COMPAT: dtype conform on windows for panel construct from a scalar

Author: jreback

pandas/tests/test_panel.py

@@ -890,18 +890,18 @@ def test_constructor(self):
 
         # GH #8285, test when scalar data is used to construct a Panel
         # if dtype is not passed, it should be inferred
-        value_and_dtype = [(1, int), (3.14, float), ('foo', np.object_)]
+        value_and_dtype = [(1, 'int64'), (3.14, 'float64'), ('foo', np.object_)]
         for (val, dtype) in value_and_dtype:
             wp = Panel(val, items=range(2), major_axis=range(3), minor_axis=range(4))
             vals = np.empty((2, 3, 4), dtype=dtype)
             vals.fill(val)
             assert_panel_equal(wp, Panel(vals, dtype=dtype))
 
         # test the case when dtype is passed
-        wp = Panel(1, items=range(2), major_axis=range(3), minor_axis=range(4), dtype=float)
-        vals = np.empty((2, 3, 4), dtype=float)
+        wp = Panel(1, items=range(2), major_axis=range(3), minor_axis=range(4), dtype='float32')
+        vals = np.empty((2, 3, 4), dtype='float32')
         vals.fill(1)
-        assert_panel_equal(wp, Panel(vals, dtype=float))
+        assert_panel_equal(wp, Panel(vals, dtype='float32'))
 
     def test_constructor_cast(self):
         zero_filled = self.panel.fillna(0)

pandas/tests/test_panel4d.py

@@ -631,18 +631,18 @@ def test_constructor(self):
 
         # GH #8285, test when scalar data is used to construct a Panel4D
         # if dtype is not passed, it should be inferred
-        value_and_dtype = [(1, int), (3.14, float), ('foo', np.object_)]
+        value_and_dtype = [(1, 'int64'), (3.14, 'float64'), ('foo', np.object_)]
         for (val, dtype) in value_and_dtype:
             panel4d = Panel4D(val, labels=range(2), items=range(3), major_axis=range(4), minor_axis=range(5))
             vals = np.empty((2, 3, 4, 5), dtype=dtype)
             vals.fill(val)
             assert_panel4d_equal(panel4d, Panel4D(vals, dtype=dtype))
 
         # test the case when dtype is passed
-        panel4d = Panel4D(1, labels=range(2), items=range(3), major_axis=range(4), minor_axis=range(5), dtype=float)
-        vals = np.empty((2, 3, 4, 5), dtype=float)
+        panel4d = Panel4D(1, labels=range(2), items=range(3), major_axis=range(4), minor_axis=range(5), dtype='float32')
+        vals = np.empty((2, 3, 4, 5), dtype='float32')
         vals.fill(1)
-        assert_panel4d_equal(panel4d, Panel4D(vals, dtype=float))
+        assert_panel4d_equal(panel4d, Panel4D(vals, dtype='float32'))
 
     def test_constructor_cast(self):
         zero_filled = self.panel4d.fillna(0)