Merge branch 'main' into main

Author: cosmicBboy

.github/CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -193,8 +193,6 @@ New feature issues can be found under the
 [enhancements](https://github.com/pandera-dev/pandera/labels/enhancement) label.
 You can request a feature by creating a new issue [here](https://github.com/pandera-dev/pandera/issues/new?assignees=&labels=enhancement&template=feature_request.md&title=).
 
-(making-pull-requests)=
-
 ### Making Pull Requests
 
 Once your changes are ready to be submitted, make sure to push your changes to

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ A clear and concise description of what the bug is.
 
 - [ ] I have checked that this issue has not already been reported.
 - [ ] I have confirmed this bug exists on the latest version of pandera.
-- [ ] (optional) I have confirmed this bug exists on the master branch of pandera.
+- [ ] (optional) I have confirmed this bug exists on the main branch of pandera.
 
 **Note**: Please read [this guide](https://matthewrocklin.com/blog/work/2018/02/28/minimal-bug-reports) detailing how to provide the necessary information for us to reproduce your bug.
 
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.
 #### Desktop (please complete the following information):
 
  - OS: [e.g. iOS]
- - Browser [e.g. chrome, safari]
- - Version [e.g. 22]
+ - Browser: [e.g. chrome, safari]
+ - Version: [e.g. 22]
 
 #### Screenshots
 If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem.

.github/workflows/ci-tests.yml

@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ jobs:
         exclude:
         - python-version: "3.8"
           pandas-version: "2.2.0"
+        - python-version: "3.11"
+          pandas-version: "1.5.3"
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -166,31 +168,28 @@ jobs:
         run: nox ${{ env.NOX_FLAGS }} --session "tests(extra='geopandas', pydantic='${{ matrix.pydantic-version }}', python='${{ matrix.python-version }}', pandas='${{ matrix.pandas-version }}')"
 
       - name: Unit Tests - Dask
-        if: ${{ matrix.pandas-version == '1.5.3' }}
         run: nox ${{ env.NOX_FLAGS }} --session "tests(extra='dask', pydantic='${{ matrix.pydantic-version }}', python='${{ matrix.python-version }}', pandas='${{ matrix.pandas-version }}')"
 
       - name: Unit Tests - Pyspark
-        if: ${{ matrix.os != 'windows-latest' && matrix.pandas-version == '1.5.3' }}
         run: nox ${{ env.NOX_FLAGS }} --session "tests(extra='pyspark', pydantic='${{ matrix.pydantic-version }}', python='${{ matrix.python-version }}', pandas='${{ matrix.pandas-version }}')"
 
       - name: Unit Tests - Modin-Dask
-        if: ${{ matrix.pandas-version == '1.5.3' }}
         run: nox ${{ env.NOX_FLAGS }} --session "tests(extra='modin-dask', pydantic='${{ matrix.pydantic-version }}', python='${{ matrix.python-version }}', pandas='${{ matrix.pandas-version }}')"
 
       - name: Unit Tests - Modin-Ray
         # ray CI issues with the following:
         # - windows, python 3.10
         # Tracking issue: https://github.com/modin-project/modin/issues/5466
-        if: ${{ matrix.os != 'windows-latest' && matrix.pandas-version == '1.5.3' }}
+        if: ${{ matrix.os != 'windows-latest' }}
         run: nox ${{ env.NOX_FLAGS }} --session "tests(extra='modin-ray', pydantic='${{ matrix.pydantic-version }}', python='${{ matrix.python-version }}', pandas='${{ matrix.pandas-version }}')"
 
       - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
 
       - name: Check Docstrings
-        if: ${{ matrix.os != 'windows-latest' && matrix.python-version == '3.11' && matrix.pandas-version == '2.0.3' }}
+        if: ${{ matrix.os != 'windows-latest' && matrix.python-version == '3.11' && matrix.pandas-version == '2.2.0' }}
         run: nox ${{ env.NOX_FLAGS }} --session doctests
 
       - name: Check Docs
-        if: ${{ matrix.os != 'windows-latest' && matrix.python-version == '3.11' && matrix.pydantic-version == '2.0.3' }}
+        if: ${{ matrix.os != 'windows-latest' && matrix.python-version == '3.11' && matrix.pydantic-version == '2.2.0' }}
         run: nox ${{ env.NOX_FLAGS }} --session docs

README.md

@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ This is useful in production-critical or reproducible research settings. With
    properties of columns in a `DataFrame` or values in a `Series`.
 1. Perform more complex statistical validation like
    [hypothesis testing](https://pandera.readthedocs.io/en/stable/hypothesis.html#hypothesis).
+1. [Parse](https://pandera.readthedocs.io/en/stable/parsers.html) data to standardize
+   the preprocessing steps needed to produce valid data.
 1. Seamlessly integrate with existing data analysis/processing pipelines
    via [function decorators](https://pandera.readthedocs.io/en/stable/decorators.html#decorators).
 1. Define dataframe models with the