Improvements to Pandas-to-Iris bridge

docs/src/conf.py

@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ def _dotv(version):
     "numpy": ("https://numpy.org/doc/stable/", None),
     "python": ("https://docs.python.org/3/", None),
     "scipy": ("https://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy/", None),
+    "pandas": ("https://pandas.pydata.org/docs/", None),
 }
 
 # The name of the Pygments (syntax highlighting) style to use.

lib/iris/__init__.py

@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ def callback(cube, field, filename):
 class Future(threading.local):
     """Run-time configuration controller."""
 
-    def __init__(self, datum_support=False):
+    def __init__(self, datum_support=False, pandas_ndim=False):
         """
         A container for run-time options controls.
 
@@ -166,13 +166,14 @@ def __init__(self, datum_support=False):
         #
         # self.__dict__['example_future_flag'] = example_future_flag
         self.__dict__["datum_support"] = datum_support
+        self.__dict__["pandas_ndim"] = pandas_ndim
 
     def __repr__(self):
 
         # msg = ('Future(example_future_flag={})')
         # return msg.format(self.example_future_flag)
-        msg = "Future(datum_support={})"
-        return msg.format(self.datum_support)
+        msg = "Future(datum_support={}, pandas_ndim={})"
+        return msg.format(self.datum_support, self.pandas_ndim)
 
     # deprecated_options = {'example_future_flag': 'warning',}
     deprecated_options = {}