Clarify namespace model for LanceDB users; add concepts + SDK usage docs#163
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Clarify namespace model for LanceDB users; add concepts + SDK usage docs#163
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Fixes #141
Summary
This PR resolves user confusion per #141 by splitting namespace documentation into:
It also removes the low-value “Feature catalog” page which was noisy (and likely out-of-date) and replaces it with something that's more directly useful for LanceDB users who may have heard of Lance, but don't clearly know how they fit together.
Why do we need this?
Users are seeing
namespacein the SDK API reference (for exampledrop_table) without clear context on the following:This PR makes that model explicit and easier to navigate as a new user learning how to use LanceDB and manage tables.
Validation
make snippetsuv run pytest tests/py/test_connection.py