test(ir): ensure that no backends are required to run the core tests

ibis/backends/tests/test_temporal.py

@@ -33,6 +33,20 @@
 from ibis.common.annotations import ValidationError
 
 
+def day_name(obj: pd.core.indexes.accessors.DatetimeProperties | pd.Timestamp) -> str:
+    """Backwards compatible name-of-day getting function.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    str
+        The name of the day corresponding to `obj`
+    """
+    try:
+        return obj.day_name()
+    except AttributeError:
+        return obj.weekday_name
+
+
 def day_name(obj: pd.core.indexes.accessors.DatetimeProperties | pd.Timestamp) -> str:
     """Backwards compatible name-of-day getting function.