DOC: Improve pull request template and contributing_codebase.rst

.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

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-- [ ] closes #xxxx
-- [ ] tests added / passed
-- [ ] Ensure all linting tests pass, see [here](https://pandas.pydata.org/pandas-docs/dev/development/contributing_codebase.html#pre-commit) for how to run them
-- [ ] whatsnew entry
+- [ ] closes #xxxx (Replace xxxx with the Github issue number)
+- [ ] [Tests added and passed](https://pandas.pydata.org/pandas-docs/dev/development/contributing_codebase.html#writing-tests) if fixing a bug or adding a new feature
+- [ ] All [code checks passed](https://pandas.pydata.org/pandas-docs/dev/development/contributing_codebase.html#pre-commit).
+- [ ] Added an entry in the latest `doc/source/whatsnew/vX.X.X.rst` file if fixing a bug or adding a new feature.

doc/source/development/code_style.rst

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 .. contents:: Table of contents:
    :local:
 
-pandas follows the `PEP8 <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/>`_
-standard and uses `Black <https://black.readthedocs.io/en/stable/>`_
-and `Flake8 <https://flake8.pycqa.org/en/latest/>`_ to ensure a
-consistent code format throughout the project. We encourage you to use
-:ref:`pre-commit <contributing.pre-commit>` to automatically run ``black``,
-``flake8``, ``isort``, and related code checks when you make a git commit.
-
 Patterns
 ========
 
 We use a ``flake8`` plugin, `pandas-dev-flaker <https://github.com/pandas-dev/pandas-dev-flaker>`_, to
 check our codebase for unwanted patterns. See its ``README`` for the up-to-date list of rules we enforce.
 
-Testing
-=======
-
-Failing tests
---------------
-
-See https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/how-to/skipping.html for background.
-
-Do not use ``pytest.xfail``
----------------------------
-
-Do not use this method. It has the same behavior as ``pytest.skip``, namely
-it immediately stops the test and does not check if the test will fail. If
-this is the behavior you desire, use ``pytest.skip`` instead.
-
-Using ``pytest.mark.xfail``
----------------------------
-
-Use this method if a test is known to fail but the manner in which it fails
-is not meant to be captured. It is common to use this method for a test that
-exhibits buggy behavior or a non-implemented feature. If
-the failing test has flaky behavior, use the argument ``strict=False``. This
-will make it so pytest does not fail if the test happens to pass.
-
-Prefer the decorator ``@pytest.mark.xfail`` and the argument ``pytest.param``
-over usage within a test so that the test is appropriately marked during the
-collection phase of pytest. For xfailing a test that involves multiple
-parameters, a fixture, or a combination of these, it is only possible to
-xfail during the testing phase. To do so, use the ``request`` fixture:
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    import pytest
-
-    def test_xfail(request):
-        mark = pytest.mark.xfail(raises=TypeError, reason="Indicate why here")
-        request.node.add_marker(mark)
-
-xfail is not to be used for tests involving failure due to invalid user arguments.
-For these tests, we need to verify the correct exception type and error message
-is being raised, using ``pytest.raises`` instead.
-
 Miscellaneous
 =============