GH571 PR feedback

Author: loicdiridollou

tests/test_frame.py

@@ -3561,6 +3561,9 @@ class MyDict(TypedDict):
 
 
 def test_series_empty_dtype() -> None:
-    """Test for the creation of a Series from an empty list GH571."""
-    new_tab: Sequence[Never] = []
+    """Test for the creation of a Series from an empty list GH571 to map to a Series[Any]."""
+    new_tab: Sequence[Never] = []  # need to be typehinted to please mypy
     check(assert_type(pd.Series(new_tab), "pd.Series[Any]"), pd.Series)
+    check(assert_type(pd.Series([]), "pd.Series[Any]"), pd.Series)
+    # ensure that an empty string does not get matched to Sequence[Never]
+    check(assert_type(pd.Series(""), "pd.Series[str]"), pd.Series)