Python pandas._libs.lib.maybe_convert_objects() Examples

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Example #1
Source File: test_inference.py    From recruit with Apache License 2.0 6 votes vote down vote up
def test_maybe_convert_objects_uint64(self):
        # see gh-4471
        arr = np.array([2**63], dtype=object)
        exp = np.array([2**63], dtype=np.uint64)
        tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(lib.maybe_convert_objects(arr), exp)

        # NumPy bug: can't compare uint64 to int64, as that
        # results in both casting to float64, so we should
        # make sure that this function is robust against it
        arr = np.array([np.uint64(2**63)], dtype=object)
        exp = np.array([2**63], dtype=np.uint64)
        tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(lib.maybe_convert_objects(arr), exp)

        arr = np.array([2, -1], dtype=object)
        exp = np.array([2, -1], dtype=np.int64)
        tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(lib.maybe_convert_objects(arr), exp)

        arr = np.array([2**63, -1], dtype=object)
        exp = np.array([2**63, -1], dtype=object)
        tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(lib.maybe_convert_objects(arr), exp) 
Example #2
Source File: test_inference.py    From twitter-stock-recommendation with MIT License 6 votes vote down vote up
def test_maybe_convert_objects_uint64(self):
        # see gh-4471
        arr = np.array([2**63], dtype=object)
        exp = np.array([2**63], dtype=np.uint64)
        tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(lib.maybe_convert_objects(arr), exp)

        # NumPy bug: can't compare uint64 to int64, as that
        # results in both casting to float64, so we should
        # make sure that this function is robust against it
        arr = np.array([np.uint64(2**63)], dtype=object)
        exp = np.array([2**63], dtype=np.uint64)
        tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(lib.maybe_convert_objects(arr), exp)

        arr = np.array([2, -1], dtype=object)
        exp = np.array([2, -1], dtype=np.int64)
        tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(lib.maybe_convert_objects(arr), exp)

        arr = np.array([2**63, -1], dtype=object)
        exp = np.array([2**63, -1], dtype=object)
        tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(lib.maybe_convert_objects(arr), exp) 
Example #3
Source File: groupby.py    From elasticintel with GNU General Public License v3.0 6 votes vote down vote up
def _aggregate_series_pure_python(self, obj, func):

        group_index, _, ngroups = self.group_info

        counts = np.zeros(ngroups, dtype=int)
        result = None

        splitter = get_splitter(obj, group_index, ngroups, axis=self.axis)

        for label, group in splitter:
            res = func(group)
            if result is None:
                if (isinstance(res, (Series, Index, np.ndarray)) or
                        isinstance(res, list)):
                    raise ValueError('Function does not reduce')
                result = np.empty(ngroups, dtype='O')

            counts[label] = group.shape[0]
            result[label] = res

        result = lib.maybe_convert_objects(result, try_float=0)
        return result, counts 
Example #4
Source File: test_inference.py    From elasticintel with GNU General Public License v3.0 6 votes vote down vote up
def test_maybe_convert_objects_uint64(self):
        # see gh-4471
        arr = np.array([2**63], dtype=object)
        exp = np.array([2**63], dtype=np.uint64)
        tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(lib.maybe_convert_objects(arr), exp)

        # NumPy bug: can't compare uint64 to int64, as that
        # results in both casting to float64, so we should
        # make sure that this function is robust against it
        arr = np.array([np.uint64(2**63)], dtype=object)
        exp = np.array([2**63], dtype=np.uint64)
        tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(lib.maybe_convert_objects(arr), exp)

        arr = np.array([2, -1], dtype=object)
        exp = np.array([2, -1], dtype=np.int64)
        tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(lib.maybe_convert_objects(arr), exp)

        arr = np.array([2**63, -1], dtype=object)
        exp = np.array([2**63, -1], dtype=object)
        tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(lib.maybe_convert_objects(arr), exp) 
Example #5
Source File: groupby.py    From Splunking-Crime with GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 6 votes vote down vote up
def _aggregate_series_pure_python(self, obj, func):

        group_index, _, ngroups = self.group_info

        counts = np.zeros(ngroups, dtype=int)
        result = None

        splitter = get_splitter(obj, group_index, ngroups, axis=self.axis)

        for label, group in splitter:
            res = func(group)
            if result is None:
                if (isinstance(res, (Series, Index, np.ndarray)) or
                        isinstance(res, list)):
                    raise ValueError('Function does not reduce')
                result = np.empty(ngroups, dtype='O')

            counts[label] = group.shape[0]
            result[label] = res

        result = lib.maybe_convert_objects(result, try_float=0)
        return result, counts 
Example #6
Source File: ops.py    From predictive-maintenance-using-machine-learning with Apache License 2.0 6 votes vote down vote up
def _aggregate_series_pure_python(self, obj, func):

        group_index, _, ngroups = self.group_info

        counts = np.zeros(ngroups, dtype=int)
        result = None

        splitter = get_splitter(obj, group_index, ngroups, axis=self.axis)

        for label, group in splitter:
            res = func(group)
            if result is None:
                if (isinstance(res, (Series, Index, np.ndarray))):
                    raise ValueError('Function does not reduce')
                result = np.empty(ngroups, dtype='O')

            counts[label] = group.shape[0]
            result[label] = res

        result = lib.maybe_convert_objects(result, try_float=0)
        return result, counts 
Example #7
Source File: construction.py    From predictive-maintenance-using-machine-learning with Apache License 2.0 6 votes vote down vote up
def _convert_object_array(content, columns, coerce_float=False, dtype=None):
    if columns is None:
        columns = ibase.default_index(len(content))
    else:
        if len(columns) != len(content):  # pragma: no cover
            # caller's responsibility to check for this...
            raise AssertionError('{col:d} columns passed, passed data had '
                                 '{con} columns'.format(col=len(columns),
                                                        con=len(content)))

    # provide soft conversion of object dtypes
    def convert(arr):
        if dtype != object and dtype != np.object:
            arr = lib.maybe_convert_objects(arr, try_float=coerce_float)
            arr = maybe_cast_to_datetime(arr, dtype)
        return arr

    arrays = [convert(arr) for arr in content]

    return arrays, columns


# ---------------------------------------------------------------------
# Series-Based 
Example #8
Source File: test_inference.py    From predictive-maintenance-using-machine-learning with Apache License 2.0 6 votes vote down vote up
def test_maybe_convert_objects_uint64(self):
        # see gh-4471
        arr = np.array([2**63], dtype=object)
        exp = np.array([2**63], dtype=np.uint64)
        tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(lib.maybe_convert_objects(arr), exp)

        # NumPy bug: can't compare uint64 to int64, as that
        # results in both casting to float64, so we should
        # make sure that this function is robust against it
        arr = np.array([np.uint64(2**63)], dtype=object)
        exp = np.array([2**63], dtype=np.uint64)
        tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(lib.maybe_convert_objects(arr), exp)

        arr = np.array([2, -1], dtype=object)
        exp = np.array([2, -1], dtype=np.int64)
        tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(lib.maybe_convert_objects(arr), exp)

        arr = np.array([2**63, -1], dtype=object)
        exp = np.array([2**63, -1], dtype=object)
        tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(lib.maybe_convert_objects(arr), exp) 
Example #9
Source File: test_inference.py    From vnpy_crypto with MIT License 6 votes vote down vote up
def test_maybe_convert_objects_uint64(self):
        # see gh-4471
        arr = np.array([2**63], dtype=object)
        exp = np.array([2**63], dtype=np.uint64)
        tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(lib.maybe_convert_objects(arr), exp)

        # NumPy bug: can't compare uint64 to int64, as that
        # results in both casting to float64, so we should
        # make sure that this function is robust against it
        arr = np.array([np.uint64(2**63)], dtype=object)
        exp = np.array([2**63], dtype=np.uint64)
        tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(lib.maybe_convert_objects(arr), exp)

        arr = np.array([2, -1], dtype=object)
        exp = np.array([2, -1], dtype=np.int64)
        tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(lib.maybe_convert_objects(arr), exp)

        arr = np.array([2**63, -1], dtype=object)
        exp = np.array([2**63, -1], dtype=object)
        tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(lib.maybe_convert_objects(arr), exp) 
Example #10
Source File: construction.py    From recruit with Apache License 2.0 6 votes vote down vote up
def _convert_object_array(content, columns, coerce_float=False, dtype=None):
    if columns is None:
        columns = ibase.default_index(len(content))
    else:
        if len(columns) != len(content):  # pragma: no cover
            # caller's responsibility to check for this...
            raise AssertionError('{col:d} columns passed, passed data had '
                                 '{con} columns'.format(col=len(columns),
                                                        con=len(content)))

    # provide soft conversion of object dtypes
    def convert(arr):
        if dtype != object and dtype != np.object:
            arr = lib.maybe_convert_objects(arr, try_float=coerce_float)
            arr = maybe_cast_to_datetime(arr, dtype)
        return arr

    arrays = [convert(arr) for arr in content]

    return arrays, columns


# ---------------------------------------------------------------------
# Series-Based 
Example #11
Source File: ops.py    From recruit with Apache License 2.0 6 votes vote down vote up
def _aggregate_series_pure_python(self, obj, func):

        group_index, _, ngroups = self.group_info

        counts = np.zeros(ngroups, dtype=int)
        result = None

        splitter = get_splitter(obj, group_index, ngroups, axis=self.axis)

        for label, group in splitter:
            res = func(group)
            if result is None:
                if (isinstance(res, (Series, Index, np.ndarray))):
                    raise ValueError('Function does not reduce')
                result = np.empty(ngroups, dtype='O')

            counts[label] = group.shape[0]
            result[label] = res

        result = lib.maybe_convert_objects(result, try_float=0)
        return result, counts 
Example #12
Source File: test_inference.py    From twitter-stock-recommendation with MIT License 5 votes vote down vote up
def test_mixed_dtypes_remain_object_array(self):
        # GH14956
        array = np.array([datetime(2015, 1, 1, tzinfo=pytz.utc), 1],
                         dtype=object)
        result = lib.maybe_convert_objects(array, convert_datetime=1)
        tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(result, array) 
Example #13
Source File: test_inference.py    From vnpy_crypto with MIT License 5 votes vote down vote up
def test_convert_int_overflow(self, value):
        # see gh-18584
        arr = np.array([value], dtype=object)
        result = lib.maybe_convert_objects(arr)
        tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(arr, result) 
Example #14
Source File: test_inference.py    From recruit with Apache License 2.0 5 votes vote down vote up
def test_convert_int_overflow(self, value):
        # see gh-18584
        arr = np.array([value], dtype=object)
        result = lib.maybe_convert_objects(arr)
        tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(arr, result) 
Example #15
Source File: test_inference.py    From twitter-stock-recommendation with MIT License 5 votes vote down vote up
def test_convert_int_overflow(self, value):
        # see gh-18584
        arr = np.array([value], dtype=object)
        result = lib.maybe_convert_objects(arr)
        tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(arr, result) 
Example #16
Source File: strings.py    From elasticintel with GNU General Public License v3.0 5 votes vote down vote up
def _map(f, arr, na_mask=False, na_value=np.nan, dtype=object):
    if not len(arr):
        return np.ndarray(0, dtype=dtype)

    if isinstance(arr, ABCSeries):
        arr = arr.values
    if not isinstance(arr, np.ndarray):
        arr = np.asarray(arr, dtype=object)
    if na_mask:
        mask = isna(arr)
        try:
            convert = not all(mask)
            result = lib.map_infer_mask(arr, f, mask.view(np.uint8), convert)
        except (TypeError, AttributeError) as e:
            # Reraise the exception if callable `f` got wrong number of args.
            # The user may want to be warned by this, instead of getting NaN
            if compat.PY2:
                p_err = r'takes (no|(exactly|at (least|most)) ?\d+) arguments?'
            else:
                p_err = (r'((takes)|(missing)) (?(2)from \d+ to )?\d+ '
                         r'(?(3)required )positional arguments?')

            if len(e.args) >= 1 and re.search(p_err, e.args[0]):
                raise e

            def g(x):
                try:
                    return f(x)
                except (TypeError, AttributeError):
                    return na_value

            return _map(g, arr, dtype=dtype)
        if na_value is not np.nan:
            np.putmask(result, mask, na_value)
            if result.dtype == object:
                result = lib.maybe_convert_objects(result)
        return result
    else:
        return lib.map_infer(arr, f) 
Example #17
Source File: cast.py    From elasticintel with GNU General Public License v3.0 5 votes vote down vote up
def maybe_convert_platform(values):
    """ try to do platform conversion, allow ndarray or list here """

    if isinstance(values, (list, tuple)):
        values = lib.list_to_object_array(list(values))
    if getattr(values, 'dtype', None) == np.object_:
        if hasattr(values, '_values'):
            values = values._values
        values = lib.maybe_convert_objects(values)

    return values 
Example #18
Source File: test_inference.py    From recruit with Apache License 2.0 5 votes vote down vote up
def test_mixed_dtypes_remain_object_array(self):
        # GH14956
        array = np.array([datetime(2015, 1, 1, tzinfo=pytz.utc), 1],
                         dtype=object)
        result = lib.maybe_convert_objects(array, convert_datetime=1)
        tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(result, array) 
Example #19
Source File: test_inference.py    From elasticintel with GNU General Public License v3.0 5 votes vote down vote up
def test_mixed_dtypes_remain_object_array(self):
        # GH14956
        array = np.array([datetime(2015, 1, 1, tzinfo=pytz.utc), 1],
                         dtype=object)
        result = lib.maybe_convert_objects(array, convert_datetime=1)
        tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(result, array) 
Example #20
Source File: strings.py    From Splunking-Crime with GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 5 votes vote down vote up
def _map(f, arr, na_mask=False, na_value=np.nan, dtype=object):
    if not len(arr):
        return np.ndarray(0, dtype=dtype)

    if isinstance(arr, ABCSeries):
        arr = arr.values
    if not isinstance(arr, np.ndarray):
        arr = np.asarray(arr, dtype=object)
    if na_mask:
        mask = isna(arr)
        try:
            convert = not all(mask)
            result = lib.map_infer_mask(arr, f, mask.view(np.uint8), convert)
        except (TypeError, AttributeError) as e:
            # Reraise the exception if callable `f` got wrong number of args.
            # The user may want to be warned by this, instead of getting NaN
            if compat.PY2:
                p_err = r'takes (no|(exactly|at (least|most)) ?\d+) arguments?'
            else:
                p_err = (r'((takes)|(missing)) (?(2)from \d+ to )?\d+ '
                         r'(?(3)required )positional arguments?')

            if len(e.args) >= 1 and re.search(p_err, e.args[0]):
                raise e

            def g(x):
                try:
                    return f(x)
                except (TypeError, AttributeError):
                    return na_value

            return _map(g, arr, dtype=dtype)
        if na_value is not np.nan:
            np.putmask(result, mask, na_value)
            if result.dtype == object:
                result = lib.maybe_convert_objects(result)
        return result
    else:
        return lib.map_infer(arr, f) 
Example #21
Source File: cast.py    From Splunking-Crime with GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 5 votes vote down vote up
def maybe_convert_platform(values):
    """ try to do platform conversion, allow ndarray or list here """

    if isinstance(values, (list, tuple)):
        values = lib.list_to_object_array(list(values))
    if getattr(values, 'dtype', None) == np.object_:
        if hasattr(values, '_values'):
            values = values._values
        values = lib.maybe_convert_objects(values)

    return values 
Example #22
Source File: strings.py    From predictive-maintenance-using-machine-learning with Apache License 2.0 5 votes vote down vote up
def _map(f, arr, na_mask=False, na_value=np.nan, dtype=object):
    if not len(arr):
        return np.ndarray(0, dtype=dtype)

    if isinstance(arr, ABCSeries):
        arr = arr.values
    if not isinstance(arr, np.ndarray):
        arr = np.asarray(arr, dtype=object)
    if na_mask:
        mask = isna(arr)
        try:
            convert = not all(mask)
            result = lib.map_infer_mask(arr, f, mask.view(np.uint8), convert)
        except (TypeError, AttributeError) as e:
            # Reraise the exception if callable `f` got wrong number of args.
            # The user may want to be warned by this, instead of getting NaN
            if compat.PY2:
                p_err = r'takes (no|(exactly|at (least|most)) ?\d+) arguments?'
            else:
                p_err = (r'((takes)|(missing)) (?(2)from \d+ to )?\d+ '
                         r'(?(3)required )positional arguments?')

            if len(e.args) >= 1 and re.search(p_err, e.args[0]):
                raise e

            def g(x):
                try:
                    return f(x)
                except (TypeError, AttributeError):
                    return na_value

            return _map(g, arr, dtype=dtype)
        if na_value is not np.nan:
            np.putmask(result, mask, na_value)
            if result.dtype == object:
                result = lib.maybe_convert_objects(result)
        return result
    else:
        return lib.map_infer(arr, f) 
Example #23
Source File: test_inference.py    From predictive-maintenance-using-machine-learning with Apache License 2.0 5 votes vote down vote up
def test_mixed_dtypes_remain_object_array(self):
        # GH14956
        array = np.array([datetime(2015, 1, 1, tzinfo=pytz.utc), 1],
                         dtype=object)
        result = lib.maybe_convert_objects(array, convert_datetime=1)
        tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(result, array) 
Example #24
Source File: strings.py    From recruit with Apache License 2.0 5 votes vote down vote up
def _map(f, arr, na_mask=False, na_value=np.nan, dtype=object):
    if not len(arr):
        return np.ndarray(0, dtype=dtype)

    if isinstance(arr, ABCSeries):
        arr = arr.values
    if not isinstance(arr, np.ndarray):
        arr = np.asarray(arr, dtype=object)
    if na_mask:
        mask = isna(arr)
        try:
            convert = not all(mask)
            result = lib.map_infer_mask(arr, f, mask.view(np.uint8), convert)
        except (TypeError, AttributeError) as e:
            # Reraise the exception if callable `f` got wrong number of args.
            # The user may want to be warned by this, instead of getting NaN
            if compat.PY2:
                p_err = r'takes (no|(exactly|at (least|most)) ?\d+) arguments?'
            else:
                p_err = (r'((takes)|(missing)) (?(2)from \d+ to )?\d+ '
                         r'(?(3)required )positional arguments?')

            if len(e.args) >= 1 and re.search(p_err, e.args[0]):
                raise e

            def g(x):
                try:
                    return f(x)
                except (TypeError, AttributeError):
                    return na_value

            return _map(g, arr, dtype=dtype)
        if na_value is not np.nan:
            np.putmask(result, mask, na_value)
            if result.dtype == object:
                result = lib.maybe_convert_objects(result)
        return result
    else:
        return lib.map_infer(arr, f) 
Example #25
Source File: test_inference.py    From predictive-maintenance-using-machine-learning with Apache License 2.0 5 votes vote down vote up
def test_convert_int_overflow(self, value):
        # see gh-18584
        arr = np.array([value], dtype=object)
        result = lib.maybe_convert_objects(arr)
        tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(arr, result) 
Example #26
Source File: strings.py    From vnpy_crypto with MIT License 5 votes vote down vote up
def _map(f, arr, na_mask=False, na_value=np.nan, dtype=object):
    if not len(arr):
        return np.ndarray(0, dtype=dtype)

    if isinstance(arr, ABCSeries):
        arr = arr.values
    if not isinstance(arr, np.ndarray):
        arr = np.asarray(arr, dtype=object)
    if na_mask:
        mask = isna(arr)
        try:
            convert = not all(mask)
            result = lib.map_infer_mask(arr, f, mask.view(np.uint8), convert)
        except (TypeError, AttributeError) as e:
            # Reraise the exception if callable `f` got wrong number of args.
            # The user may want to be warned by this, instead of getting NaN
            if compat.PY2:
                p_err = r'takes (no|(exactly|at (least|most)) ?\d+) arguments?'
            else:
                p_err = (r'((takes)|(missing)) (?(2)from \d+ to )?\d+ '
                         r'(?(3)required )positional arguments?')

            if len(e.args) >= 1 and re.search(p_err, e.args[0]):
                raise e

            def g(x):
                try:
                    return f(x)
                except (TypeError, AttributeError):
                    return na_value

            return _map(g, arr, dtype=dtype)
        if na_value is not np.nan:
            np.putmask(result, mask, na_value)
            if result.dtype == object:
                result = lib.maybe_convert_objects(result)
        return result
    else:
        return lib.map_infer(arr, f) 
Example #27
Source File: cast.py    From vnpy_crypto with MIT License 5 votes vote down vote up
def maybe_convert_platform(values):
    """ try to do platform conversion, allow ndarray or list here """

    if isinstance(values, (list, tuple)):
        values = construct_1d_object_array_from_listlike(list(values))
    if getattr(values, 'dtype', None) == np.object_:
        if hasattr(values, '_values'):
            values = values._values
        values = lib.maybe_convert_objects(values)

    return values 
Example #28
Source File: test_inference.py    From vnpy_crypto with MIT License 5 votes vote down vote up
def test_mixed_dtypes_remain_object_array(self):
        # GH14956
        array = np.array([datetime(2015, 1, 1, tzinfo=pytz.utc), 1],
                         dtype=object)
        result = lib.maybe_convert_objects(array, convert_datetime=1)
        tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(result, array) 
Example #29
Source File: cast.py    From predictive-maintenance-using-machine-learning with Apache License 2.0 4 votes vote down vote up
def soft_convert_objects(values, datetime=True, numeric=True, timedelta=True,
                         coerce=False, copy=True):
    """ if we have an object dtype, try to coerce dates and/or numbers """

    conversion_count = sum((datetime, numeric, timedelta))
    if conversion_count == 0:
        raise ValueError('At least one of datetime, numeric or timedelta must '
                         'be True.')
    elif conversion_count > 1 and coerce:
        raise ValueError("Only one of 'datetime', 'numeric' or "
                         "'timedelta' can be True when when coerce=True.")

    if isinstance(values, (list, tuple)):
        # List or scalar
        values = np.array(values, dtype=np.object_)
    elif not hasattr(values, 'dtype'):
        values = np.array([values], dtype=np.object_)
    elif not is_object_dtype(values.dtype):
        # If not object, do not attempt conversion
        values = values.copy() if copy else values
        return values

    # If 1 flag is coerce, ensure 2 others are False
    if coerce:
        # Immediate return if coerce
        if datetime:
            from pandas import to_datetime
            return to_datetime(values, errors='coerce', box=False)
        elif timedelta:
            from pandas import to_timedelta
            return to_timedelta(values, errors='coerce', box=False)
        elif numeric:
            from pandas import to_numeric
            return to_numeric(values, errors='coerce')

    # Soft conversions
    if datetime:
        # GH 20380, when datetime is beyond year 2262, hence outside
        # bound of nanosecond-resolution 64-bit integers.
        try:
            values = lib.maybe_convert_objects(values,
                                               convert_datetime=datetime)
        except OutOfBoundsDatetime:
            pass

    if timedelta and is_object_dtype(values.dtype):
        # Object check to ensure only run if previous did not convert
        values = lib.maybe_convert_objects(values, convert_timedelta=timedelta)

    if numeric and is_object_dtype(values.dtype):
        try:
            converted = lib.maybe_convert_numeric(values, set(),
                                                  coerce_numeric=True)
            # If all NaNs, then do not-alter
            values = converted if not isna(converted).all() else values
            values = values.copy() if copy else values
        except Exception:
            pass

    return values 
Example #30
Source File: cast.py    From predictive-maintenance-using-machine-learning with Apache License 2.0 4 votes vote down vote up
def maybe_convert_objects(values, convert_dates=True, convert_numeric=True,
                          convert_timedeltas=True, copy=True):
    """ if we have an object dtype, try to coerce dates and/or numbers """

    # if we have passed in a list or scalar
    if isinstance(values, (list, tuple)):
        values = np.array(values, dtype=np.object_)
    if not hasattr(values, 'dtype'):
        values = np.array([values], dtype=np.object_)

    # convert dates
    if convert_dates and values.dtype == np.object_:

        # we take an aggressive stance and convert to datetime64[ns]
        if convert_dates == 'coerce':
            new_values = maybe_cast_to_datetime(
                values, 'M8[ns]', errors='coerce')

            # if we are all nans then leave me alone
            if not isna(new_values).all():
                values = new_values

        else:
            values = lib.maybe_convert_objects(values,
                                               convert_datetime=convert_dates)

    # convert timedeltas
    if convert_timedeltas and values.dtype == np.object_:

        if convert_timedeltas == 'coerce':
            from pandas.core.tools.timedeltas import to_timedelta
            new_values = to_timedelta(values, errors='coerce')

            # if we are all nans then leave me alone
            if not isna(new_values).all():
                values = new_values

        else:
            values = lib.maybe_convert_objects(
                values, convert_timedelta=convert_timedeltas)

    # convert to numeric
    if values.dtype == np.object_:
        if convert_numeric:
            try:
                new_values = lib.maybe_convert_numeric(values, set(),
                                                       coerce_numeric=True)

                # if we are all nans then leave me alone
                if not isna(new_values).all():
                    values = new_values

            except Exception:
                pass
        else:
            # soft-conversion
            values = lib.maybe_convert_objects(values)

    values = values.copy() if copy else values

    return values