diff --git a/doc/source/development/extending.rst b/doc/source/development/extending.rst index 5347aab2c731a..c7286616672b9 100644 --- a/doc/source/development/extending.rst +++ b/doc/source/development/extending.rst @@ -74,10 +74,11 @@ applies only to certain dtypes. Extension types --------------- -.. warning:: +.. note:: - The :class:`pandas.api.extensions.ExtensionDtype` and :class:`pandas.api.extensions.ExtensionArray` APIs are new and - experimental. They may change between versions without warning. + The :class:`pandas.api.extensions.ExtensionDtype` and :class:`pandas.api.extensions.ExtensionArray` APIs were + experimental prior to pandas 1.5. Starting with version 1.5, future changes will follow + the :ref:`pandas deprecation policy `. pandas defines an interface for implementing data types and arrays that *extend* NumPy's type system. pandas itself uses the extension system for some types