ENH: Add Alpine to CI

[WillAyd]

Feature Type

• Adding new functionality to pandas

• Changing existing functionality in pandas

• Removing existing functionality in pandas

Problem Description

We have historically had some bug reports come from Alpine users but have never tested that platform in the past. Now that we have an open source Docker account we should be able to create an Alpine image for testing use

Related to #50046

Feature Description

see description

Alternative Solutions

I don't believe GH actions has an alpine image, but if it does that could work too

Additional Context

No response

[lithomas1]

I don't think we should commit to this until numpy tests Alpine in their CI.

IIRC, we do have a good chunk of users on Alpine. I think I ran the stats a couple of months back, and they were one of the most common platforms installing from sdist.

[WillAyd]

Yea my guess is Alpine will be the container of choice for any deployments of pandas within lambda functions

[kostyafarber]

Should we open an issue in nummy asking them to add Alpine to their CI?

[WillAyd]

Sure that would be awesome @kostyafarber

[kostyafarber]

@WillAyd numpy have closed the issue so I guess we can start making tracks on this now

[WillAyd]

Awesome!

[kostyafarber]

Happy to assist on this if needed. Pointing towards any resources/instructions would be helpful.