DOC: update attribute access docs for Series/Panel access

Author: jreback

doc/source/indexing.rst

@@ -174,14 +174,33 @@ Attribute Access
 
 .. _indexing.df_cols:
 
-You may access a column on a ``DataFrame``, and a item on a ``Panel`` directly
+You may access an index on a ``Series``, column on a ``DataFrame``, and a item on a ``Panel`` directly
 as an attribute:
 
 .. ipython:: python
 
-   df.A
+   sa = Series([1,2,3],index=list('abc'))
+   dfa = df.copy()
+
+.. ipython:: python
+
+   sa.b
+   dfa.A
    panel.one
 
+Setting is allowed as well
+
+.. ipython:: python
+
+   sa.a = 5
+   sa
+   dfa.A = list(range(len(dfa.index)))
+   dfa
+
+.. warning::
+
+   You can use this convience access only if the index element is a valid python string, e.g. ``s.1`` is not allowed.
+
 If you are using the IPython environment, you may also use tab-completion to
 see these accessable attributes.
 

doc/source/release.rst

@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ See :ref:`Internal Refactoring<whatsnew_0130.refactoring>`
 - ``Series.copy`` no longer accepts the ``order`` parameter and is now consistent with ``NDFrame`` copy
 - Refactor ``rename`` methods to core/generic.py; fixes ``Series.rename`` for (:issue:`4605`), and adds ``rename``
   with the same signature for ``Panel``
+- Series (for index) / Panel (for items) now as attribute access to its elements  (:issue:`1903`)
 
 **Experimental Features**
 

doc/source/v0.13.0.txt

@@ -247,6 +247,14 @@ and behaviors. Series formerly subclassed directly from ``ndarray``. (:issue:`40
 - ``Series.copy`` no longer accepts the ``order`` parameter and is now consistent with ``NDFrame`` copy
 - Refactor ``rename`` methods to core/generic.py; fixes ``Series.rename`` for (:issue`4605`), and adds ``rename``
   with the same signature for ``Panel``
+- ``Series`` (for index) / ``Panel`` (for items) now allow attribute access to its elements  (:issue:`1903`)
+
+  .. ipython:: python
+
+     s = Series([1,2,3],index=list('abc'))
+     s.b
+     s.a = 5
+     s
 
 Bug Fixes
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