DEPR: remove Series.from_array, DataFrame.from_items, as_matrix, asobject, as_blocks, blocks

doc/source/reference/frame.rst

@@ -351,7 +351,6 @@ Serialization / IO / conversion
    :toctree: api/
 
    DataFrame.from_dict
-   DataFrame.from_items
    DataFrame.from_records
    DataFrame.info
    DataFrame.to_parquet

doc/source/whatsnew/v1.0.0.rst

@@ -279,7 +279,12 @@ or ``matplotlib.Axes.plot``. See :ref:`plotting.formatters` for more.
 - Removed the previously deprecated ``reduce`` and ``broadcast`` arguments from :meth:`DataFrame.apply` (:issue:`18577`)
 - Removed the previously deprecated ``assert_raises_regex`` function in ``pandas.util.testing`` (:issue:`29174`)
 - Removed :meth:`Index.is_lexsorted_for_tuple` (:issue:`29305`)
-- Removed support for nexted renaming in :meth:`DataFrame.aggregate`, :meth:`Series.aggregate`, :meth:`DataFrameGroupBy.aggregate`, :meth:`SeriesGroupBy.aggregate`, :meth:`Rolling.aggregate` (:issue:`29608`)
+- Removed support for nested renaming in :meth:`DataFrame.aggregate`, :meth:`Series.aggregate`, :meth:`DataFrameGroupBy.aggregate`, :meth:`SeriesGroupBy.aggregate`, :meth:`Rolling.aggregate` (:issue:`18529`)
+- Removed :meth:`Series.from_array` (:issue:`18258`)
+- Removed :meth:`DataFrame.from_items` (:issue:`18458`)
+- Removed :meth:`DataFrame.as_matrix`, :meth:`Series.as_matrix` (:issue:`18458`)
+- Removed :meth:`Series.asobject` (:issue:`18477`)
+- Removed :meth:`DataFrame.as_blocks`, :meth:`Series.as_blocks`, `DataFrame.blocks`, :meth:`Series.blocks` (:issue:`17656`)
 -
 
 .. _whatsnew_1000.performance:

pandas/core/frame.py

@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@
     is_iterator,
     is_list_like,
     is_named_tuple,
-    is_nested_list_like,
     is_object_dtype,
     is_scalar,
     is_sequence,
@@ -343,8 +342,9 @@ class DataFrame(NDFrame):
     --------
     DataFrame.from_records : Constructor from tuples, also record arrays.
     DataFrame.from_dict : From dicts of Series, arrays, or dicts.
-    DataFrame.from_items : From sequence of (key, value) pairs
-        read_csv, pandas.read_table, pandas.read_clipboard.
+    read_csv
+    read_table
+    read_clipboard
 
     Examples
     --------
@@ -388,9 +388,7 @@ def _constructor(self) -> Type["DataFrame"]:
         return DataFrame
 
     _constructor_sliced = Series  # type: Type[Series]
-    _deprecations = NDFrame._deprecations | frozenset(
-        ["from_items"]
-    )  # type: FrozenSet[str]
+    _deprecations = NDFrame._deprecations | frozenset([])  # type: FrozenSet[str]
     _accessors = set()  # type: Set[str]
 
     @property
@@ -1870,103 +1868,6 @@ def to_records(
 
         return np.rec.fromarrays(arrays, dtype={"names": names, "formats": formats})
 
-    @classmethod
-    def from_items(cls, items, columns=None, orient="columns"):
-        """
-        Construct a DataFrame from a list of tuples.
-
-        .. deprecated:: 0.23.0
-          `from_items` is deprecated and will be removed in a future version.
-          Use :meth:`DataFrame.from_dict(dict(items)) <DataFrame.from_dict>`
-          instead.
-          :meth:`DataFrame.from_dict(OrderedDict(items)) <DataFrame.from_dict>`
-          may be used to preserve the key order.
-
-        Convert (key, value) pairs to DataFrame. The keys will be the axis
-        index (usually the columns, but depends on the specified
-        orientation). The values should be arrays or Series.
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        items : sequence of (key, value) pairs
-            Values should be arrays or Series.
-        columns : sequence of column labels, optional
-            Must be passed if orient='index'.
-        orient : {'columns', 'index'}, default 'columns'
-            The "orientation" of the data. If the keys of the
-            input correspond to column labels, pass 'columns'
-            (default). Otherwise if the keys correspond to the index,
-            pass 'index'.
-
-        Returns
-        -------
-        DataFrame
-        """
-
-        warnings.warn(
-            "from_items is deprecated. Please use "
-            "DataFrame.from_dict(dict(items), ...) instead. "
-            "DataFrame.from_dict(OrderedDict(items)) may be used to "
-            "preserve the key order.",
-            FutureWarning,
-            stacklevel=2,
-        )
-
-        keys, values = zip(*items)
-
-        if orient == "columns":
-            if columns is not None:
-                columns = ensure_index(columns)
-
-                idict = dict(items)
-                if len(idict) < len(items):
-                    if not columns.equals(ensure_index(keys)):
-                        raise ValueError(
-                            "With non-unique item names, passed "
-                            "columns must be identical"
-                        )
-                    arrays = values
-                else:
-                    arrays = [idict[k] for k in columns if k in idict]
-            else:
-                columns = ensure_index(keys)
-                arrays = values
-
-            # GH 17312
-            # Provide more informative error msg when scalar values passed
-            try:
-                return cls._from_arrays(arrays, columns, None)
-
-            except ValueError:
-                if not is_nested_list_like(values):
-                    raise ValueError(
-                        "The value in each (key, value) pair "
-                        "must be an array, Series, or dict"
-                    )
-
-        elif orient == "index":
-            if columns is None:
-                raise TypeError("Must pass columns with orient='index'")
-
-            keys = ensure_index(keys)
-
-            # GH 17312
-            # Provide more informative error msg when scalar values passed
-            try:
-                arr = np.array(values, dtype=object).T
-                data = [lib.maybe_convert_objects(v) for v in arr]
-                return cls._from_arrays(data, columns, keys)
-
-            except TypeError:
-                if not is_nested_list_like(values):
-                    raise ValueError(
-                        "The value in each (key, value) pair "
-                        "must be an array, Series, or dict"
-                    )
-
-        else:  # pragma: no cover
-            raise ValueError("'orient' must be either 'columns' or 'index'")
-
     @classmethod
     def _from_arrays(cls, arrays, columns, index, dtype=None):
         mgr = arrays_to_mgr(arrays, columns, index, columns, dtype=dtype)

pandas/core/generic.py

@@ -173,9 +173,6 @@ class NDFrame(PandasObject, SelectionMixin):
     _accessors = set()  # type: Set[str]
     _deprecations = frozenset(
         [
-            "as_blocks",
-            "as_matrix",
-            "blocks",
             "clip_lower",
             "clip_upper",
             "get_dtype_counts",
@@ -5408,54 +5405,6 @@ def _get_bool_data(self):
     # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Internal Interface Methods
 
-    def as_matrix(self, columns=None):
-        """
-        Convert the frame to its Numpy-array representation.
-
-        .. deprecated:: 0.23.0
-            Use :meth:`DataFrame.values` instead.
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        columns : list, optional, default:None
-            If None, return all columns, otherwise, returns specified columns.
-
-        Returns
-        -------
-        values : ndarray
-            If the caller is heterogeneous and contains booleans or objects,
-            the result will be of dtype=object. See Notes.
-
-        See Also
-        --------
-        DataFrame.values
-
-        Notes
-        -----
-        Return is NOT a Numpy-matrix, rather, a Numpy-array.
-
-        The dtype will be a lower-common-denominator dtype (implicit
-        upcasting); that is to say if the dtypes (even of numeric types)
-        are mixed, the one that accommodates all will be chosen. Use this
-        with care if you are not dealing with the blocks.
-
-        e.g. If the dtypes are float16 and float32, dtype will be upcast to
-        float32.  If dtypes are int32 and uint8, dtype will be upcase to
-        int32. By numpy.find_common_type convention, mixing int64 and uint64
-        will result in a float64 dtype.
-
-        This method is provided for backwards compatibility. Generally,
-        it is recommended to use '.values'.
-        """
-        warnings.warn(
-            "Method .as_matrix will be removed in a future version. "
-            "Use .values instead.",
-            FutureWarning,
-            stacklevel=2,
-        )
-        self._consolidate_inplace()
-        return self._data.as_array(transpose=self._AXIS_REVERSED, items=columns)
-
     @property
     def values(self):
         """
@@ -5773,40 +5722,6 @@ def ftypes(self):
 
         return Series(self._data.get_ftypes(), index=self._info_axis, dtype=np.object_)
 
-    def as_blocks(self, copy=True):
-        """
-        Convert the frame to a dict of dtype -> Constructor Types.
-
-        .. deprecated:: 0.21.0
-
-        NOTE: the dtypes of the blocks WILL BE PRESERVED HERE (unlike in
-              as_matrix)
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        copy : bool, default True
-
-        Returns
-        -------
-        dict
-            Mapping dtype -> Constructor Types.
-        """
-        warnings.warn(
-            "as_blocks is deprecated and will be removed in a future version",
-            FutureWarning,
-            stacklevel=2,
-        )
-        return self._to_dict_of_blocks(copy=copy)
-
-    @property
-    def blocks(self):
-        """
-        Internal property, property synonym for as_blocks().
-
-        .. deprecated:: 0.21.0
-        """
-        return self.as_blocks()
-
     def _to_dict_of_blocks(self, copy=True):
         """
         Return a dict of dtype -> Constructor Types that

pandas/core/series.py

@@ -176,17 +176,7 @@ class Series(base.IndexOpsMixin, generic.NDFrame):
         base.IndexOpsMixin._deprecations
         | generic.NDFrame._deprecations
         | frozenset(
-            [
-                "asobject",
-                "compress",
-                "valid",
-                "ftype",
-                "real",
-                "imag",
-                "put",
-                "ptp",
-                "nonzero",
-            ]
+            ["compress", "valid", "ftype", "real", "imag", "put", "ptp", "nonzero"]
         )
     )
 
@@ -364,32 +354,6 @@ def _init_dict(self, data, index=None, dtype=None):
             s = s.reindex(index, copy=False)
         return s._data, s.index
 
-    @classmethod
-    def from_array(
-        cls, arr, index=None, name=None, dtype=None, copy=False, fastpath=False
-    ):
-        """
-        Construct Series from array.
-
-        .. deprecated:: 0.23.0
-            Use pd.Series(..) constructor instead.
-
-        Returns
-        -------
-        Series
-            Constructed Series.
-        """
-        warnings.warn(
-            "'from_array' is deprecated and will be removed in a "
-            "future version. Please use the pd.Series(..) "
-            "constructor instead.",
-            FutureWarning,
-            stacklevel=2,
-        )
-        return cls(
-            arr, index=index, name=name, dtype=dtype, copy=copy, fastpath=fastpath
-        )
-
     # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     @property
@@ -579,24 +543,6 @@ def get_values(self):
     def _internal_get_values(self):
         return self._data.get_values()
 
-    @property
-    def asobject(self):
-        """
-        Return object Series which contains boxed values.
-
-        .. deprecated:: 0.23.0
-
-           Use ``astype(object)`` instead.
-
-        *this is an internal non-public method*
-        """
-        warnings.warn(
-            "'asobject' is deprecated. Use 'astype(object)' instead",
-            FutureWarning,
-            stacklevel=2,
-        )
-        return self.astype(object).values
-
     # ops
     def ravel(self, order="C"):
         """

pandas/tests/frame/test_api.py

@@ -476,14 +476,6 @@ def test_values(self, float_frame):
         float_frame.values[:, 0] = 5.0
         assert (float_frame.values[:, 0] == 5).all()
 
-    def test_as_matrix_deprecated(self, float_frame):
-        # GH 18458
-        with tm.assert_produces_warning(FutureWarning):
-            cols = float_frame.columns.tolist()
-            result = float_frame.as_matrix(columns=cols)
-        expected = float_frame.values
-        tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(result, expected)
-
     def test_deepcopy(self, float_frame):
         cp = deepcopy(float_frame)
         series = cp["A"]

pandas/tests/frame/test_block_internals.py

@@ -313,10 +313,7 @@ def test_copy_blocks(self, float_frame):
         column = df.columns[0]
 
         # use the default copy=True, change a column
-
-        # deprecated 0.21.0
-        with tm.assert_produces_warning(FutureWarning, check_stacklevel=False):
-            blocks = df.as_blocks()
+        blocks = df._to_dict_of_blocks(copy=True)
         for dtype, _df in blocks.items():
             if column in _df:
                 _df.loc[:, column] = _df[column] + 1
@@ -330,10 +327,7 @@ def test_no_copy_blocks(self, float_frame):
         column = df.columns[0]
 
         # use the copy=False, change a column
-
-        # deprecated 0.21.0
-        with tm.assert_produces_warning(FutureWarning, check_stacklevel=False):
-            blocks = df.as_blocks(copy=False)
+        blocks = df._to_dict_of_blocks(copy=False)
         for dtype, _df in blocks.items():
             if column in _df:
                 _df.loc[:, column] = _df[column] + 1