ENH: Allow DataFrame.update to work on non DataFrame object if coercible #1997
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On issue #1988, a new Panel.update function should accept a dict of DataFrames. Right now, DataFrame.update can't accept a dict of Series (or a dict of arrays for example). To me, it wouldn't make much sense for Panel.update to have the functionality while a DataFrame does not.
Currently: