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Description
Trying to plot the NaT (not a time) value of pandas gives an error. Feature request: treat NaT just like NaN from numpy.
from pylab import *
import pandas as pd
plot(pd.NaT,5)---------------------------------------------------------------------------
TypeError Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-3-60addc339c2f> in <module>()
----> 1 plot(pd.NaT,5)
C:\Anaconda\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyplot.pyc in plot(*args, **kwargs)
3091 ax.hold(hold)
3092 try:
-> 3093 ret = ax.plot(*args, **kwargs)
3094 draw_if_interactive()
3095 finally:
C:\Anaconda\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\axes\_axes.pyc in plot(self, *args, **kwargs)
1372
1373 for line in self._get_lines(*args, **kwargs):
-> 1374 self.add_line(line)
1375 lines.append(line)
1376
C:\Anaconda\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\axes\_base.pyc in add_line(self, line)
1484 line.set_clip_path(self.patch)
1485
-> 1486 self._update_line_limits(line)
1487 if not line.get_label():
1488 line.set_label('_line%d' % len(self.lines))
C:\Anaconda\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\axes\_base.pyc in _update_line_limits(self, line)
1495 Figures out the data limit of the given line, updating self.dataLim.
1496 """
-> 1497 path = line.get_path()
1498 if path.vertices.size == 0:
1499 return
C:\Anaconda\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\lines.pyc in get_path(self)
863 """
864 if self._invalidy or self._invalidx:
--> 865 self.recache()
866 return self._path
867
C:\Anaconda\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\lines.pyc in recache(self, always)
564 x = ma.asarray(xconv, np.float_)
565 else:
--> 566 x = np.asarray(xconv, np.float_)
567 x = x.ravel()
568 else:
C:\Anaconda\lib\site-packages\numpy\core\numeric.pyc in asarray(a, dtype, order)
460
461 """
--> 462 return array(a, dtype, copy=False, order=order)
463
464 def asanyarray(a, dtype=None, order=None):
TypeError: float() argument must be a string or a number
Calling plot with a np.nan results in the point being silently ignored, which I believe should also happen for pd.NaT.
plot(np.nan,5)