CLN: Cleanup top-level pandas namespace
State: closed

Drops the following:

* `pd.pnow`
* `pd.match`
* `pd.groupby`
* `pd.get_store`

As well as:

* `pd.Expr`
* `pd.Term`

xref #15538.
xref #15940.


Labels:
name: API Design
name: Deprecate
description: Functionality to remove in pandas
name: Clean

Comments:
Hello @gfyoung! Thanks for submitting the PR.

 - There are no PEP8 issues in the file [`pandas/core/api.py`](https://github.com/gfyoung/pandas/blob/67c908d3c3a6ad1ad024887f0395373802a93c9b/pandas/core/api.py) !

 - There are no PEP8 issues in the file [`pandas/core/computation/api.py`](https://github.com/gfyoung/pandas/blob/67c908d3c3a6ad1ad024887f0395373802a93c9b/pandas/core/computation/api.py) !

 - There are no PEP8 issues in the file [`pandas/core/indexes/period.py`](https://github.com/gfyoung/pandas/blob/67c908d3c3a6ad1ad024887f0395373802a93c9b/pandas/core/indexes/period.py) !

 - There are no PEP8 issues in the file [`pandas/io/api.py`](https://github.com/gfyoung/pandas/blob/67c908d3c3a6ad1ad024887f0395373802a93c9b/pandas/io/api.py) !

 - There are no PEP8 issues in the file [`pandas/io/pytables.py`](https://github.com/gfyoung/pandas/blob/67c908d3c3a6ad1ad024887f0395373802a93c9b/pandas/io/pytables.py) !

 - There are no PEP8 issues in the file [`pandas/tests/api/test_api.py`](https://github.com/gfyoung/pandas/blob/67c908d3c3a6ad1ad024887f0395373802a93c9b/pandas/tests/api/test_api.py) !

 - There are no PEP8 issues in the file [`pandas/tests/io/test_pytables.py`](https://github.com/gfyoung/pandas/blob/67c908d3c3a6ad1ad024887f0395373802a93c9b/pandas/tests/io/test_pytables.py) !

 - There are no PEP8 issues in the file [`pandas/tests/scalar/period/test_period.py`](https://github.com/gfyoung/pandas/blob/67c908d3c3a6ad1ad024887f0395373802a93c9b/pandas/tests/scalar/period/test_period.py) !


# [Codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/23380?src=pr&el=h1) Report
> Merging [#23380](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/23380?src=pr&el=desc) into [master](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/commit/f662c5f2a7b392ee96a43f055073c8523f8f0339?src=pr&el=desc) will **decrease** coverage by `<.01%`.
> The diff coverage is `100%`.

[![Impacted file tree graph](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/23380/graphs/tree.svg?width=650&token=eZ4WkYLtcO&height=150&src=pr)](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/23380?src=pr&el=tree)

```diff
@@            Coverage Diff             @@
##           master   #23380      +/-   ##
==========================================
- Coverage   92.22%   92.22%   -0.01%     
==========================================
  Files         169      169              
  Lines       51261    51236      -25     
==========================================
- Hits        47277    47252      -25     
  Misses       3984     3984
```

| Flag | Coverage Δ | |
|---|---|---|
| #multiple | `90.66% <100%> (-0.01%)` | :arrow_down: |
| #single | `42.23% <100%> (ø)` | :arrow_up: |

| [Impacted Files](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/23380?src=pr&el=tree) | Coverage Δ | |
|---|---|---|
| [pandas/core/indexes/period.py](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/23380/diff?src=pr&el=tree#diff-cGFuZGFzL2NvcmUvaW5kZXhlcy9wZXJpb2QucHk=) | `92.22% <ø> (-0.06%)` | :arrow_down: |
| [pandas/io/pytables.py](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/23380/diff?src=pr&el=tree#diff-cGFuZGFzL2lvL3B5dGFibGVzLnB5) | `92.43% <ø> (-0.01%)` | :arrow_down: |
| [pandas/core/computation/api.py](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/23380/diff?src=pr&el=tree#diff-cGFuZGFzL2NvcmUvY29tcHV0YXRpb24vYXBpLnB5) | `100% <ø> (ø)` | :arrow_up: |
| [pandas/io/api.py](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/23380/diff?src=pr&el=tree#diff-cGFuZGFzL2lvL2FwaS5weQ==) | `100% <100%> (ø)` | :arrow_up: |
| [pandas/core/api.py](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/23380/diff?src=pr&el=tree#diff-cGFuZGFzL2NvcmUvYXBpLnB5) | `100% <100%> (ø)` | :arrow_up: |

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thanks @gfyoung