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BUG: Fix .rolling().mean() returning NaNs on reassignment (#61841)
Fixes issue #61841 where `.rolling().mean()` unexpectedly returns all NaNs when the same assignment is executed more than once, even with `.copy()` used on the DataFrame. --- ### Problem When using: ```python df = pd.DataFrame({"Close": range(1, 31)}) df = df.copy() df["SMA20"] = df["Close"].rolling(20).mean() df["SMA20"] = df["Close"].rolling(20).mean() # ❌ Unexpectedly returns all NaNs ``` Only the first assignment works as expected. The second assignment results in a column full of NaNs. This bug is caused by slicing the output with `[:: self.step]` inside `_apply()`, which alters the result's shape and breaks alignment during reassignment. --- ### Fix In `Window._apply()`, we updated the logic to apply slicing only when needed and only after the result is correctly shaped: **Before (buggy):** ```python return self._apply_columnwise(...)[:: self.step] ``` **After (fixed):** ```python result = self._apply_columnwise(...) if self.step is not None and self.step > 1: if isinstance(result, pd.Series): result = result.iloc[::self.step] elif isinstance(result, pd.DataFrame): result = result.iloc[::self.step, :] return result ``` This change: * Preserves result shape and index alignment * Ensures `.rolling().mean()` works even on repeated assignment * Matches behavior in Pandas 2.3.x and above --- ### Testing Reproduced and verified the fix using both real-world and synthetic data: ```python import pandas as pd import numpy as np df = pd.DataFrame({"Close": np.arange(1, 31)}) df = df.copy() df["SMA20"] = df["Close"].rolling(20).mean() print(df["SMA20"].tail()) df["SMA20"] = df["Close"].rolling(20).mean() print(df["SMA20"].tail()) # ✅ Now works correctly ``` --- ### Notes * This was confirmed to be broken in Pandas 2.2.x and was still reproducible in `main` without this patch. * Newer versions avoid the issue due to deeper internal refactors, but this fix explicitly prevents the bug in current code. --- Let me know if anything needs improvement. Thanks for reviewing!
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pandas/core/window/rolling.py

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