DOC/API: expose ExtensionArray in public api
State: closed

cc @jorisvandenbossche  do you want to include these in the public API docs? It's nice to have a place to link to I think.

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

Comments:
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| [pandas/api/extensions/\_\_init\_\_.py](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/20795/diff?src=pr&el=tree#diff-cGFuZGFzL2FwaS9leHRlbnNpb25zL19faW5pdF9fLnB5) | `100% <100%> (ø)` | :arrow_up: |
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| [pandas/util/testing.py](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/20795/diff?src=pr&el=tree#diff-cGFuZGFzL3V0aWwvdGVzdGluZy5weQ==) | `84.59% <0%> (-0.21%)` | :arrow_down: |
| [pandas/core/indexes/base.py](https://codecov.io/gh/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/20795/diff?src=pr&el=tree#diff-cGFuZGFzL2NvcmUvaW5kZXhlcy9iYXNlLnB5) | `96.63% <0%> (-0.05%)` | :arrow_down: |
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