indexes\test setops

Author: xaris96

pandas/tests/indexes/test_setops.py

@@ -925,20 +925,19 @@ def test_difference_incomparable_true(self, opname):
         with pytest.raises(TypeError, match=msg):
             op(a)
 
-    def test_symmetric_difference_mi(self, sort):
+    def test_symmetric_difference_mi(self, sort, request):
         index1 = MultiIndex.from_tuples(zip(["foo", "bar", "baz"], [1, 2, 3]))
         index2 = MultiIndex.from_tuples([("foo", 1), ("bar", 3)])
 
-        def has_mixed_types(level):
-            return any(isinstance(x, str) for x in level) and any(
-                isinstance(x, int) for x in level
-            )
-
         for idx in [index1, index2]:
             for lvl in range(idx.nlevels):
-                if has_mixed_types(idx.get_level_values(lvl)):
-                    pytest.skip(
-                        f"Mixed types in MultiIndex level {lvl} are not orderable"
+                inferred_type = idx.get_level_values(lvl).inferred_type
+                if inferred_type in ["mixed", "mixed-integer"]:
+                    request.applymarker(
+                        pytest.mark.xfail(
+                            reason=f"Mixed types in MultiIndex level {lvl} "
+                            "are not orderable"
+                        )
                     )
 
         result = index1.symmetric_difference(index2, sort=sort)