From f29acd538e5ec3c8a8e07bbb2a07d77b2e23a519 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: noatamir <6564007+noatamir@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2022 14:35:56 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Removed gitter from contributing_environment.rst Replaced
 gitter with the contributor community slack and linked to community.rst, for
 the instruction to join the slack

---
 doc/source/development/community.rst                | 2 ++
 doc/source/development/contributing_environment.rst | 3 ++-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/source/development/community.rst b/doc/source/development/community.rst
index 8046090c36e6f..59689a2cf51d1 100644
--- a/doc/source/development/community.rst
+++ b/doc/source/development/community.rst
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ The pandas mailing list `pandas-dev@python.org <mailto://pandas-dev@python
 conversations and to engages people in the wider community who might not
 be active on the issue tracker but we would like to include in discussions.
 
+.. _community.slack:
+
 Community slack
 ---------------
 
diff --git a/doc/source/development/contributing_environment.rst b/doc/source/development/contributing_environment.rst
index c7613b4744719..4a70057cf18e3 100644
--- a/doc/source/development/contributing_environment.rst
+++ b/doc/source/development/contributing_environment.rst
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ installed (or you wish to install a newer version) you can install a compiler
 For other Linux distributions, consult your favorite search engine for
 compiler installation instructions.
 
-Let us know if you have any difficulties by opening an issue or reaching out on `Gitter <https://gitter.im/pydata/pandas/>`_.
+Let us know if you have any difficulties by opening an issue or reaching out on our contributor
+community :ref:`Slack <community.slack>`.
 
 .. _contributing.mamba: