DEPR: deprecate raise_on_error in .where/.mask in favor of errors=

closes #14968

Author: jreback

Diff for: doc/source/whatsnew/v0.21.0.txt

@@ -666,6 +666,7 @@ Deprecations
 - ``cdate_range`` has been deprecated in favor of :func:`bdate_range`, which has gained ``weekmask`` and ``holidays`` parameters for building custom frequency date ranges. See the :ref:`documentation <timeseries.custom-freq-ranges>` for more details (:issue:`17596`)
 - passing ``categories`` or ``ordered`` kwargs to :func:`Series.astype` is deprecated, in favor of passing a :ref:`CategoricalDtype <whatsnew_0210.enhancements.categorical_dtype>` (:issue:`17636`)
 - Passing a non-existant column in ``.to_excel(..., columns=)`` is deprecated and will raise a ``KeyError`` in the future (:issue:`17295`)
+- ``raise_on_error`` parameter to :func:`Series.where`, :func:`Series.mask`, :func:`DataFrame.where`, :func:`DataFrame.mask` is deprecated, in favor of ``errors=`` (:issue:`14968`)
 
 .. _whatsnew_0210.deprecations.argmin_min:
 

Diff for: pandas/core/computation/expressions.py

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def set_numexpr_threads(n=None):
         ne.set_num_threads(n)
 
 
-def _evaluate_standard(op, op_str, a, b, raise_on_error=True, **eval_kwargs):
+def _evaluate_standard(op, op_str, a, b, **eval_kwargs):
     """ standard evaluation """
     if _TEST_MODE:
         _store_test_result(False)
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def _can_use_numexpr(op, op_str, a, b, dtype_check):
     return False
 
 
-def _evaluate_numexpr(op, op_str, a, b, raise_on_error=False, truediv=True,
+def _evaluate_numexpr(op, op_str, a, b, truediv=True,
                       reversed=False, **eval_kwargs):
     result = None
 
@@ -111,25 +111,22 @@ def _evaluate_numexpr(op, op_str, a, b, raise_on_error=False, truediv=True,
         except ValueError as detail:
             if 'unknown type object' in str(detail):
                 pass
-        except Exception as detail:
-            if raise_on_error:
-                raise
 
     if _TEST_MODE:
         _store_test_result(result is not None)
 
     if result is None:
-        result = _evaluate_standard(op, op_str, a, b, raise_on_error)
+        result = _evaluate_standard(op, op_str, a, b)
 
     return result
 
 
-def _where_standard(cond, a, b, raise_on_error=True):
+def _where_standard(cond, a, b):
     return np.where(_values_from_object(cond), _values_from_object(a),
                     _values_from_object(b))
 
 
-def _where_numexpr(cond, a, b, raise_on_error=False):
+def _where_numexpr(cond, a, b):
     result = None
 
     if _can_use_numexpr(None, 'where', a, b, 'where'):
@@ -147,11 +144,10 @@ def _where_numexpr(cond, a, b, raise_on_error=False):
             if 'unknown type object' in str(detail):
                 pass
         except Exception as detail:
-            if raise_on_error:
-                raise TypeError(str(detail))
+            raise TypeError(str(detail))
 
     if result is None:
-        result = _where_standard(cond, a, b, raise_on_error)
+        result = _where_standard(cond, a, b)
 
     return result
 
@@ -189,7 +185,7 @@ def _bool_arith_check(op_str, a, b, not_allowed=frozenset(('/', '//', '**')),
     return True
 
 
-def evaluate(op, op_str, a, b, raise_on_error=False, use_numexpr=True,
+def evaluate(op, op_str, a, b, use_numexpr=True,
              **eval_kwargs):
     """ evaluate and return the expression of the op on a and b
 
@@ -200,19 +196,16 @@ def evaluate(op, op_str, a, b, raise_on_error=False, use_numexpr=True,
         op_str: the string version of the op
         a :     left operand
         b :     right operand
-        raise_on_error : pass the error to the higher level if indicated
-                         (default is False), otherwise evaluate the op with and
-                         return the results
         use_numexpr : whether to try to use numexpr (default True)
         """
+
     use_numexpr = use_numexpr and _bool_arith_check(op_str, a, b)
     if use_numexpr:
-        return _evaluate(op, op_str, a, b, raise_on_error=raise_on_error,
-                         **eval_kwargs)
-    return _evaluate_standard(op, op_str, a, b, raise_on_error=raise_on_error)
+        return _evaluate(op, op_str, a, b, **eval_kwargs)
+    return _evaluate_standard(op, op_str, a, b)
 
 
-def where(cond, a, b, raise_on_error=False, use_numexpr=True):
+def where(cond, a, b, use_numexpr=True):
     """ evaluate the where condition cond on a and b
 
         Parameters
@@ -221,15 +214,12 @@ def where(cond, a, b, raise_on_error=False, use_numexpr=True):
         cond : a boolean array
         a :    return if cond is True
         b :    return if cond is False
-        raise_on_error : pass the error to the higher level if indicated
-                         (default is False), otherwise evaluate the op with and
-                         return the results
         use_numexpr : whether to try to use numexpr (default True)
         """
 
     if use_numexpr:
-        return _where(cond, a, b, raise_on_error=raise_on_error)
-    return _where_standard(cond, a, b, raise_on_error=raise_on_error)
+        return _where(cond, a, b)
+    return _where_standard(cond, a, b)
 
 
 def set_test_mode(v=True):

Diff for: pandas/core/frame.py

@@ -3832,9 +3832,9 @@ def _combine_match_columns(self, other, func, level=None,
                                    try_cast=try_cast)
         return self._constructor(new_data)
 
-    def _combine_const(self, other, func, raise_on_error=True, try_cast=True):
+    def _combine_const(self, other, func, errors='raise', try_cast=True):
         new_data = self._data.eval(func=func, other=other,
-                                   raise_on_error=raise_on_error,
+                                   errors=errors,
                                    try_cast=try_cast)
         return self._constructor(new_data)
 
@@ -4005,8 +4005,7 @@ def combiner(x, y, needs_i8_conversion=False):
             else:
                 mask = isna(x_values)
 
-            return expressions.where(mask, y_values, x_values,
-                                     raise_on_error=True)
+            return expressions.where(mask, y_values, x_values)
 
         return self.combine(other, combiner, overwrite=False)
 
@@ -4061,8 +4060,7 @@ def update(self, other, join='left', overwrite=True, filter_func=None,
             if mask.all():
                 continue
 
-            self[col] = expressions.where(mask, this, that,
-                                          raise_on_error=True)
+            self[col] = expressions.where(mask, this, that)
 
     # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Misc methods

Diff for: pandas/core/generic.py

@@ -5748,7 +5748,7 @@ def _align_series(self, other, join='outer', axis=None, level=None,
         return left.__finalize__(self), right.__finalize__(other)
 
     def _where(self, cond, other=np.nan, inplace=False, axis=None, level=None,
-               try_cast=False, raise_on_error=True):
+               errors='raise', try_cast=False):
         """
         Equivalent to public method `where`, except that `other` is not
         applied as a function even if callable. Used in __setitem__.
@@ -5877,7 +5877,7 @@ def _where(self, cond, other=np.nan, inplace=False, axis=None, level=None,
 
         else:
             new_data = self._data.where(other=other, cond=cond, align=align,
-                                        raise_on_error=raise_on_error,
+                                        errors=errors,
                                         try_cast=try_cast, axis=block_axis,
                                         transpose=self._AXIS_REVERSED)
 
@@ -5914,12 +5914,18 @@ def _where(self, cond, other=np.nan, inplace=False, axis=None, level=None,
             Whether to perform the operation in place on the data
         axis : alignment axis if needed, default None
         level : alignment level if needed, default None
+        errors : str, {'raise', 'ignore'}, default 'raise'
+            - ``raise`` : allow exceptions to be raised
+            - ``ignore`` : suppress exceptions. On error return original object
+
         try_cast : boolean, default False
             try to cast the result back to the input type (if possible),
         raise_on_error : boolean, default True
             Whether to raise on invalid data types (e.g. trying to where on
             strings)
 
+            .. deprecated:: 0.21.0
+
         Returns
         -------
         wh : same type as caller
@@ -5995,24 +6001,46 @@ def _where(self, cond, other=np.nan, inplace=False, axis=None, level=None,
                                            cond_rev="False", name='where',
                                            name_other='mask'))
     def where(self, cond, other=np.nan, inplace=False, axis=None, level=None,
-              try_cast=False, raise_on_error=True):
+              errors='raise', try_cast=False, raise_on_error=None):
+
+        if raise_on_error is not None:
+            warnings.warn(
+                "raise_on_error is deprecated in "
+                "favor of errors='raise|ignore'",
+                FutureWarning, stacklevel=2)
+
+            if raise_on_error:
+                errors = 'raise'
+            else:
+                errors = 'ignore'
 
         other = com._apply_if_callable(other, self)
-        return self._where(cond, other, inplace, axis, level, try_cast,
-                           raise_on_error)
+        return self._where(cond, other, inplace, axis, level,
+                           errors=errors, try_cast=try_cast)
 
     @Appender(_shared_docs['where'] % dict(_shared_doc_kwargs, cond="False",
                                            cond_rev="True", name='mask',
                                            name_other='where'))
     def mask(self, cond, other=np.nan, inplace=False, axis=None, level=None,
-             try_cast=False, raise_on_error=True):
+             errors='raise', try_cast=False, raise_on_error=None):
+
+        if raise_on_error is not None:
+            warnings.warn(
+                "raise_on_error is deprecated in "
+                "favor of errors='raise|ignore'",
+                FutureWarning, stacklevel=2)
+
+            if raise_on_error:
+                errors = 'raise'
+            else:
+                errors = 'ignore'
 
         inplace = validate_bool_kwarg(inplace, 'inplace')
         cond = com._apply_if_callable(cond, self)
 
         return self.where(~cond, other=other, inplace=inplace, axis=axis,
                           level=level, try_cast=try_cast,
-                          raise_on_error=raise_on_error)
+                          errors=errors)
 
     _shared_docs['shift'] = ("""
         Shift index by desired number of periods with an optional time freq

Diff for: pandas/core/internals.py

@@ -532,10 +532,20 @@ def astype(self, dtype, copy=False, errors='raise', values=None, **kwargs):
                             **kwargs)
 
     def _astype(self, dtype, copy=False, errors='raise', values=None,
-                klass=None, mgr=None, raise_on_error=False, **kwargs):
+                klass=None, mgr=None, **kwargs):
         """
-        Coerce to the new type (if copy=True, return a new copy)
-        raise on an except if raise == True
+        Coerce to the new type
+
+        dtype : str, dtype convertible
+        copy : boolean, default False
+            copy if indicated
+        errors : str, {'raise', 'ignore'}, default 'ignore'
+            - ``raise`` : allow exceptions to be raised
+            - ``ignore`` : suppress exceptions. On error return original object
+
+        values :
+        klass :
+        mgr :
         """
         errors_legal_values = ('raise', 'ignore')
 
@@ -1248,16 +1258,18 @@ def shift(self, periods, axis=0, mgr=None):
 
         return [self.make_block(new_values, fastpath=True)]
 
-    def eval(self, func, other, raise_on_error=True, try_cast=False, mgr=None):
+    def eval(self, func, other, errors='raise', try_cast=False, mgr=None):
         """
         evaluate the block; return result block from the result
 
         Parameters
         ----------
         func  : how to combine self, other
         other : a ndarray/object
-        raise_on_error : if True, raise when I can't perform the function,
-            False by default (and just return the data that we had coming in)
+        errors : str, {'raise', 'ignore'}, default 'raise'
+            - ``raise`` : allow exceptions to be raised
+            - ``ignore`` : suppress exceptions. On error return original object
+
         try_cast : try casting the results to the input type
 
         Returns
@@ -1295,7 +1307,7 @@ def eval(self, func, other, raise_on_error=True, try_cast=False, mgr=None):
         except TypeError:
             block = self.coerce_to_target_dtype(orig_other)
             return block.eval(func, orig_other,
-                              raise_on_error=raise_on_error,
+                              errors=errors,
                               try_cast=try_cast, mgr=mgr)
 
         # get the result, may need to transpose the other
@@ -1337,7 +1349,7 @@ def get_result(other):
         # error handler if we have an issue operating with the function
         def handle_error():
 
-            if raise_on_error:
+            if errors == 'raise':
                 # The 'detail' variable is defined in outer scope.
                 raise TypeError('Could not operate %s with block values %s' %
                                 (repr(other), str(detail)))  # noqa
@@ -1383,7 +1395,7 @@ def handle_error():
         result = _block_shape(result, ndim=self.ndim)
         return [self.make_block(result, fastpath=True, )]
 
-    def where(self, other, cond, align=True, raise_on_error=True,
+    def where(self, other, cond, align=True, errors='raise',
               try_cast=False, axis=0, transpose=False, mgr=None):
         """
         evaluate the block; return result block(s) from the result
@@ -1393,8 +1405,10 @@ def where(self, other, cond, align=True, raise_on_error=True,
         other : a ndarray/object
         cond  : the condition to respect
         align : boolean, perform alignment on other/cond
-        raise_on_error : if True, raise when I can't perform the function,
-            False by default (and just return the data that we had coming in)
+        errors : str, {'raise', 'ignore'}, default 'raise'
+            - ``raise`` : allow exceptions to be raised
+            - ``ignore`` : suppress exceptions. On error return original object
+
         axis : int
         transpose : boolean
             Set to True if self is stored with axes reversed
@@ -1404,6 +1418,7 @@ def where(self, other, cond, align=True, raise_on_error=True,
         a new block(s), the result of the func
         """
         import pandas.core.computation.expressions as expressions
+        assert errors in ['raise', 'ignore']
 
         values = self.values
         orig_other = other
@@ -1436,9 +1451,9 @@ def func(cond, values, other):
 
             try:
                 return self._try_coerce_result(expressions.where(
-                    cond, values, other, raise_on_error=True))
+                    cond, values, other))
             except Exception as detail:
-                if raise_on_error:
+                if errors == 'raise':
                     raise TypeError('Could not operate [%s] with block values '
                                     '[%s]' % (repr(other), str(detail)))
                 else:
@@ -1454,10 +1469,10 @@ def func(cond, values, other):
         except TypeError:
 
             # we cannot coerce, return a compat dtype
-            # we are explicity ignoring raise_on_error here
+            # we are explicity ignoring errors
             block = self.coerce_to_target_dtype(other)
             blocks = block.where(orig_other, cond, align=align,
-                                 raise_on_error=raise_on_error,
+                                 errors=errors,
                                  try_cast=try_cast, axis=axis,
                                  transpose=transpose)
             return self._maybe_downcast(blocks, 'infer')
@@ -2745,7 +2760,7 @@ def sp_index(self):
     def kind(self):
         return self.values.kind
 
-    def _astype(self, dtype, copy=False, raise_on_error=True, values=None,
+    def _astype(self, dtype, copy=False, errors='raise', values=None,
                 klass=None, mgr=None, **kwargs):
         if values is None:
             values = self.values