En primer lugar, esta pregunta esno lo mismo queéste.

El problema que tengo es que cuando intento trazar un DataFrame que contiene un NaN numpy en una celda, aparece un error:

C:\>\Python33x86\python.exe
Python 3.3.2 (v3.3.2:d047928ae3f6, May 16 2013, 00:03:43) [MSC v.1600 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import pandas as pd
>>> import numpy as np
>>> import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
>>>
>>> dates = pd.date_range('20131201', periods=5, freq='H')
>>> data = [[1, 2], [4, 5], [9, np.nan], [16, 17], [25, 26]]
>>> df = pd.DataFrame(data, index=dates,
...                       columns=list('AB'))
>>>
>>> print(df.to_string())
                      A   B
2013-12-01 00:00:00   1   2
2013-12-01 01:00:00   4   5
2013-12-01 02:00:00   9 NaN
2013-12-01 03:00:00  16  17
2013-12-01 04:00:00  25  26
>>> df.plot()
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "C:\Python33x86\lib\site-packages\pandas\tools\plotting.py", line 1636, in plot_frame
    plot_obj.generate()
  File "C:\Python33x86\lib\site-packages\pandas\tools\plotting.py", line 856, in generate
    self._make_plot()
  File "C:\Python33x86\lib\site-packages\pandas\tools\plotting.py", line 1240, in _make_plot
    self._make_ts_plot(data, **self.kwds)
  File "C:\Python33x86\lib\site-packages\pandas\tools\plotting.py", line 1321, in _make_ts_plot
    _plot(data[col], i, ax, label, style, **kwds)
  File "C:\Python33x86\lib\site-packages\pandas\tools\plotting.py", line 1295, in _plot
    style=style, **kwds)
  File "C:\Python33x86\lib\site-packages\pandas\tseries\plotting.py", line 77, in tsplot
    lines = plotf(ax, *args, **kwargs)
  File "C:\Python33x86\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\axes.py", line 4139, in plot
    for line in self._get_lines(*args, **kwargs):
  File "C:\Python33x86\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\axes.py", line 319, in _grab_next_args
    for seg in self._plot_args(remaining, kwargs):
  File "C:\Python33x86\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\axes.py", line 297, in _plot_args
    x, y = self._xy_from_xy(x, y)
  File "C:\Python33x86\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\axes.py", line 216, in _xy_from_xy
    by = self.axes.yaxis.update_units(y)
  File "C:\Python33x86\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\axis.py", line 1337, in update_units
    converter = munits.registry.get_converter(data)
  File "C:\Python33x86\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\units.py", line 137, in get_converter
    xravel = x.ravel()
  File "C:\Python33x86\lib\site-packages\numpy\ma\core.py", line 3969, in ravel
    r._mask = ndarray.ravel(self._mask).reshape(r.shape)
  File "C:\Python33x86\lib\site-packages\pandas\core\series.py", line 981, in reshape
    return ndarray.reshape(self, newshape, order)
TypeError: an integer is required

El código anterior funciona si sustituyo el np.NaN con un número, como "2.3".

El trazado como dos series separadas tampoco funciona (falla cuando agrego la serie que contiene el NaN al trazado):

C:\>\Python33x86\python.exe
Python 3.3.2 (v3.3.2:d047928ae3f6, May 16 2013, 00:03:43) [MSC v.1600 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import pandas as pd
>>> import numpy as np
>>> import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
>>>
>>> dates = pd.date_range('20131201', periods=5, freq='H')
>>> data = [[1, 2], [4, 5], [9, np.nan], [16, 17], [25, 26]]
>>> df = pd.DataFrame(data, index=dates,
...                       columns=list('AB'))
>>>
>>> print(df.to_string())
                      A   B
2013-12-01 00:00:00   1   2
2013-12-01 01:00:00   4   5
2013-12-01 02:00:00   9 NaN
2013-12-01 03:00:00  16  17
2013-12-01 04:00:00  25  26
>>> df['A'].plot(label='This is A', style='k')
<matplotlib.axes.AxesSubplot object at 0x02ACFF90>
>>> df['B'].plot(label='This is B', style='g')
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "C:\Python33x86\lib\site-packages\pandas\tools\plotting.py", line 1730, in plot_series
    plot_obj.generate()
  File "C:\Python33x86\lib\site-packages\pandas\tools\plotting.py", line 856, in generate
    self._make_plot()
  File "C:\Python33x86\lib\site-packages\pandas\tools\plotting.py", line 1240, in _make_plot
    self._make_ts_plot(data, **self.kwds)
  File "C:\Python33x86\lib\site-packages\pandas\tools\plotting.py", line 1311, in _make_ts_plot
    _plot(data, 0, ax, label, self.style, **kwds)
  File "C:\Python33x86\lib\site-packages\pandas\tools\plotting.py", line 1295, in _plot
    style=style, **kwds)
  File "C:\Python33x86\lib\site-packages\pandas\tseries\plotting.py", line 77, in tsplot
    lines = plotf(ax, *args, **kwargs)
  File "C:\Python33x86\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\axes.py", line 4139, in plot
    for line in self._get_lines(*args, **kwargs):
  File "C:\Python33x86\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\axes.py", line 319, in _grab_next_args
    for seg in self._plot_args(remaining, kwargs):
  File "C:\Python33x86\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\axes.py", line 297, in _plot_args
    x, y = self._xy_from_xy(x, y)
  File "C:\Python33x86\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\axes.py", line 216, in _xy_from_xy
    by = self.axes.yaxis.update_units(y)
  File "C:\Python33x86\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\axis.py", line 1337, in update_units
    converter = munits.registry.get_converter(data)
  File "C:\Python33x86\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\units.py", line 137, in get_converter
    xravel = x.ravel()
  File "C:\Python33x86\lib\site-packages\numpy\ma\core.py", line 3969, in ravel
    r._mask = ndarray.ravel(self._mask).reshape(r.shape)
  File "C:\Python33x86\lib\site-packages\pandas\core\series.py", line 981, in reshape
    return ndarray.reshape(self, newshape, order)
TypeError: an integer is required

Sin embargo, si hago esto directamente con Plotot plot () de Matplotlib, en lugar de usar la función plot () de Pandas, funciona:

C:\>\Python33x86\python.exe
Python 3.3.2 (v3.3.2:d047928ae3f6, May 16 2013, 00:03:43) [MSC v.1600 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import pandas as pd
>>> import numpy as np
>>> import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
>>> dates = pd.date_range('20131201', periods=5, freq='H')
>>> plt.plot(dates, [1, 4, 9, 16, 25], 'k', dates, [2, 5, np.NAN, 17, 26], 'g')
[<matplotlib.lines.Line2D object at 0x03E98650>, <matplotlib.lines.Line2D object at 0x040929B0>]
>>> plt.show()
>>>

Por lo tanto, parece que tengo una solución alternativa, pero al trazar grandes DataFrames, preferiría usar el método plot () de Pandas, que es más conveniente. He intentado seguir el seguimiento de la pila, pero después de un tiempo se complica (no estoy familiarizado con el código fuente de Pandas, Numpy y Matplotlib). ¿Estoy haciendo algo mal o es un posible error en la trama de Pandas ()?

¡Gracias por tu ayuda!

Probé tanto en Windows x86 como en Linux AMD64 con los mismos resultados con estas versiones:

Python 3.3.2Pandas 0.12.0Matplotlib 1.3.1Numpy 1.7.1