.21.0.txt

@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ Improved warnings when attempting to create columns
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 New users are often flummoxed by the relationship between column operations and attribute
-access on ``DataFrame`` instances (:issue:`5904` & :issue:`7175`). Two specific instances
-of this confusion include attempting to create a new column by setting into an attribute:
+access on ``DataFrame`` instances (:issue:`7175`). One specific instance
+of this confusion is attempting to create a new column by setting into an attribute:
 
 .. code-block:: ipython
 
@@ -86,25 +86,7 @@ This does not raise any obvious exceptions, but also does not create a new colum
   1  2.0
   2  3.0
 
-The second source of confusion is creating a column whose name collides with a method or
-attribute already in the instance namespace:
-
-.. code-block:: ipython
-
-  In[4]: df['sum'] = [5., 7., 9.]
-
-This does not permit that column to be accessed as an attribute:
-
-.. code-block:: ipython
-
-  In[5]: df.sum
-  Out[5]:
-  <bound method DataFrame.sum of    one  sum
-  0  1.0  5.0
-  1  2.0  7.0
-  2  3.0  9.0>
-
-Both of these now raise a ``UserWarning`` about the potential for unexpected behavior. See :ref:`Attribute Access <indexing.attribute_access>`.
+Setting a list-like data structure into a new attribute now raise a ``UserWarning`` about the potential for unexpected behavior. See :ref:`Attribute Access <indexing.attribute_access>`.
 
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