BUG: DateRange union bug caused by DateOffset __ne__ not being implem…

…ented, GH #456

RELEASE.rst

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ pandas 0.6.1
   - Don't "accidentally" upcast scalar values when indexing using .ix (GH #431)
   - Fix groupby exception raised with as_index=False and single column selected
     (GH #421)
+  - Implement DateOffset.__ne__ causing downstream bug (GH #456)
 
 Thanks
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pandas/core/datetools.py

@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ def __repr__(self):
     def __eq__(self, other):
         return self._params() == other._params()
 
+    def __ne__(self, other):
+        return not self == other
+
     def __hash__(self):
         return hash(self._params())
 

pandas/tests/test_daterange.py

@@ -306,6 +306,15 @@ def test_date_parse_failure(self):
     def test_equals(self):
         self.assertFalse(self.rng.equals(list(self.rng)))
 
+    def test_daterange_bug_456(self):
+        # GH #456
+        rng1 = DateRange('12/5/2011', '12/5/2011')
+        rng2 = DateRange('12/2/2011', '12/5/2011')
+        rng2.offset = datetools.BDay()
+
+        result = rng1.union(rng2)
+        self.assert_(type(result) == DateRange)
+
 def _skip_if_no_pytz():
     try:
         import pytz

pandas/tests/test_datetools.py

@@ -192,6 +192,12 @@ def test_apply(self):
     def test_apply_corner(self):
         self.assertRaises(Exception, BDay().apply, BMonthEnd())
 
+    def test_offsets_compare_equal(self):
+        # root cause of #456
+        offset1 = BDay()
+        offset2 = BDay()
+        self.assertFalse(offset1 != offset2)
+
 def assertOnOffset(offset, date, expected):
     actual = offset.onOffset(date)
     assert actual == expected
@@ -253,6 +259,11 @@ def test_onOffset(self):
                     expected = False
             assertOnOffset(offset, date, expected)
 
+    def test_offsets_compare_equal(self):
+        # root cause of #456
+        offset1 = Week()
+        offset2 = Week()
+        self.assertFalse(offset1 != offset2)
 
 class TestWeekOfMonth(unittest.TestCase):
 
@@ -377,6 +388,12 @@ def test_onOffset(self):
         for offset, date, expected in tests:
             assertOnOffset(offset, date, expected)
 
+    def test_offsets_compare_equal(self):
+        # root cause of #456
+        offset1 = BMonthEnd()
+        offset2 = BMonthEnd()
+        self.assertFalse(offset1 != offset2)
+
 class TestMonthEnd(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_offset(self):