Fixed Series[sparse].to_sparse

Closes pandas-dev#22389
TomAugspurger · Aug 16, 2018 · 608b499 · 608b499
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diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.24.0.txt b/doc/source/whatsnew/v0.24.0.txt
@@ -737,6 +737,7 @@ Sparse
 ^^^^^^
 
 - Updating a boolean, datetime, or timedelta column to be Sparse now works (:issue:`22367`)
+- Bug in :meth:`Series.to_sparse` with Series already holding sparse data not constructing properly (:issue:`22389`)
 
 
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diff --git a/pandas/tests/sparse/series/test_series.py b/pandas/tests/sparse/series/test_series.py
@@ -1499,3 +1499,11 @@ def test_constructor_dict_datetime64_index(datetime_type):
     expected = SparseSeries(values, map(pd.Timestamp, dates))
 
     tm.assert_sp_series_equal(result, expected)
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+def test_to_sparse():
+    # https://github.com/pandas-dev/pandas/issues/22389
+    arr = pd.SparseArray([1, 2, None, 3])
+    result = pd.Series(arr).to_sparse()
+    assert len(result) == 4
+    tm.assert_sp_array_equal(result.values, arr)