WIP: environment.yml encounters import error with pyarrow

[minggli]

#LondonPythonSprints

• closes CI/DOC: pyarrow ImportError when using environment.yml to build the docs #26656
• tests added / passed
• passes git diff upstream/master -u -- "*.py" | flake8 --diff
• whatsnew entry

This issue seems to be ubiquitous, and below link suggest solution:
apache/arrow#2213

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Merging #26670 into master will decrease coverage by <.01%.
The diff coverage is n/a.

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#multiple	90.41% <ø> (ø)	⬆️
#single	41.9% <ø> (-0.12%)	⬇️

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pandas/io/gbq.py	78.94% <0%> (-10.53%)	⬇️
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[datapythonista]

@minggli is this expected to close the issue, or is it just a PR to debug the error in the CI? I guess it's the latter, and I edited the title to start by WIP, so we don't review it until it's finished.

[jreback]

is this actually an issue? why are we specifying transitive dependencies?

[minggli]

@jreback Hi, it appears the import error associated with pyarrow has disappeared on its own presumably due to fix on upstream. closing PR.