Pandas ENH: Add a global option to set use_nullable_dtypes to True if not explicitly specified

Feature Type

• [X] Adding new functionality to pandas

• [ ] Changing existing functionality in pandas

• [ ] Removing existing functionality in pandas

Problem Description

We added the use_nullable_dtypes to lots of new functions and methods for 2.0 (https://pandas.pydata.org/docs/dev/whatsnew/v2.0.0.html#configuration-option-mode-dtype-backend-to-return-pyarrow-backed-dtypes) We should add an option to set this to True if not explicitly given by the user to allow an easier opt in.

The option would default to False for the time being.

The option would only work for functions where the keyword is implemented for the time being.

Feature Description

pd.options.mode.nullable_dtypes = True

Alternative Solutions

Specifying this for every function where the keyword is implemented, not easy to test or use.

Additional Context

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