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BUG FIX: None of the included dtypes present in df will raise ValueError with clear error message. #61871

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BUG FIX: None of the included dtypes present in df will raise ValueError with clear error message. #61871

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none of the included dtypes present in df will raise clear error message
Jul 16, 2025
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minor change in test test_describe_when_included_dtypes_not_present
Jul 16, 2025
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moved check to _select_data
Jul 16, 2025
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Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/main' into issue_61863
Jul 26, 2025
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modified error message in describe() to be more generalized
Jul 26, 2025
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Merge branch 'main' into issue_61863
mroeschke Oct 5, 2025
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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions pandas/core/methods/describe.py
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Expand Up @@ -199,6 +199,9 @@ def _select_data(self) -> DataFrame:
include=self.include,
exclude=self.exclude,
)
if len(data.columns) == 0:
msg = "No columns match the specified include or exclude data types"
raise ValueError(msg)
return data


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7 changes: 7 additions & 0 deletions pandas/tests/frame/methods/test_describe.py
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Expand Up @@ -371,6 +371,13 @@ def test_describe_when_include_all_exclude_not_allowed(self, exclude):
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=msg):
df.describe(include="all", exclude=exclude)

def test_describe_when_included_dtypes_not_present(self):
# GH#61863
df = DataFrame({"a": [1, 2, 3]})
msg = "No columns match the specified include or exclude data types"
with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=msg):
df.describe(include=["datetime"])

def test_describe_with_duplicate_columns(self):
df = DataFrame(
[[1, 1, 1], [2, 2, 2], [3, 3, 3]],
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