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DOC: sample codes should not override Python built-in functions

See original GitHub issue

Pandas version checks

I have checked that the issue still exists on the latest versions of the docs on main here

Location of the documentation

For example, https://pandas.pydata.org/pandas-docs/stable/user_guide/groupby.html#transformation

Alternatively, the built-in methods could be used to produce the same outputs.
max = ts.groupby(lambda x: x.year).transform("max")

min = ts.groupby(lambda x: x.year).transform("min")

max - min

Documentation problem

It is not good that the user guide lists codes that override Python built-in functions.

This is the only part I happened to find, but others may exist in doc. If so, its should be revised as well.

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Created a year ago
Comments:5 (3 by maintainers)

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phoflcommented, Jul 8, 2022

I disagree with that. Having a variable named the same as the argument name associates them with each other in my opinion

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wany-ohcommented, Jul 8, 2022

Sorry, for the duplicate pull request. I didn’t know @wany-oh would take care of it, I just did it in case…

It was almost at the same time. Thank you for the follow up.

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