v2.1.0
DOC: migrate from sphinx-panels to sphinx-design (#46227)
TST: Use pytest or assert_produces_warnings instead of catch_warnings (#54390)
Backport PR #54633 on branch 2.1.x (DEP: remove python-snappy and brotli as optional dependencies (no longer used)) (#54637)
Backport PR #54838 on branch 2.1.x (Don't expose EA.pad_or_backfill to users + switch to DeprecationWarning) (#54851)
Backport PR #54579 on branch 2.1.x (ENH: Reflect changes from `numpy` namespace refactor Part 3) (#54583)
Backport PR #54856 on branch 2.1.x (BUG: ArrowExtensionArray.factorize with chunked dictionary array) (#54863)
STY: Enable ruff perflint (#54236)