implicit sequences as columns

datascience.py

@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ def __getitem__(self, label):
     def __setitem__(self, label, values):
         if not isinstance(values, np.ndarray):
             # Coerce a single value to a sequence
-            if isinstance(values, str) or not isinstance(values, collections.abc.Sequence):
+            if not _is_non_string_iterable(values):
                 values = [values] * max(self.num_rows, 1)
-            values = np.array(values)
+            values = np.array(tuple(values))
         if hasattr(self, '_num_rows') & self.num_rows > 0:
             assert len(values) == self.num_rows, 'column length mismatch'
         else:
@@ -689,15 +689,15 @@ def _fill_with_zeroes(order, rows, zero=None):
     assert len(rows) > 0
     index = dict(rows)
     if zero is None:
-        array = np.array(list(index.values()))
+        array = np.array(tuple(index.values()))
         if len(array.shape) == 1:
             zero = array.dtype.type()
     return np.array([index.get(k, zero) for k in order])
 
 
 def _as_labels(column_label_or_labels):
     """Return a list of labels for a label or labels."""
-    if not isinstance(column_label_or_labels, collections.abc.Sequence):
+    if not _is_non_string_iterable(column_label_or_labels):
         return [column_label_or_labels]
     else:
         return column_label_or_labels
@@ -718,3 +718,14 @@ def _collected_label(collect, label):
         return label + ' ' + collect.__name__
     else:
         return label
+
+
+def _is_non_string_iterable(value):
+    """Whether a value is iterable."""
+    if isinstance(value, str):
+        return False
+    if hasattr(value, '__iter__'):
+        return True
+    if isinstance(value, collections.abc.Sequence):
+        return True
+    return False

setup.py

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def run_tests(self):
 setup(
   name = 'datascience',
   py_modules = ['datascience'],
-  version = '0.2.0',
+  version = '0.2.1',
   install_requires = install_requires,
   tests_require = test_requires,
   cmdclass = {'test': PyTest},

tests/test_table.py

@@ -277,6 +277,17 @@ def test_tuples(t, u):
 	""")
 
 
+def test_keys_and_values():
+	"""Tests that a table can be constructed from keys and values."""
+	d = {1: 2, 3: 4}
+	t = Table([d.keys(), d.values()], ['keys', 'values'])
+	assert_equal(t, """\
+	keys | values
+	1    | 2
+	3    | 4
+	""")
+
+
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