docs: update docstrings to clarify TableProvider references

Author: kosiew

python/datafusion/context.py

@@ -747,17 +747,18 @@ def register_view(self, name: str, df: DataFrame) -> None:
     def register_table(
         self, name: str, table: Table | TableProvider | TableProviderExportable
     ) -> None:
-        """Register a :py:class:`~datafusion.catalog.Table` or ``TableProvider``.
+        """Register a :py:class:`~datafusion.catalog.Table` or
+        :py:class:`~datafusion.TableProvider`.
 
         The registered table can be referenced from SQL statements executed against
         this context.
 
         Plain :py:class:`~datafusion.dataframe.DataFrame` objects are not supported;
         convert them first with :meth:`datafusion.dataframe.DataFrame.into_view` or
-        :meth:`datafusion.catalog.TableProvider.from_dataframe`.
+        :meth:`datafusion.TableProvider.from_dataframe`.
 
         Objects implementing ``__datafusion_table_provider__`` are also supported
-        and treated as :class:`~datafusion.catalog.TableProvider` instances.
+        and treated as :py:class:`~datafusion.TableProvider` instances.
 
         Args:
             name: Name of the resultant table.
@@ -795,7 +796,7 @@ def register_table_provider(
         Deprecated: use :meth:`register_table` instead.
 
         Objects implementing ``__datafusion_table_provider__`` are also supported
-        and treated as :class:`~datafusion.catalog.TableProvider` instances.
+        and treated as :py:class:`~datafusion.TableProvider` instances.
         """
         warnings.warn(
             "register_table_provider is deprecated; use register_table",

python/datafusion/dataframe.py

@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ def into_view(self) -> TableProvider:
 
         This is the preferred way to obtain a view for
         :py:meth:`~datafusion.context.SessionContext.register_table`.
-        ``TableProvider.from_dataframe`` calls this method under the hood,
+        ``datafusion.TableProvider.from_dataframe`` calls this method under the hood,
         and the older ``TableProvider.from_view`` helper is deprecated.
         """
         from datafusion.table_provider import TableProvider as _TableProvider