diff --git a/doc/source/development/contributing.rst b/doc/source/development/contributing.rst index b281c7cfc7d39..61d4a8bcb3205 100644 --- a/doc/source/development/contributing.rst +++ b/doc/source/development/contributing.rst @@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ want to clone your fork to your machine:: git remote add upstream https://github.com/pandas-dev/pandas.git This creates the directory ``pandas-yourname`` and connects your repository to -the upstream (main project) *pandas* repository. +the upstream (main project) pandas repository. Note that performing a shallow clone (with ``--depth==N``, for some ``N`` greater or equal to 1) might break some tests and features as ``pd.show_versions()`` @@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@ using ``.`` as a separator. For example:: will only run the ``GroupByMethods`` benchmark defined in ``groupby.py``. -You can also run the benchmark suite using the version of ``pandas`` +You can also run the benchmark suite using the version of pandas already installed in your current Python environment. This can be useful if you do not have virtualenv or conda, or are using the ``setup.py develop`` approach discussed above; for the in-place build diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.13.0.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.13.0.rst index 3c6b70fb21383..7c5579fc9cf08 100644 --- a/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.13.0.rst +++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.13.0.rst @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ API changes - Text parser now treats anything that reads like inf ("inf", "Inf", "-Inf", "iNf", etc.) as infinity. (:issue:`4220`, :issue:`4219`), affecting ``read_table``, ``read_csv``, etc. -- ``pandas`` now is Python 2/3 compatible without the need for 2to3 thanks to +- pandas now is Python 2/3 compatible without the need for 2to3 thanks to @jtratner. As a result, pandas now uses iterators more extensively. This also led to the introduction of substantive parts of the Benjamin Peterson's ``six`` library into compat. (:issue:`4384`, :issue:`4375`, diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.14.0.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.14.0.rst index f2401c812a979..94091ec555199 100644 --- a/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.14.0.rst +++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.14.0.rst @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ API changes you have a local variable that is *not* a column you must still refer to it with the ``'@'`` prefix. - You can have an expression like ``df.query('@a < a')`` with no complaints - from ``pandas`` about ambiguity of the name ``a``. + from pandas about ambiguity of the name ``a``. - The top-level :func:`pandas.eval` function does not allow you use the ``'@'`` prefix and provides you with an error message telling you so. - ``NameResolutionError`` was removed because it isn't necessary anymore. diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.17.1.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.17.1.rst index 6b0a28ec47568..40155da236860 100644 --- a/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.17.1.rst +++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.17.1.rst @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Version 0.17.1 (November 21, 2015) .. note:: - We are proud to announce that *pandas* has become a sponsored project of the (`NumFOCUS organization`_). This will help ensure the success of development of *pandas* as a world-class open-source project. + We are proud to announce that pandas has become a sponsored project of the (`NumFOCUS organization`_). This will help ensure the success of development of pandas as a world-class open-source project. .. _numfocus organization: http://www.numfocus.org/blog/numfocus-announces-new-fiscally-sponsored-project-pandas diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.18.0.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.18.0.rst index ef5242b0e33c8..c32aa441f9376 100644 --- a/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.18.0.rst +++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.18.0.rst @@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@ Bug fixes - Bug in ``.groupby`` where a ``KeyError`` was not raised for a wrong column if there was only one row in the dataframe (:issue:`11741`) - Bug in ``.read_csv`` with dtype specified on empty data producing an error (:issue:`12048`) - Bug in ``.read_csv`` where strings like ``'2E'`` are treated as valid floats (:issue:`12237`) -- Bug in building *pandas* with debugging symbols (:issue:`12123`) +- Bug in building pandas with debugging symbols (:issue:`12123`) - Removed ``millisecond`` property of ``DatetimeIndex``. This would always raise a ``ValueError`` (:issue:`12019`). diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.23.0.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.23.0.rst index f4caea9d363eb..28147003e952a 100644 --- a/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.23.0.rst +++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.23.0.rst @@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ These bugs were squashed: ``Series.str.cat`` has gained the ``join`` kwarg ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -Previously, :meth:`Series.str.cat` did not -- in contrast to most of ``pandas`` -- align :class:`Series` on their index before concatenation (see :issue:`18657`). +Previously, :meth:`Series.str.cat` did not -- in contrast to most of pandas -- align :class:`Series` on their index before concatenation (see :issue:`18657`). The method has now gained a keyword ``join`` to control the manner of alignment, see examples below and :ref:`here `. In v.0.23 ``join`` will default to None (meaning no alignment), but this default will change to ``'left'`` in a future version of pandas. diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.2.0.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.2.0.rst index a9b4ad2e5374a..b50fd7e39de26 100644 --- a/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.2.0.rst +++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/v1.2.0.rst @@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ Alternatively, you can also use the dtype object: Index/column name preservation when aggregating ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -When aggregating using :meth:`concat` or the :class:`DataFrame` constructor, Pandas +When aggregating using :meth:`concat` or the :class:`DataFrame` constructor, pandas will attempt to preserve index (and column) names whenever possible (:issue:`35847`). In the case where all inputs share a common name, this name will be assigned to the result. When the input names do not all agree, the result will be unnamed. Here is an