From 171b9019b8ecd082f1671eecdb93a8ab3509925f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Melissa DeLucchi <113376043+delucchi-cmu@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 12:56:41 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Documentation improvements. (#445)

---
 docs/conf.py                    | 7 ++++++-
 docs/getting_started.rst        | 2 +-
 docs/index.rst                  | 3 ++-
 docs/requirements.txt           | 1 +
 src/hats/io/parquet_metadata.py | 2 +-
 5 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 9ec5d6ab..e33299d2 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -24,7 +24,12 @@
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#general-configuration
 
-extensions = ["sphinx.ext.mathjax", "sphinx.ext.napoleon", "sphinx.ext.viewcode"]
+extensions = [
+    "sphinx.ext.mathjax",
+    "sphinx.ext.napoleon",
+    "sphinx.ext.viewcode",
+    "sphinx_design",
+]
 
 extensions.append("autoapi.extension")
 extensions.append("nbsphinx")
diff --git a/docs/getting_started.rst b/docs/getting_started.rst
index 61507ae5..924ed43e 100644
--- a/docs/getting_started.rst
+++ b/docs/getting_started.rst
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ The latest release version of HATS is available to install with `pip <https://py
                 pyenv virtualenv 3.11 hats_env
                 pyenv local hats_env
 
-    We recommend Python versions **>=3.9, <=3.12**.
+    We recommend Python versions **>=3.10, <=3.12**.
 
 HATS can also be installed from source on `GitHub <https://github.com/astronomy-commons/hats>`_.
 
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index 8f43a115..39ecf4e5 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ Getting Started
 For the most part, we recommend accessing and processing HATS data using the `LSDB package
 <https://github.com/astronomy-commons/lsdb>`_ framework. LSDB provides a variety of utility
 functions as well as a lazy, distributed execution framework using Dask. However if you are are
-interested in using just the HATS package, you can find installation instructions at the :ref:`getting started page<getting_started>`
+interested in using just the HATS package, you can find installation instructions at the 
+:doc:`getting started page</getting_started>`.
 
 Acknowledgements
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
index b5ae1918..82aee704 100644
--- a/docs/requirements.txt
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ sphinx
 sphinx-autoapi
 sphinx-copybutton
 sphinx-book-theme
+sphinx-design
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/hats/io/parquet_metadata.py b/src/hats/io/parquet_metadata.py
index ea42aaca..3b1f4ece 100644
--- a/src/hats/io/parquet_metadata.py
+++ b/src/hats/io/parquet_metadata.py
@@ -276,5 +276,5 @@ def aggregate_column_statistics(
             "max_value": stats_lists[1],
             "null_count": stats_lists[2],
         }
-    )
+    ).set_index("column_names")
     return frame