Centralize ops kwarg specification
State: closed

Follow-up to #19346, making **kwargs more explicit, documenting how they are chosen, moving one method from `Panel` that belongs in `core.ops`.

- [ ] closes #xxxx
- [ ] tests added / passed
- [ ] passes `git diff upstream/master -u -- "*.py" | flake8 --diff`
- [ ] whatsnew entry


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# [Codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/19396?src=pr&el=h1) Report
> Merging [#19396](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/19396?src=pr&el=desc) into [master](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/commit/d3f7d2a666aa824e2df98083aa5c1fd9bb63252e?src=pr&el=desc) will **increase** coverage by `<.01%`.
> The diff coverage is `95.5%`.

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|---|---|---|
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| #single | `41.76% <55.05%> (ø)` | :arrow_up: |

| [Impacted Files](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/19396?src=pr&el=tree) | Coverage Δ | |
|---|---|---|
| [pandas/core/sparse/array.py](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/19396/diff?src=pr&el=tree#diff-cGFuZGFzL2NvcmUvc3BhcnNlL2FycmF5LnB5) | `91.48% <100%> (-0.34%)` | :arrow_down: |
| [pandas/core/panel.py](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/19396/diff?src=pr&el=tree#diff-cGFuZGFzL2NvcmUvcGFuZWwucHk=) | `97.3% <100%> (+0.34%)` | :arrow_up: |
| [pandas/core/sparse/frame.py](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/19396/diff?src=pr&el=tree#diff-cGFuZGFzL2NvcmUvc3BhcnNlL2ZyYW1lLnB5) | `94.8% <100%> (ø)` | :arrow_up: |
| [pandas/core/sparse/series.py](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/19396/diff?src=pr&el=tree#diff-cGFuZGFzL2NvcmUvc3BhcnNlL3Nlcmllcy5weQ==) | `95.26% <100%> (-0.04%)` | :arrow_down: |
| [pandas/core/ops.py](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/19396/diff?src=pr&el=tree#diff-cGFuZGFzL2NvcmUvb3BzLnB5) | `95.52% <95.18%> (+0.22%)` | :arrow_up: |
| [pandas/core/reshape/merge.py](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/19396/diff?src=pr&el=tree#diff-cGFuZGFzL2NvcmUvcmVzaGFwZS9tZXJnZS5weQ==) | `94.21% <0%> (ø)` | :arrow_up: |
| [pandas/util/testing.py](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/19396/diff?src=pr&el=tree#diff-cGFuZGFzL3V0aWwvdGVzdGluZy5weQ==) | `83.85% <0%> (+0.01%)` | :arrow_up: |
| [pandas/io/parquet.py](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/19396/diff?src=pr&el=tree#diff-cGFuZGFzL2lvL3BhcnF1ZXQucHk=) | `72.07% <0%> (+0.51%)` | :arrow_up: |

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thanks!