DOC: Various EA docs
State: closed

Closes https://github.com/pandas-dev/pandas/issues/20668


Labels:
name: Docs
name: ExtensionArray
description: Extending pandas with custom dtypes or arrays.

Comments:
BTW, I see some other docs changes (re: Python 2.7 support) that aren't quite pertinent to `ExtensionArray`, but they're minor enough that they should be fine.
# [Codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/20707?src=pr&el=h1) Report
> Merging [#20707](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/20707?src=pr&el=desc) into [master](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/commit/7f7f3d49bba842881b5f26a4fe973a6f3eca8757?src=pr&el=desc) will **increase** coverage by `0.01%`.
> The diff coverage is `n/a`.

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```diff
@@            Coverage Diff             @@
##           master   #20707      +/-   ##
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+ Coverage   91.81%   91.82%   +0.01%     
==========================================
  Files         153      153              
  Lines       49279    49307      +28     
==========================================
+ Hits        45245    45276      +31     
+ Misses       4034     4031       -3
```

| Flag | Coverage Δ | |
|---|---|---|
| #multiple | `90.21% <ø> (+0.01%)` | :arrow_up: |
| #single | `41.89% <ø> (-0.02%)` | :arrow_down: |

| [Impacted Files](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/20707?src=pr&el=tree) | Coverage Δ | |
|---|---|---|
| [pandas/core/arrays/base.py](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/20707/diff?src=pr&el=tree#diff-cGFuZGFzL2NvcmUvYXJyYXlzL2Jhc2UucHk=) | `84.14% <ø> (ø)` | :arrow_up: |
| [pandas/core/arrays/categorical.py](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/20707/diff?src=pr&el=tree#diff-cGFuZGFzL2NvcmUvYXJyYXlzL2NhdGVnb3JpY2FsLnB5) | `95.78% <0%> (-0.41%)` | :arrow_down: |
| [pandas/io/pytables.py](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/20707/diff?src=pr&el=tree#diff-cGFuZGFzL2lvL3B5dGFibGVzLnB5) | `92.41% <0%> (-0.05%)` | :arrow_down: |
| [pandas/core/internals.py](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/20707/diff?src=pr&el=tree#diff-cGFuZGFzL2NvcmUvaW50ZXJuYWxzLnB5) | `95.53% <0%> (-0.01%)` | :arrow_down: |
| [pandas/core/groupby/groupby.py](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/20707/diff?src=pr&el=tree#diff-cGFuZGFzL2NvcmUvZ3JvdXBieS9ncm91cGJ5LnB5) | `92.55% <0%> (ø)` | :arrow_up: |
| [pandas/core/indexes/datetimelike.py](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/20707/diff?src=pr&el=tree#diff-cGFuZGFzL2NvcmUvaW5kZXhlcy9kYXRldGltZWxpa2UucHk=) | `96.72% <0%> (ø)` | :arrow_up: |
| [pandas/core/generic.py](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/20707/diff?src=pr&el=tree#diff-cGFuZGFzL2NvcmUvZ2VuZXJpYy5weQ==) | `95.94% <0%> (ø)` | :arrow_up: |
| [pandas/core/frame.py](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/20707/diff?src=pr&el=tree#diff-cGFuZGFzL2NvcmUvZnJhbWUucHk=) | `97.16% <0%> (ø)` | :arrow_up: |
| [pandas/core/window.py](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/20707/diff?src=pr&el=tree#diff-cGFuZGFzL2NvcmUvd2luZG93LnB5) | `96.29% <0%> (+0.02%)` | :arrow_up: |
| ... and [4 more](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/20707/diff?src=pr&el=tree-more) | |

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thanks @TomAugspurger