strings.py

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import codecs
import re
import textwrap
import warnings

import numpy as np

import pandas._libs.lib as lib
import pandas._libs.ops as libops
import pandas.compat as compat
from pandas.compat import zip
from pandas.util._decorators import Appender, deprecate_kwarg

from pandas.core.dtypes.common import (
    ensure_object, is_bool_dtype, is_categorical_dtype, is_integer,
    is_list_like, is_object_dtype, is_re, is_scalar, is_string_like)
from pandas.core.dtypes.generic import ABCIndexClass, ABCSeries
from pandas.core.dtypes.missing import isna

from pandas.core.algorithms import take_1d
from pandas.core.base import NoNewAttributesMixin
import pandas.core.common as com

_cpython_optimized_encoders = (
    "utf-8", "utf8", "latin-1", "latin1", "iso-8859-1", "mbcs", "ascii"
)
_cpython_optimized_decoders = _cpython_optimized_encoders + (
    "utf-16", "utf-32"
)

_shared_docs = dict()


def cat_core(list_of_columns, sep):
    """
    Auxiliary function for :meth:`str.cat`

    Parameters
    ----------
    list_of_columns : list of numpy arrays
        List of arrays to be concatenated with sep;
        these arrays may not contain NaNs!
    sep : string
        The separator string for concatenating the columns

    Returns
    -------
    nd.array
        The concatenation of list_of_columns with sep
    """
    list_with_sep = [sep] * (2 * len(list_of_columns) - 1)
    list_with_sep[::2] = list_of_columns
    return np.sum(list_with_sep, axis=0)


def _na_map(f, arr, na_result=np.nan, dtype=object):
    # should really _check_ for NA
    return _map(f, arr, na_mask=True, na_value=na_result, dtype=dtype)


def _map(f, arr, na_mask=False, na_value=np.nan, dtype=object):
    if not len(arr):
        return np.ndarray(0, dtype=dtype)

    if isinstance(arr, ABCSeries):
        arr = arr.values
    if not isinstance(arr, np.ndarray):
        arr = np.asarray(arr, dtype=object)
    if na_mask:
        mask = isna(arr)
        try:
            convert = not all(mask)
            result = lib.map_infer_mask(arr, f, mask.view(np.uint8), convert)
        except (TypeError, AttributeError) as e:
            # Reraise the exception if callable `f` got wrong number of args.
            # The user may want to be warned by this, instead of getting NaN
            if compat.PY2:
                p_err = r'takes (no|(exactly|at (least|most)) ?\d+) arguments?'
            else:
                p_err = (r'((takes)|(missing)) (?(2)from \d+ to )?\d+ '
                         r'(?(3)required )positional arguments?')

            if len(e.args) >= 1 and re.search(p_err, e.args[0]):
                raise e

            def g(x):
                try:
                    return f(x)
                except (TypeError, AttributeError):
                    return na_value

            return _map(g, arr, dtype=dtype)
        if na_value is not np.nan:
            np.putmask(result, mask, na_value)
            if result.dtype == object:
                result = lib.maybe_convert_objects(result)
        return result
    else:
        return lib.map_infer(arr, f)


def str_count(arr, pat, flags=0):
    """
    Count occurrences of pattern in each string of the Series/Index.

    This function is used to count the number of times a particular regex
    pattern is repeated in each of the string elements of the
    :class:`~pandas.Series`.

    Parameters
    ----------
    pat : str
        Valid regular expression.
    flags : int, default 0, meaning no flags
        Flags for the `re` module. For a complete list, `see here
        <https://docs.python.org/3/howto/regex.html#compilation-flags>`_.
    **kwargs
        For compatibility with other string methods. Not used.

    Returns
    -------
    counts : Series or Index
        Same type as the calling object containing the integer counts.

    See Also
    --------
    re : Standard library module for regular expressions.
    str.count : Standard library version, without regular expression support.

    Notes
    -----
    Some characters need to be escaped when passing in `pat`.
    eg. ``'$'`` has a special meaning in regex and must be escaped when
    finding this literal character.

    Examples
    --------
    >>> s = pd.Series(['A', 'B', 'Aaba', 'Baca', np.nan, 'CABA', 'cat'])
    >>> s.str.count('a')
    0    0.0
    1    0.0
    2    2.0
    3    2.0
    4    NaN
    5    0.0
    6    1.0
    dtype: float64

    Escape ``'$'`` to find the literal dollar sign.

    >>> s = pd.Series(['$', 'B', 'Aab$', '$$ca', 'C$B$', 'cat'])
    >>> s.str.count('\\$')
    0    1
    1    0
    2    1
    3    2
    4    2
    5    0
    dtype: int64

    This is also available on Index

    >>> pd.Index(['A', 'A', 'Aaba', 'cat']).str.count('a')
    Int64Index([0, 0, 2, 1], dtype='int64')
    """
    regex = re.compile(pat, flags=flags)
    f = lambda x: len(regex.findall(x))
    return _na_map(f, arr, dtype=int)


def str_contains(arr, pat, case=True, flags=0, na=np.nan, regex=True):
    """
    Test if pattern or regex is contained within a string of a Series or Index.

    Return boolean Series or Index based on whether a given pattern or regex is
    contained within a string of a Series or Index.

    Parameters
    ----------
    pat : str
        Character sequence or regular expression.
    case : bool, default True
        If True, case sensitive.
    flags : int, default 0 (no flags)
        Flags to pass through to the re module, e.g. re.IGNORECASE.
    na : default NaN
        Fill value for missing values.
    regex : bool, default True
        If True, assumes the pat is a regular expression.

        If False, treats the pat as a literal string.

    Returns
    -------
    Series or Index of boolean values
        A Series or Index of boolean values indicating whether the
        given pattern is contained within the string of each element
        of the Series or Index.

    See Also
    --------
    match : Analogous, but stricter, relying on re.match instead of re.search.
    Series.str.startswith : Test if the start of each string element matches a
        pattern.
    Series.str.endswith : Same as startswith, but tests the end of string.

    Examples
    --------

    Returning a Series of booleans using only a literal pattern.

    >>> s1 = pd.Series(['Mouse', 'dog', 'house and parrot', '23', np.NaN])
    >>> s1.str.contains('og', regex=False)
    0    False
    1     True
    2    False
    3    False
    4      NaN
    dtype: object

    Returning an Index of booleans using only a literal pattern.

    >>> ind = pd.Index(['Mouse', 'dog', 'house and parrot', '23.0', np.NaN])
    >>> ind.str.contains('23', regex=False)
    Index([False, False, False, True, nan], dtype='object')

    Specifying case sensitivity using `case`.

    >>> s1.str.contains('oG', case=True, regex=True)
    0    False
    1    False
    2    False
    3    False
    4      NaN
    dtype: object

    Specifying `na` to be `False` instead of `NaN` replaces NaN values
    with `False`. If Series or Index does not contain NaN values
    the resultant dtype will be `bool`, otherwise, an `object` dtype.

    >>> s1.str.contains('og', na=False, regex=True)
    0    False
    1     True
    2    False
    3    False
    4    False
    dtype: bool

    Returning 'house' or 'dog' when either expression occurs in a string.

    >>> s1.str.contains('house|dog', regex=True)
    0    False
    1     True
    2     True
    3    False
    4      NaN
    dtype: object

    Ignoring case sensitivity using `flags` with regex.

    >>> import re
    >>> s1.str.contains('PARROT', flags=re.IGNORECASE, regex=True)
    0    False
    1    False
    2     True
    3    False
    4      NaN
    dtype: object

    Returning any digit using regular expression.

    >>> s1.str.contains('\\d', regex=True)
    0    False
    1    False
    2    False
    3     True
    4      NaN
    dtype: object

    Ensure `pat` is a not a literal pattern when `regex` is set to True.
    Note in the following example one might expect only `s2[1]` and `s2[3]` to
    return `True`. However, '.0' as a regex matches any character
    followed by a 0.

    >>> s2 = pd.Series(['40','40.0','41','41.0','35'])
    >>> s2.str.contains('.0', regex=True)
    0     True
    1     True
    2    False
    3     True
    4    False
    dtype: bool
    """
    if regex:
        if not case:
            flags |= re.IGNORECASE

        regex = re.compile(pat, flags=flags)

        if regex.groups > 0:
            warnings.warn("This pattern has match groups. To actually get the"
                          " groups, use str.extract.", UserWarning,
                          stacklevel=3)

        f = lambda x: bool(regex.search(x))
    else:
        if case:
            f = lambda x: pat in x
        else:
            upper_pat = pat.upper()
            f = lambda x: upper_pat in x
            uppered = _na_map(lambda x: x.upper(), arr)
            return _na_map(f, uppered, na, dtype=bool)
    return _na_map(f, arr, na, dtype=bool)


def str_startswith(arr, pat, na=np.nan):
    """
    Test if the start of each string element matches a pattern.

    Equivalent to :meth:`str.startswith`.

    Parameters
    ----------
    pat : str
        Character sequence. Regular expressions are not accepted.
    na : object, default NaN
        Object shown if element tested is not a string.

    Returns
    -------
    Series or Index of bool
        A Series of booleans indicating whether the given pattern matches
        the start of each string element.

    See Also
    --------
    str.startswith : Python standard library string method.
    Series.str.endswith : Same as startswith, but tests the end of string.
    Series.str.contains : Tests if string element contains a pattern.

    Examples
    --------
    >>> s = pd.Series(['bat', 'Bear', 'cat', np.nan])
    >>> s
    0     bat
    1    Bear
    2     cat
    3     NaN
    dtype: object

    >>> s.str.startswith('b')
    0     True
    1    False
    2    False
    3      NaN
    dtype: object

    Specifying `na` to be `False` instead of `NaN`.

    >>> s.str.startswith('b', na=False)
    0     True
    1    False
    2    False
    3    False
    dtype: bool
    """
    f = lambda x: x.startswith(pat)
    return _na_map(f, arr, na, dtype=bool)


def str_endswith(arr, pat, na=np.nan):
    """
    Test if the end of each string element matches a pattern.

    Equivalent to :meth:`str.endswith`.

    Parameters
    ----------
    pat : str
        Character sequence. Regular expressions are not accepted.
    na : object, default NaN
        Object shown if element tested is not a string.

    Returns
    -------
    Series or Index of bool
        A Series of booleans indicating whether the given pattern matches
        the end of each string element.

    See Also
    --------
    str.endswith : Python standard library string method.
    Series.str.startswith : Same as endswith, but tests the start of string.
    Series.str.contains : Tests if string element contains a pattern.

    Examples
    --------
    >>> s = pd.Series(['bat', 'bear', 'caT', np.nan])
    >>> s
    0     bat
    1    bear
    2     caT
    3     NaN
    dtype: object

    >>> s.str.endswith('t')
    0     True
    1    False
    2    False
    3      NaN
    dtype: object

    Specifying `na` to be `False` instead of `NaN`.

    >>> s.str.endswith('t', na=False)
    0     True
    1    False
    2    False
    3    False
    dtype: bool
    """
    f = lambda x: x.endswith(pat)
    return _na_map(f, arr, na, dtype=bool)


def str_replace(arr, pat, repl, n=-1, case=None, flags=0, regex=True):
    r"""
    Replace occurrences of pattern/regex in the Series/Index with
    some other string. Equivalent to :meth:`str.replace` or
    :func:`re.sub`.

    Parameters
    ----------
    pat : string or compiled regex
        String can be a character sequence or regular expression.

        .. versionadded:: 0.20.0
            `pat` also accepts a compiled regex.

    repl : string or callable
        Replacement string or a callable. The callable is passed the regex
        match object and must return a replacement string to be used.
        See :func:`re.sub`.

        .. versionadded:: 0.20.0
            `repl` also accepts a callable.

    n : int, default -1 (all)
        Number of replacements to make from start
    case : boolean, default None
        - If True, case sensitive (the default if `pat` is a string)
        - Set to False for case insensitive
        - Cannot be set if `pat` is a compiled regex
    flags : int, default 0 (no flags)
        - re module flags, e.g. re.IGNORECASE
        - Cannot be set if `pat` is a compiled regex
    regex : boolean, default True
        - If True, assumes the passed-in pattern is a regular expression.
        - If False, treats the pattern as a literal string
        - Cannot be set to False if `pat` is a compiled regex or `repl` is
          a callable.

        .. versionadded:: 0.23.0

    Returns
    -------
    Series or Index of object
        A copy of the object with all matching occurrences of `pat` replaced by
        `repl`.

    Raises
    ------
    ValueError
        * if `regex` is False and `repl` is a callable or `pat` is a compiled
          regex
        * if `pat` is a compiled regex and `case` or `flags` is set

    Notes
    -----
    When `pat` is a compiled regex, all flags should be included in the
    compiled regex. Use of `case`, `flags`, or `regex=False` with a compiled
    regex will raise an error.

    Examples
    --------
    When `pat` is a string and `regex` is True (the default), the given `pat`
    is compiled as a regex. When `repl` is a string, it replaces matching
    regex patterns as with :meth:`re.sub`. NaN value(s) in the Series are
    left as is:

    >>> pd.Series(['foo', 'fuz', np.nan]).str.replace('f.', 'ba', regex=True)
    0    bao
    1    baz
    2    NaN
    dtype: object

    When `pat` is a string and `regex` is False, every `pat` is replaced with
    `repl` as with :meth:`str.replace`:

    >>> pd.Series(['f.o', 'fuz', np.nan]).str.replace('f.', 'ba', regex=False)
    0    bao
    1    fuz
    2    NaN
    dtype: object

    When `repl` is a callable, it is called on every `pat` using
    :func:`re.sub`. The callable should expect one positional argument
    (a regex object) and return a string.

    To get the idea:

    >>> pd.Series(['foo', 'fuz', np.nan]).str.replace('f', repr)
    0    <_sre.SRE_Match object; span=(0, 1), match='f'>oo
    1    <_sre.SRE_Match object; span=(0, 1), match='f'>uz
    2                                                  NaN
    dtype: object

    Reverse every lowercase alphabetic word:

    >>> repl = lambda m: m.group(0)[::-1]
    >>> pd.Series(['foo 123', 'bar baz', np.nan]).str.replace(r'[a-z]+', repl)
    0    oof 123
    1    rab zab
    2        NaN
    dtype: object

    Using regex groups (extract second group and swap case):

    >>> pat = r"(?P<one>\w+) (?P<two>\w+) (?P<three>\w+)"
    >>> repl = lambda m: m.group('two').swapcase()
    >>> pd.Series(['One Two Three', 'Foo Bar Baz']).str.replace(pat, repl)
    0    tWO
    1    bAR
    dtype: object

    Using a compiled regex with flags

    >>> regex_pat = re.compile(r'FUZ', flags=re.IGNORECASE)
    >>> pd.Series(['foo', 'fuz', np.nan]).str.replace(regex_pat, 'bar')
    0    foo
    1    bar
    2    NaN
    dtype: object
    """

    # Check whether repl is valid (GH 13438, GH 15055)
    if not (is_string_like(repl) or callable(repl)):
        raise TypeError("repl must be a string or callable")

    is_compiled_re = is_re(pat)
    if regex:
        if is_compiled_re:
            if (case is not None) or (flags != 0):
                raise ValueError("case and flags cannot be set"
                                 " when pat is a compiled regex")
        else:
            # not a compiled regex
            # set default case
            if case is None:
                case = True

            # add case flag, if provided
            if case is False:
                flags |= re.IGNORECASE
        if is_compiled_re or len(pat) > 1 or flags or callable(repl):
            n = n if n >= 0 else 0
            compiled = re.compile(pat, flags=flags)
            f = lambda x: compiled.sub(repl=repl, string=x, count=n)
        else:
            f = lambda x: x.replace(pat, repl, n)
    else:
        if is_compiled_re:
            raise ValueError("Cannot use a compiled regex as replacement "
                             "pattern with regex=False")
        if callable(repl):
            raise ValueError("Cannot use a callable replacement when "
                             "regex=False")
        f = lambda x: x.replace(pat, repl, n)

    return _na_map(f, arr)


def str_repeat(arr, repeats):
    """
    Duplicate each string in the Series or Index.

    Parameters
    ----------
    repeats : int or sequence of int
        Same value for all (int) or different value per (sequence).

    Returns
    -------
    Series or Index of object
        Series or Index of repeated string objects specified by
        input parameter repeats.

    Examples
    --------
    >>> s = pd.Series(['a', 'b', 'c'])
    >>> s
    0    a
    1    b
    2    c

    Single int repeats string in Series

    >>> s.str.repeat(repeats=2)
    0    aa
    1    bb
    2    cc

    Sequence of int repeats corresponding string in Series

    >>> s.str.repeat(repeats=[1, 2, 3])
    0      a
    1     bb
    2    ccc
    """
    if is_scalar(repeats):
        def rep(x):
            try:
                return compat.binary_type.__mul__(x, repeats)
            except TypeError:
                return compat.text_type.__mul__(x, repeats)

        return _na_map(rep, arr)
    else:

        def rep(x, r):
            try:
                return compat.binary_type.__mul__(x, r)
            except TypeError:
                return compat.text_type.__mul__(x, r)

        repeats = np.asarray(repeats, dtype=object)
        result = libops.vec_binop(com.values_from_object(arr), repeats, rep)
        return result


def str_match(arr, pat, case=True, flags=0, na=np.nan):
    """
    Determine if each string matches a regular expression.

    Parameters
    ----------
    pat : string
        Character sequence or regular expression
    case : boolean, default True
        If True, case sensitive
    flags : int, default 0 (no flags)
        re module flags, e.g. re.IGNORECASE
    na : default NaN, fill value for missing values

    Returns
    -------
    Series/array of boolean values

    See Also
    --------
    contains : Analogous, but less strict, relying on re.search instead of
        re.match.
    extract : Extract matched groups.
    """
    if not case:
        flags |= re.IGNORECASE

    regex = re.compile(pat, flags=flags)

    dtype = bool
    f = lambda x: bool(regex.match(x))

    return _na_map(f, arr, na, dtype=dtype)


def _get_single_group_name(rx):
    try:
        return list(rx.groupindex.keys()).pop()
    except IndexError:
        return None


def _groups_or_na_fun(regex):
    """Used in both extract_noexpand and extract_frame"""
    if regex.groups == 0:
        raise ValueError("pattern contains no capture groups")
    empty_row = [np.nan] * regex.groups

    def f(x):
        if not isinstance(x, compat.string_types):
            return empty_row
        m = regex.search(x)
        if m:
            return [np.nan if item is None else item for item in m.groups()]
        else:
            return empty_row
    return f


def _str_extract_noexpand(arr, pat, flags=0):
    """
    Find groups in each string in the Series using passed regular
    expression. This function is called from
    str_extract(expand=False), and can return Series, DataFrame, or
    Index.

    """
    from pandas import DataFrame, Index

    regex = re.compile(pat, flags=flags)
    groups_or_na = _groups_or_na_fun(regex)

    if regex.groups == 1:
        result = np.array([groups_or_na(val)[0] for val in arr], dtype=object)
        name = _get_single_group_name(regex)
    else:
        if isinstance(arr, Index):
            raise ValueError("only one regex group is supported with Index")
        name = None
        names = dict(zip(regex.groupindex.values(), regex.groupindex.keys()))
        columns = [names.get(1 + i, i) for i in range(regex.groups)]
        if arr.empty:
            result = DataFrame(columns=columns, dtype=object)
        else:
            result = DataFrame(
                [groups_or_na(val) for val in arr],
                columns=columns,
                index=arr.index,
                dtype=object)
    return result, name


def _str_extract_frame(arr, pat, flags=0):
    """
    For each subject string in the Series, extract groups from the
    first match of regular expression pat. This function is called from
    str_extract(expand=True), and always returns a DataFrame.

    """
    from pandas import DataFrame

    regex = re.compile(pat, flags=flags)
    groups_or_na = _groups_or_na_fun(regex)
    names = dict(zip(regex.groupindex.values(), regex.groupindex.keys()))
    columns = [names.get(1 + i, i) for i in range(regex.groups)]

    if len(arr) == 0:
        return DataFrame(columns=columns, dtype=object)
    try:
        result_index = arr.index
    except AttributeError:
        result_index = None
    return DataFrame(
        [groups_or_na(val) for val in arr],
        columns=columns,
        index=result_index,
        dtype=object)


def str_extract(arr, pat, flags=0, expand=True):
    r"""
    Extract capture groups in the regex `pat` as columns in a DataFrame.

    For each subject string in the Series, extract groups from the
    first match of regular expression `pat`.

    Parameters
    ----------
    pat : string
        Regular expression pattern with capturing groups.
    flags : int, default 0 (no flags)
        Flags from the ``re`` module, e.g. ``re.IGNORECASE``, that
        modify regular expression matching for things like case,
        spaces, etc. For more details, see :mod:`re`.
    expand : bool, default True
        If True, return DataFrame with one column per capture group.
        If False, return a Series/Index if there is one capture group
        or DataFrame if there are multiple capture groups.

        .. versionadded:: 0.18.0

    Returns
    -------
    DataFrame or Series or Index
        A DataFrame with one row for each subject string, and one
        column for each group. Any capture group names in regular
        expression pat will be used for column names; otherwise
        capture group numbers will be used. The dtype of each result
        column is always object, even when no match is found. If
        ``expand=False`` and pat has only one capture group, then
        return a Series (if subject is a Series) or Index (if subject
        is an Index).

    See Also
    --------
    extractall : Returns all matches (not just the first match).

    Examples
    --------
    A pattern with two groups will return a DataFrame with two columns.
    Non-matches will be NaN.

    >>> s = pd.Series(['a1', 'b2', 'c3'])
    >>> s.str.extract(r'([ab])(\d)')
         0    1
    0    a    1
    1    b    2
    2  NaN  NaN

    A pattern may contain optional groups.

    >>> s.str.extract(r'([ab])?(\d)')
         0  1
    0    a  1
    1    b  2
    2  NaN  3

    Named groups will become column names in the result.

    >>> s.str.extract(r'(?P<letter>[ab])(?P<digit>\d)')
      letter digit
    0      a     1
    1      b     2
    2    NaN   NaN

    A pattern with one group will return a DataFrame with one column
    if expand=True.

    >>> s.str.extract(r'[ab](\d)', expand=True)
         0
    0    1
    1    2
    2  NaN

    A pattern with one group will return a Series if expand=False.

    >>> s.str.extract(r'[ab](\d)', expand=False)
    0      1
    1      2
    2    NaN
    dtype: object
    """
    if not isinstance(expand, bool):
        raise ValueError("expand must be True or False")
    if expand:
        return _str_extract_frame(arr._orig, pat, flags=flags)
    else:
        result, name = _str_extract_noexpand(arr._parent, pat, flags=flags)
        return arr._wrap_result(result, name=name, expand=expand)


def str_extractall(arr, pat, flags=0):
    r"""
    For each subject string in the Series, extract groups from all
    matches of regular expression pat. When each subject string in the
    Series has exactly one match, extractall(pat).xs(0, level='match')
    is the same as extract(pat).

    .. versionadded:: 0.18.0

    Parameters
    ----------
    pat : str
        Regular expression pattern with capturing groups.
    flags : int, default 0 (no flags)
        A ``re`` module flag, for example ``re.IGNORECASE``. These allow
        to modify regular expression matching for things like case, spaces,
        etc. Multiple flags can be combined with the bitwise OR operator,
        for example ``re.IGNORECASE | re.MULTILINE``.

    Returns
    -------
    DataFrame
        A ``DataFrame`` with one row for each match, and one column for each
        group. Its rows have a ``MultiIndex`` with first levels that come from
        the subject ``Series``. The last level is named 'match' and indexes the
        matches in each item of the ``Series``. Any capture group names in
        regular expression pat will be used for column names; otherwise capture
        group numbers will be used.

    See Also
    --------
    extract : Returns first match only (not all matches).

    Examples
    --------
    A pattern with one group will return a DataFrame with one column.
    Indices with no matches will not appear in the result.

    >>> s = pd.Series(["a1a2", "b1", "c1"], index=["A", "B", "C"])
    >>> s.str.extractall(r"[ab](\d)")
             0
      match
    A 0      1
      1      2
    B 0      1

    Capture group names are used for column names of the result.

    >>> s.str.extractall(r"[ab](?P<digit>\d)")
            digit
      match
    A 0         1
      1         2
    B 0         1

    A pattern with two groups will return a DataFrame with two columns.

    >>> s.str.extractall(r"(?P<letter>[ab])(?P<digit>\d)")
            letter digit
      match
    A 0          a     1
      1          a     2
    B 0          b     1

    Optional groups that do not match are NaN in the result.

    >>> s.str.extractall(r"(?P<letter>[ab])?(?P<digit>\d)")
            letter digit
      match
    A 0          a     1
      1          a     2
    B 0          b     1
    C 0        NaN     1
    """

    regex = re.compile(pat, flags=flags)
    # the regex must contain capture groups.
    if regex.groups == 0:
        raise ValueError("pattern contains no capture groups")

    if isinstance(arr, ABCIndexClass):
        arr = arr.to_series().reset_index(drop=True)

    names = dict(zip(regex.groupindex.values(), regex.groupindex.keys()))
    columns = [names.get(1 + i, i) for i in range(regex.groups)]
    match_list = []
    index_list = []
    is_mi = arr.index.nlevels > 1

    for subject_key, subject in arr.iteritems():
        if isinstance(subject, compat.string_types):

            if not is_mi:
                subject_key = (subject_key, )

            for match_i, match_tuple in enumerate(regex.findall(subject)):
                if isinstance(match_tuple, compat.string_types):
                    match_tuple = (match_tuple,)
                na_tuple = [np.NaN if group == "" else group
                            for group in match_tuple]
                match_list.append(na_tuple)
                result_key = tuple(subject_key + (match_i, ))
                index_list.append(result_key)

    from pandas import MultiIndex
    index = MultiIndex.from_tuples(
        index_list, names=arr.index.names + ["match"])

    result = arr._constructor_expanddim(match_list, index=index,
                                        columns=columns)
    return result


def str_get_dummies(arr, sep='|'):
    """
    Split each string in the Series by sep and return a frame of
    dummy/indicator variables.

    Parameters
    ----------
    sep : string, default "|"
        String to split on.

    Returns
    -------
    dummies : DataFrame

    See Also
    --------
    get_dummies

    Examples
    --------
    >>> pd.Series(['a|b', 'a', 'a|c']).str.get_dummies()
       a  b  c
    0  1  1  0
    1  1  0  0
    2  1  0  1

    >>> pd.Series(['a|b', np.nan, 'a|c']).str.get_dummies()
       a  b  c
    0  1  1  0
    1  0  0  0
    2  1  0  1
    """
    arr = arr.fillna('')
    try:
        arr = sep + arr + sep
    except TypeError:
        arr = sep + arr.astype(str) + sep

    tags = set()
    for ts in arr.str.split(sep):
        tags.update(ts)
    tags = sorted(tags - {""})

    dummies = np.empty((len(arr), len(tags)), dtype=np.int64)

    for i, t in enumerate(tags):
        pat = sep + t + sep
        dummies[:, i] = lib.map_infer(arr.values, lambda x: pat in x)
    return dummies, tags


def str_join(arr, sep):
    """
    Join lists contained as elements in the Series/Index with passed delimiter.

    If the elements of a Series are lists themselves, join the content of these
    lists using the delimiter passed to the function.
    This function is an equivalent to :meth:`str.join`.

    Parameters
    ----------
    sep : str
        Delimiter to use between list entries.

    Returns
    -------
    Series/Index: object
        The list entries concatenated by intervening occurrences of the
        delimiter.

    Raises
    -------
    AttributeError
        If the supplied Series contains neither strings nor lists.

    See Also
    --------
    str.join : Standard library version of this method.
    Series.str.split : Split strings around given separator/delimiter.

    Notes
    -----
    If any of the list items is not a string object, the result of the join
    will be `NaN`.

    Examples
    --------
    Example with a list that contains non-string elements.

    >>> s = pd.Series([['lion', 'elephant', 'zebra'],
    ...                [1.1, 2.2, 3.3],
    ...                ['cat', np.nan, 'dog'],
    ...                ['cow', 4.5, 'goat'],
    ...                ['duck', ['swan', 'fish'], 'guppy']])
    >>> s
    0        [lion, elephant, zebra]
    1                [1.1, 2.2, 3.3]
    2                [cat, nan, dog]
    3               [cow, 4.5, goat]
    4    [duck, [swan, fish], guppy]
    dtype: object

    Join all lists using a '-'. The lists containing object(s) of types other
    than str will produce a NaN.

    >>> s.str.join('-')
    0    lion-elephant-zebra
    1                    NaN
    2                    NaN
    3                    NaN
    4                    NaN
    dtype: object
    """
    return _na_map(sep.join, arr)


def str_findall(arr, pat, flags=0):
    """
    Find all occurrences of pattern or regular expression in the Series/Index.

    Equivalent to applying :func:`re.findall` to all the elements in the
    Series/Index.

    Parameters
    ----------
    pat : string
        Pattern or regular expression.
    flags : int, default 0
        ``re`` module flags, e.g. `re.IGNORECASE` (default is 0, which means
        no flags).

    Returns
    -------
    Series/Index of lists of strings
        All non-overlapping matches of pattern or regular expression in each
        string of this Series/Index.

    See Also
    --------
    count : Count occurrences of pattern or regular expression in each string
        of the Series/Index.
    extractall : For each string in the Series, extract groups from all matches
        of regular expression and return a DataFrame with one row for each
        match and one column for each group.
    re.findall : The equivalent ``re`` function to all non-overlapping matches
        of pattern or regular expression in string, as a list of strings.

    Examples
    --------

    >>> s = pd.Series(['Lion', 'Monkey', 'Rabbit'])

    The search for the pattern 'Monkey' returns one match:

    >>> s.str.findall('Monkey')
    0          []
    1    [Monkey]
    2          []
    dtype: object

    On the other hand, the search for the pattern 'MONKEY' doesn't return any
    match:

    >>> s.str.findall('MONKEY')
    0    []
    1    []
    2    []
    dtype: object

    Flags can be added to the pattern or regular expression. For instance,
    to find the pattern 'MONKEY' ignoring the case:

    >>> import re
    >>> s.str.findall('MONKEY', flags=re.IGNORECASE)
    0          []
    1    [Monkey]
    2          []
    dtype: object

    When the pattern matches more than one string in the Series, all matches
    are returned:

    >>> s.str.findall('on')
    0    [on]
    1    [on]
    2      []
    dtype: object

    Regular expressions are supported too. For instance, the search for all the
    strings ending with the word 'on' is shown next:

    >>> s.str.findall('on$')
    0    [on]
    1      []
    2      []
    dtype: object

    If the pattern is found more than once in the same string, then a list of
    multiple strings is returned:

    >>> s.str.findall('b')
    0        []
    1        []
    2    [b, b]
    dtype: object
    """
    regex = re.compile(pat, flags=flags)
    return _na_map(regex.findall, arr)


def str_find(arr, sub, start=0, end=None, side='left'):
    """
    Return indexes in each strings in the Series/Index where the
    substring is fully contained between [start:end]. Return -1 on failure.

    Parameters
    ----------
    sub : str
        Substring being searched
    start : int
        Left edge index
    end : int
        Right edge index
    side : {'left', 'right'}, default 'left'
        Specifies a starting side, equivalent to ``find`` or ``rfind``

    Returns
    -------
    found : Series/Index of integer values
    """

    if not isinstance(sub, compat.string_types):
        msg = 'expected a string object, not {0}'
        raise TypeError(msg.format(type(sub).__name__))

    if side == 'left':
        method = 'find'
    elif side == 'right':
        method = 'rfind'
    else:  # pragma: no cover
        raise ValueError('Invalid side')

    if end is None:
        f = lambda x: getattr(x, method)(sub, start)
    else:
        f = lambda x: getattr(x, method)(sub, start, end)

    return _na_map(f, arr, dtype=int)


def str_index(arr, sub, start=0, end=None, side='left'):
    if not isinstance(sub, compat.string_types):
        msg = 'expected a string object, not {0}'
        raise TypeError(msg.format(type(sub).__name__))

    if side == 'left':
        method = 'index'
    elif side == 'right':
        method = 'rindex'
    else:  # pragma: no cover
        raise ValueError('Invalid side')

    if end is None:
        f = lambda x: getattr(x, method)(sub, start)
    else:
        f = lambda x: getattr(x, method)(sub, start, end)

    return _na_map(f, arr, dtype=int)


def str_pad(arr, width, side='left', fillchar=' '):
    """
    Pad strings in the Series/Index up to width.

    Parameters
    ----------
    width : int
        Minimum width of resulting string; additional characters will be filled
        with character defined in `fillchar`.
    side : {'left', 'right', 'both'}, default 'left'
        Side from which to fill resulting string.
    fillchar : str, default ' '
        Additional character for filling, default is whitespace.

    Returns
    -------
    Series or Index of object
        Returns Series or Index with minimum number of char in object.

    See Also
    --------
    Series.str.rjust : Fills the left side of strings with an arbitrary
        character. Equivalent to ``Series.str.pad(side='left')``.
    Series.str.ljust : Fills the right side of strings with an arbitrary
        character. Equivalent to ``Series.str.pad(side='right')``.
    Series.str.center : Fills boths sides of strings with an arbitrary
        character. Equivalent to ``Series.str.pad(side='both')``.
    Series.str.zfill :  Pad strings in the Series/Index by prepending '0'
        character. Equivalent to ``Series.str.pad(side='left', fillchar='0')``.

    Examples
    --------
    >>> s = pd.Series(["caribou", "tiger"])
    >>> s
    0    caribou
    1      tiger
    dtype: object

    >>> s.str.pad(width=10)
    0       caribou
    1         tiger
    dtype: object

    >>> s.str.pad(width=10, side='right', fillchar='-')
    0    caribou---
    1    tiger-----
    dtype: object

    >>> s.str.pad(width=10, side='both', fillchar='-')
    0    -caribou--
    1    --tiger---
    dtype: object
    """
    if not isinstance(fillchar, compat.string_types):
        msg = 'fillchar must be a character, not {0}'
        raise TypeError(msg.format(type(fillchar).__name__))

    if len(fillchar) != 1:
        raise TypeError('fillchar must be a character, not str')

    if not is_integer(width):
        msg = 'width must be of integer type, not {0}'
        raise TypeError(msg.format(type(width).__name__))

    if side == 'left':
        f = lambda x: x.rjust(width, fillchar)
    elif side == 'right':
        f = lambda x: x.ljust(width, fillchar)
    elif side == 'both':
        f = lambda x: x.center(width, fillchar)
    else:  # pragma: no cover
        raise ValueError('Invalid side')

    return _na_map(f, arr)


def str_split(arr, pat=None, n=None):

    if pat is None:
        if n is None or n == 0:
            n = -1
        f = lambda x: x.split(pat, n)
    else:
        if len(pat) == 1:
            if n is None or n == 0:
                n = -1
            f = lambda x: x.split(pat, n)
        else:
            if n is None or n == -1:
                n = 0
            regex = re.compile(pat)
            f = lambda x: regex.split(x, maxsplit=n)
    res = _na_map(f, arr)
    return res


def str_rsplit(arr, pat=None, n=None):

    if n is None or n == 0:
        n = -1
    f = lambda x: x.rsplit(pat, n)
    res = _na_map(f, arr)
    return res


def str_slice(arr, start=None, stop=None, step=None):
    """
    Slice substrings from each element in the Series or Index.

    Parameters
    ----------
    start : int, optional
        Start position for slice operation.
    stop : int, optional
        Stop position for slice operation.
    step : int, optional
        Step size for slice operation.

    Returns
    -------
    Series or Index of object
        Series or Index from sliced substring from original string object.

    See Also
    --------
    Series.str.slice_replace : Replace a slice with a string.
    Series.str.get : Return element at position.
        Equivalent to `Series.str.slice(start=i, stop=i+1)` with `i`
        being the position.

    Examples
    --------
    >>> s = pd.Series(["koala", "fox", "chameleon"])
    >>> s
    0        koala
    1          fox
    2    chameleon
    dtype: object

    >>> s.str.slice(start=1)
    0        oala
    1          ox
    2    hameleon
    dtype: object

    >>> s.str.slice(stop=2)
    0    ko
    1    fo
    2    ch
    dtype: object

    >>> s.str.slice(step=2)
    0      kaa
    1       fx
    2    caeen
    dtype: object

    >>> s.str.slice(start=0, stop=5, step=3)
    0    kl
    1     f
    2    cm
    dtype: object

    Equivalent behaviour to:

    >>> s.str[0:5:3]
    0    kl
    1     f
    2    cm
    dtype: object
    """
    obj = slice(start, stop, step)
    f = lambda x: x[obj]
    return _na_map(f, arr)


def str_slice_replace(arr, start=None, stop=None, repl=None):
    """
    Replace a positional slice of a string with another value.

    Parameters
    ----------
    start : int, optional
        Left index position to use for the slice. If not specified (None),
        the slice is unbounded on the left, i.e. slice from the start
        of the string.
    stop : int, optional
        Right index position to use for the slice. If not specified (None),
        the slice is unbounded on the right, i.e. slice until the
        end of the string.
    repl : str, optional
        String for replacement. If not specified (None), the sliced region
        is replaced with an empty string.

    Returns
    -------
    replaced : Series or Index
        Same type as the original object.

    See Also
    --------
    Series.str.slice : Just slicing without replacement.

    Examples
    --------
    >>> s = pd.Series(['a', 'ab', 'abc', 'abdc', 'abcde'])
    >>> s
    0        a
    1       ab
    2      abc
    3     abdc
    4    abcde
    dtype: object

    Specify just `start`, meaning replace `start` until the end of the
    string with `repl`.

    >>> s.str.slice_replace(1, repl='X')
    0    aX
    1    aX
    2    aX
    3    aX
    4    aX
    dtype: object

    Specify just `stop`, meaning the start of the string to `stop` is replaced
    with `repl`, and the rest of the string is included.

    >>> s.str.slice_replace(stop=2, repl='X')
    0       X
    1       X
    2      Xc
    3     Xdc
    4    Xcde
    dtype: object

    Specify `start` and `stop`, meaning the slice from `start` to `stop` is
    replaced with `repl`. Everything before or after `start` and `stop` is
    included as is.

    >>> s.str.slice_replace(start=1, stop=3, repl='X')
    0      aX
    1      aX
    2      aX
    3     aXc
    4    aXde
    dtype: object
    """
    if repl is None:
        repl = ''

    def f(x):
        if x[start:stop] == '':
            local_stop = start
        else:
            local_stop = stop
        y = ''
        if start is not None:
            y += x[:start]
        y += repl
        if stop is not None:
            y += x[local_stop:]
        return y

    return _na_map(f, arr)


def str_strip(arr, to_strip=None, side='both'):
    """
    Strip whitespace (including newlines) from each string in the
    Series/Index.

    Parameters
    ----------
    to_strip : str or unicode
    side : {'left', 'right', 'both'}, default 'both'

    Returns
    -------
    stripped : Series/Index of objects
    """
    if side == 'both':
        f = lambda x: x.strip(to_strip)
    elif side == 'left':
        f = lambda x: x.lstrip(to_strip)
    elif side == 'right':
        f = lambda x: x.rstrip(to_strip)
    else:  # pragma: no cover
        raise ValueError('Invalid side')
    return _na_map(f, arr)


def str_wrap(arr, width, **kwargs):
    r"""
    Wrap long strings in the Series/Index to be formatted in
    paragraphs with length less than a given width.

    This method has the same keyword parameters and defaults as
    :class:`textwrap.TextWrapper`.

    Parameters
    ----------
    width : int
        Maximum line-width
    expand_tabs : bool, optional
        If true, tab characters will be expanded to spaces (default: True)
    replace_whitespace : bool, optional
        If true, each whitespace character (as defined by string.whitespace)
        remaining after tab expansion will be replaced by a single space
        (default: True)
    drop_whitespace : bool, optional
        If true, whitespace that, after wrapping, happens to end up at the
        beginning or end of a line is dropped (default: True)
    break_long_words : bool, optional
        If true, then words longer than width will be broken in order to ensure
        that no lines are longer than width. If it is false, long words will
        not be broken, and some lines may be longer than width. (default: True)
    break_on_hyphens : bool, optional
        If true, wrapping will occur preferably on whitespace and right after
        hyphens in compound words, as it is customary in English. If false,
        only whitespaces will be considered as potentially good places for line
        breaks, but you need to set break_long_words to false if you want truly
        insecable words. (default: True)

    Returns
    -------
    wrapped : Series/Index of objects

    Notes
    -----
    Internally, this method uses a :class:`textwrap.TextWrapper` instance with
    default settings. To achieve behavior matching R's stringr library str_wrap
    function, use the arguments:

    - expand_tabs = False
    - replace_whitespace = True
    - drop_whitespace = True
    - break_long_words = False
    - break_on_hyphens = False

    Examples
    --------

    >>> s = pd.Series(['line to be wrapped', 'another line to be wrapped'])
    >>> s.str.wrap(12)
    0             line to be\nwrapped
    1    another line\nto be\nwrapped
    """
    kwargs['width'] = width

    tw = textwrap.TextWrapper(**kwargs)

    return _na_map(lambda s: '\n'.join(tw.wrap(s)), arr)


def str_translate(arr, table, deletechars=None):
    """
    Map all characters in the string through the given mapping table.
    Equivalent to standard :meth:`str.translate`. Note that the optional
    argument deletechars is only valid if you are using python 2. For python 3,
    character deletion should be specified via the table argument.

    Parameters
    ----------
    table : dict (python 3), str or None (python 2)
        In python 3, table is a mapping of Unicode ordinals to Unicode
        ordinals, strings, or None. Unmapped characters are left untouched.
        Characters mapped to None are deleted. :meth:`str.maketrans` is a
        helper function for making translation tables.
        In python 2, table is either a string of length 256 or None. If the
        table argument is None, no translation is applied and the operation
        simply removes the characters in deletechars. :func:`string.maketrans`
        is a helper function for making translation tables.
    deletechars : str, optional (python 2)
        A string of characters to delete. This argument is only valid
        in python 2.

    Returns
    -------
    translated : Series/Index of objects
    """
    if deletechars is None:
        f = lambda x: x.translate(table)
    else:
        if compat.PY3:
            raise ValueError("deletechars is not a valid argument for "
                             "str.translate in python 3. You should simply "
                             "specify character deletions in the table "
                             "argument")
        f = lambda x: x.translate(table, deletechars)
    return _na_map(f, arr)


def str_get(arr, i):
    """
    Extract element from each component at specified position.

    Extract element from lists, tuples, or strings in each element in the
    Series/Index.

    Parameters
    ----------
    i : int
        Position of element to extract.

    Returns
    -------
    items : Series/Index of objects

    Examples
    --------
    >>> s = pd.Series(["String",
               (1, 2, 3),
               ["a", "b", "c"],
               123, -456,
               {1:"Hello", "2":"World"}])
    >>> s
    0                        String
    1                     (1, 2, 3)
    2                     [a, b, c]
    3                           123
    4                          -456
    5    {1: 'Hello', '2': 'World'}
    dtype: object

    >>> s.str.get(1)
    0        t
    1        2
    2        b
    3      NaN
    4      NaN
    5    Hello
    dtype: object

    >>> s.str.get(-1)
    0      g
    1      3
    2      c
    3    NaN
    4    NaN
    5    NaN
    dtype: object
    """
    def f(x):
        if isinstance(x, dict):
            return x.get(i)
        elif len(x) > i >= -len(x):
            return x[i]
        return np.nan
    return _na_map(f, arr)


def str_decode(arr, encoding, errors="strict"):
    """
    Decode character string in the Series/Index using indicated encoding.
    Equivalent to :meth:`str.decode` in python2 and :meth:`bytes.decode` in
    python3.

    Parameters
    ----------
    encoding : str
    errors : str, optional

    Returns
    -------
    decoded : Series/Index of objects
    """
    if encoding in _cpython_optimized_decoders:
        # CPython optimized implementation
        f = lambda x: x.decode(encoding, errors)
    else:
        decoder = codecs.getdecoder(encoding)
        f = lambda x: decoder(x, errors)[0]
    return _na_map(f, arr)


def str_encode(arr, encoding, errors="strict"):
    """
    Encode character string in the Series/Index using indicated encoding.
    Equivalent to :meth:`str.encode`.

    Parameters
    ----------
    encoding : str
    errors : str, optional

    Returns
    -------
    encoded : Series/Index of objects
    """
    if encoding in _cpython_optimized_encoders:
        # CPython optimized implementation
        f = lambda x: x.encode(encoding, errors)
    else:
        encoder = codecs.getencoder(encoding)
        f = lambda x: encoder(x, errors)[0]
    return _na_map(f, arr)


def _noarg_wrapper(f, docstring=None, **kargs):
    def wrapper(self):
        result = _na_map(f, self._parent, **kargs)
        return self._wrap_result(result)

    wrapper.__name__ = f.__name__
    if docstring is not None:
        wrapper.__doc__ = docstring
    else:
        raise ValueError('Provide docstring')

    return wrapper


def _pat_wrapper(f, flags=False, na=False, **kwargs):
    def wrapper1(self, pat):
        result = f(self._parent, pat)
        return self._wrap_result(result)

    def wrapper2(self, pat, flags=0, **kwargs):
        result = f(self._parent, pat, flags=flags, **kwargs)
        return self._wrap_result(result)

    def wrapper3(self, pat, na=np.nan):
        result = f(self._parent, pat, na=na)
        return self._wrap_result(result)

    wrapper = wrapper3 if na else wrapper2 if flags else wrapper1

    wrapper.__name__ = f.__name__
    if f.__doc__:
        wrapper.__doc__ = f.__doc__

    return wrapper


def copy(source):
    "Copy a docstring from another source function (if present)"

    def do_copy(target):
        if source.__doc__:
            target.__doc__ = source.__doc__
        return target

    return do_copy


class StringMethods(NoNewAttributesMixin):
    """
    Vectorized string functions for Series and Index. NAs stay NA unless
    handled otherwise by a particular method. Patterned after Python's string
    methods, with some inspiration from R's stringr package.

    Examples
    --------
    >>> s.str.split('_')
    >>> s.str.replace('_', '')
    """

    def __init__(self, data):
        self._validate(data)
        self._is_categorical = is_categorical_dtype(data)

        # .values.categories works for both Series/Index
        self._parent = data.values.categories if self._is_categorical else data
        # save orig to blow up categoricals to the right type
        self._orig = data
        self._freeze()

    @staticmethod
    def _validate(data):
        from pandas.core.index import Index

        if (isinstance(data, ABCSeries) and
                not ((is_categorical_dtype(data.dtype) and
                      is_object_dtype(data.values.categories)) or
                     (is_object_dtype(data.dtype)))):
            # it's neither a string series not a categorical series with
            # strings inside the categories.
            # this really should exclude all series with any non-string values
            # (instead of test for object dtype), but that isn't practical for
            # performance reasons until we have a str dtype (GH 9343)
            raise AttributeError("Can only use .str accessor with string "
                                 "values, which use np.object_ dtype in "
                                 "pandas")
        elif isinstance(data, Index):
            # can't use ABCIndex to exclude non-str

            # see src/inference.pyx which can contain string values
            allowed_types = ('string', 'unicode', 'mixed', 'mixed-integer')
            if is_categorical_dtype(data.dtype):
                inf_type = data.categories.inferred_type
            else:
                inf_type = data.inferred_type
            if inf_type not in allowed_types:
                message = ("Can only use .str accessor with string values "
                           "(i.e. inferred_type is 'string', 'unicode' or "
                           "'mixed')")
                raise AttributeError(message)
            if data.nlevels > 1:
                message = ("Can only use .str accessor with Index, not "
                           "MultiIndex")
                raise AttributeError(message)

    def __getitem__(self, key):
        if isinstance(key, slice):
            return self.slice(start=key.start, stop=key.stop, step=key.step)
        else:
            return self.get(key)

    def __iter__(self):
        i = 0
        g = self.get(i)
        while g.notna().any():
            yield g
            i += 1
            g = self.get(i)

    def _wrap_result(self, result, use_codes=True,
                     name=None, expand=None, fill_value=np.nan):

        from pandas import Index, Series, MultiIndex

        # for category, we do the stuff on the categories, so blow it up
        # to the full series again
        # But for some operations, we have to do the stuff on the full values,
        # so make it possible to skip this step as the method already did this
        # before the transformation...
        if use_codes and self._is_categorical:
            # if self._orig is a CategoricalIndex, there is no .cat-accessor
            result = take_1d(result, Series(self._orig, copy=False).cat.codes,
                             fill_value=fill_value)

        if not hasattr(result, 'ndim') or not hasattr(result, 'dtype'):
            return result
        assert result.ndim < 3

        if expand is None:
            # infer from ndim if expand is not specified
            expand = False if result.ndim == 1 else True

        elif expand is True and not isinstance(self._orig, Index):
            # required when expand=True is explicitly specified
            # not needed when inferred

            def cons_row(x):
                if is_list_like(x):
                    return x
                else:
                    return [x]

            result = [cons_row(x) for x in result]
            if result:
                # propagate nan values to match longest sequence (GH 18450)
                max_len = max(len(x) for x in result)
                result = [x * max_len if len(x) == 0 or x[0] is np.nan
                          else x for x in result]

        if not isinstance(expand, bool):
            raise ValueError("expand must be True or False")

        if expand is False:
            # if expand is False, result should have the same name
            # as the original otherwise specified
            if name is None:
                name = getattr(result, 'name', None)
            if name is None:
                # do not use logical or, _orig may be a DataFrame
                # which has "name" column
                name = self._orig.name

        # Wait until we are sure result is a Series or Index before
        # checking attributes (GH 12180)
        if isinstance(self._orig, Index):
            # if result is a boolean np.array, return the np.array
            # instead of wrapping it into a boolean Index (GH 8875)
            if is_bool_dtype(result):
                return result

            if expand:
                result = list(result)
                out = MultiIndex.from_tuples(result, names=name)
                if out.nlevels == 1:
                    # We had all tuples of length-one, which are
                    # better represented as a regular Index.
                    out = out.get_level_values(0)
                return out
            else:
                return Index(result, name=name)
        else:
            index = self._orig.index
            if expand:
                cons = self._orig._constructor_expanddim
                return cons(result, columns=name, index=index)
            else:
                # Must be a Series
                cons = self._orig._constructor
                return cons(result, name=name, index=index)

    def _get_series_list(self, others, ignore_index=False):
        """
        Auxiliary function for :meth:`str.cat`. Turn potentially mixed input
        into a list of Series (elements without an index must match the length
        of the calling Series/Index).

        Parameters
        ----------
        others : Series, Index, DataFrame, np.ndarray, list-like or list-like
            of objects that are Series, Index or np.ndarray (1-dim)
        ignore_index : boolean, default False
            Determines whether to forcefully align others with index of caller

        Returns
        -------
        tuple : (others transformed into list of Series,
                 boolean whether FutureWarning should be raised)
        """

        # Once str.cat defaults to alignment, this function can be simplified;
        # will not need `ignore_index` and the second boolean output anymore

        from pandas import Index, Series, DataFrame

        # self._orig is either Series or Index
        idx = self._orig if isinstance(self._orig, Index) else self._orig.index

        err_msg = ('others must be Series, Index, DataFrame, np.ndarrary or '
                   'list-like (either containing only strings or containing '
                   'only objects of type Series/Index/list-like/np.ndarray)')

        # Generally speaking, all objects without an index inherit the index
        # `idx` of the calling Series/Index - i.e. must have matching length.
        # Objects with an index (i.e. Series/Index/DataFrame) keep their own
        # index, *unless* ignore_index is set to True.
        if isinstance(others, Series):
            warn = not others.index.equals(idx)
            # only reconstruct Series when absolutely necessary
            los = [Series(others.values, index=idx)
                   if ignore_index and warn else others]
            return (los, warn)
        elif isinstance(others, Index):
            warn = not others.equals(idx)
            los = [Series(others.values,
                          index=(idx if ignore_index else others))]
            return (los, warn)
        elif isinstance(others, DataFrame):
            warn = not others.index.equals(idx)
            if ignore_index and warn:
                # without copy, this could change "others"
                # that was passed to str.cat
                others = others.copy()
                others.index = idx
            return ([others[x] for x in others], warn)
        elif isinstance(others, np.ndarray) and others.ndim == 2:
            others = DataFrame(others, index=idx)
            return ([others[x] for x in others], False)
        elif is_list_like(others, allow_sets=False):
            others = list(others)  # ensure iterators do not get read twice etc

            # in case of list-like `others`, all elements must be
            # either one-dimensional list-likes or scalars
            if all(is_list_like(x, allow_sets=False) for x in others):
                los = []
                join_warn = False
                depr_warn = False
                # iterate through list and append list of series for each
                # element (which we check to be one-dimensional and non-nested)
                while others:
                    nxt = others.pop(0)  # nxt is guaranteed list-like by above

                    # GH 21950 - DeprecationWarning
                    # only allowing Series/Index/np.ndarray[1-dim] will greatly
                    # simply this function post-deprecation.
                    if not (isinstance(nxt, (Series, Index)) or
                            (isinstance(nxt, np.ndarray) and nxt.ndim == 1)):
                        depr_warn = True

                    if not isinstance(nxt, (DataFrame, Series,
                                            Index, np.ndarray)):
                        # safety for non-persistent list-likes (e.g. iterators)
                        # do not map indexed/typed objects; info needed below
                        nxt = list(nxt)

                    # known types for which we can avoid deep inspection
                    no_deep = ((isinstance(nxt, np.ndarray) and nxt.ndim == 1)
                               or isinstance(nxt, (Series, Index)))
                    # nested list-likes are forbidden:
                    # -> elements of nxt must not be list-like
                    is_legal = ((no_deep and nxt.dtype == object)
                                or all(not is_list_like(x) for x in nxt))

                    # DataFrame is false positive of is_legal
                    # because "x in df" returns column names
                    if not is_legal or isinstance(nxt, DataFrame):
                        raise TypeError(err_msg)

                    nxt, wnx = self._get_series_list(nxt,
                                                     ignore_index=ignore_index)
                    los = los + nxt
                    join_warn = join_warn or wnx

                if depr_warn:
                    warnings.warn('list-likes other than Series, Index, or '
                                  'np.ndarray WITHIN another list-like are '
                                  'deprecated and will be removed in a future '
                                  'version.', FutureWarning, stacklevel=3)
                return (los, join_warn)
            elif all(not is_list_like(x) for x in others):
                return ([Series(others, index=idx)], False)
        raise TypeError(err_msg)

    def cat(self, others=None, sep=None, na_rep=None, join=None):
        """
        Concatenate strings in the Series/Index with given separator.

        If `others` is specified, this function concatenates the Series/Index
        and elements of `others` element-wise.
        If `others` is not passed, then all values in the Series/Index are
        concatenated into a single string with a given `sep`.

        Parameters
        ----------
        others : Series, Index, DataFrame, np.ndarrary or list-like
            Series, Index, DataFrame, np.ndarray (one- or two-dimensional) and
            other list-likes of strings must have the same length as the
            calling Series/Index, with the exception of indexed objects (i.e.
            Series/Index/DataFrame) if `join` is not None.

            If others is a list-like that contains a combination of Series,
            Index or np.ndarray (1-dim), then all elements will be unpacked and
            must satisfy the above criteria individually.

            If others is None, the method returns the concatenation of all
            strings in the calling Series/Index.
        sep : str, default ''
            The separator between the different elements/columns. By default
            the empty string `''` is used.
        na_rep : str or None, default None
            Representation that is inserted for all missing values:

            - If `na_rep` is None, and `others` is None, missing values in the
              Series/Index are omitted from the result.
            - If `na_rep` is None, and `others` is not None, a row containing a
              missing value in any of the columns (before concatenation) will
              have a missing value in the result.
        join : {'left', 'right', 'outer', 'inner'}, default None
            Determines the join-style between the calling Series/Index and any
            Series/Index/DataFrame in `others` (objects without an index need
            to match the length of the calling Series/Index). If None,
            alignment is disabled, but this option will be removed in a future
            version of pandas and replaced with a default of `'left'`. To
            disable alignment, use `.values` on any Series/Index/DataFrame in
            `others`.

            .. versionadded:: 0.23.0

        Returns
        -------
        concat : str or Series/Index of objects
            If `others` is None, `str` is returned, otherwise a `Series/Index`
            (same type as caller) of objects is returned.

        See Also
        --------
        split : Split each string in the Series/Index.
        join : Join lists contained as elements in the Series/Index.

        Examples
        --------
        When not passing `others`, all values are concatenated into a single
        string:

        >>> s = pd.Series(['a', 'b', np.nan, 'd'])
        >>> s.str.cat(sep=' ')
        'a b d'

        By default, NA values in the Series are ignored. Using `na_rep`, they
        can be given a representation:

        >>> s.str.cat(sep=' ', na_rep='?')
        'a b ? d'

        If `others` is specified, corresponding values are concatenated with
        the separator. Result will be a Series of strings.

        >>> s.str.cat(['A', 'B', 'C', 'D'], sep=',')
        0    a,A
        1    b,B
        2    NaN
        3    d,D
        dtype: object

        Missing values will remain missing in the result, but can again be
        represented using `na_rep`

        >>> s.str.cat(['A', 'B', 'C', 'D'], sep=',', na_rep='-')
        0    a,A
        1    b,B
        2    -,C
        3    d,D
        dtype: object

        If `sep` is not specified, the values are concatenated without
        separation.

        >>> s.str.cat(['A', 'B', 'C', 'D'], na_rep='-')
        0    aA
        1    bB
        2    -C
        3    dD
        dtype: object

        Series with different indexes can be aligned before concatenation. The
        `join`-keyword works as in other methods.

        >>> t = pd.Series(['d', 'a', 'e', 'c'], index=[3, 0, 4, 2])
        >>> s.str.cat(t, join='left', na_rep='-')
        0    aa
        1    b-
        2    -c
        3    dd
        dtype: object
        >>>
        >>> s.str.cat(t, join='outer', na_rep='-')
        0    aa
        1    b-
        2    -c
        3    dd
        4    -e
        dtype: object
        >>>
        >>> s.str.cat(t, join='inner', na_rep='-')
        0    aa
        2    -c
        3    dd
        dtype: object
        >>>
        >>> s.str.cat(t, join='right', na_rep='-')
        3    dd
        0    aa
        4    -e
        2    -c
        dtype: object

        For more examples, see :ref:`here <text.concatenate>`.
        """
        from pandas import Index, Series, concat

        if isinstance(others, compat.string_types):
            raise ValueError("Did you mean to supply a `sep` keyword?")
        if sep is None:
            sep = ''

        if isinstance(self._orig, Index):
            data = Series(self._orig, index=self._orig)
        else:  # Series
            data = self._orig

        # concatenate Series/Index with itself if no "others"
        if others is None:
            data = ensure_object(data)
            na_mask = isna(data)
            if na_rep is None and na_mask.any():
                data = data[~na_mask]
            elif na_rep is not None and na_mask.any():
                data = np.where(na_mask, na_rep, data)
            return sep.join(data)

        try:
            # turn anything in "others" into lists of Series
            others, warn = self._get_series_list(others,
                                                 ignore_index=(join is None))
        except ValueError:  # do not catch TypeError raised by _get_series_list
            if join is None:
                raise ValueError('All arrays must be same length, except '
                                 'those having an index if `join` is not None')
            else:
                raise ValueError('If `others` contains arrays or lists (or '
                                 'other list-likes without an index), these '
                                 'must all be of the same length as the '
                                 'calling Series/Index.')

        if join is None and warn:
            warnings.warn("A future version of pandas will perform index "
                          "alignment when `others` is a Series/Index/"
                          "DataFrame (or a list-like containing one). To "
                          "disable alignment (the behavior before v.0.23) and "
                          "silence this warning, use `.values` on any Series/"
                          "Index/DataFrame in `others`. To enable alignment "
                          "and silence this warning, pass `join='left'|"
                          "'outer'|'inner'|'right'`. The future default will "
                          "be `join='left'`.", FutureWarning, stacklevel=2)

        # if join is None, _get_series_list already force-aligned indexes
        join = 'left' if join is None else join

        # align if required
        if any(not data.index.equals(x.index) for x in others):
            # Need to add keys for uniqueness in case of duplicate columns
            others = concat(others, axis=1,
                            join=(join if join == 'inner' else 'outer'),
                            keys=range(len(others)), sort=False, copy=False)
            data, others = data.align(others, join=join)
            others = [others[x] for x in others]  # again list of Series

        all_cols = [ensure_object(x) for x in [data] + others]
        na_masks = np.array([isna(x) for x in all_cols])
        union_mask = np.logical_or.reduce(na_masks, axis=0)

        if na_rep is None and union_mask.any():
            # no na_rep means NaNs for all rows where any column has a NaN
            # only necessary if there are actually any NaNs
            result = np.empty(len(data), dtype=object)
            np.putmask(result, union_mask, np.nan)

            not_masked = ~union_mask
            result[not_masked] = cat_core([x[not_masked] for x in all_cols],
                                          sep)
        elif na_rep is not None and union_mask.any():
            # fill NaNs with na_rep in case there are actually any NaNs
            all_cols = [np.where(nm, na_rep, col)
                        for nm, col in zip(na_masks, all_cols)]
            result = cat_core(all_cols, sep)
        else:
            # no NaNs - can just concatenate
            result = cat_core(all_cols, sep)

        if isinstance(self._orig, Index):
            # add dtype for case that result is all-NA
            result = Index(result, dtype=object, name=self._orig.name)
        else:  # Series
            result = Series(result, dtype=object, index=data.index,
                            name=self._orig.name)
        return result

    _shared_docs['str_split'] = ("""
    Split strings around given separator/delimiter.

    Splits the string in the Series/Index from the %(side)s,
    at the specified delimiter string. Equivalent to :meth:`str.%(method)s`.

    Parameters
    ----------
    pat : str, optional
        String or regular expression to split on.
        If not specified, split on whitespace.
    n : int, default -1 (all)
        Limit number of splits in output.
        ``None``, 0 and -1 will be interpreted as return all splits.
    expand : bool, default False
        Expand the splitted strings into separate columns.

        * If ``True``, return DataFrame/MultiIndex expanding dimensionality.
        * If ``False``, return Series/Index, containing lists of strings.

    Returns
    -------
    Series, Index, DataFrame or MultiIndex
        Type matches caller unless ``expand=True`` (see Notes).

    See Also
    --------
     Series.str.split : Split strings around given separator/delimiter.
     Series.str.rsplit : Splits string around given separator/delimiter,
     starting from the right.
     Series.str.join : Join lists contained as elements in the Series/Index
     with passed delimiter.
     str.split : Standard library version for split.
     str.rsplit : Standard library version for rsplit.

    Notes
    -----
    The handling of the `n` keyword depends on the number of found splits:

    - If found splits > `n`,  make first `n` splits only
    - If found splits <= `n`, make all splits
    - If for a certain row the number of found splits < `n`,
      append `None` for padding up to `n` if ``expand=True``

    If using ``expand=True``, Series and Index callers return DataFrame and
    MultiIndex objects, respectively.

    Examples
    --------
    >>> s = pd.Series(["this is a regular sentence",
    "https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/index.html", np.nan])

    In the default setting, the string is split by whitespace.

    >>> s.str.split()
    0                   [this, is, a, regular, sentence]
    1    [https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/index.html]
    2                                                NaN
    dtype: object

    Without the `n` parameter, the outputs of `rsplit` and `split`
    are identical.

    >>> s.str.rsplit()
    0                   [this, is, a, regular, sentence]
    1    [https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/index.html]
    2                                                NaN
    dtype: object

    The `n` parameter can be used to limit the number of splits on the
    delimiter. The outputs of `split` and `rsplit` are different.

    >>> s.str.split(n=2)
    0                     [this, is, a regular sentence]
    1    [https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/index.html]
    2                                                NaN
    dtype: object

    >>> s.str.rsplit(n=2)
    0                     [this is a, regular, sentence]
    1    [https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/index.html]
    2                                                NaN
    dtype: object

    The `pat` parameter can be used to split by other characters.

    >>> s.str.split(pat = "/")
    0                         [this is a regular sentence]
    1    [https:, , docs.python.org, 3, tutorial, index...
    2                                                  NaN
    dtype: object

    When using ``expand=True``, the split elements will expand out into
    separate columns. If NaN is present, it is propagated throughout
    the columns during the split.

    >>> s.str.split(expand=True)
                                                   0     1     2        3
    0                                           this    is     a  regular
    1  https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/index.html  None  None     None
    2                                            NaN   NaN   NaN      NaN \

                 4
    0     sentence
    1         None
    2          NaN

    For slightly more complex use cases like splitting the html document name
    from a url, a combination of parameter settings can be used.

    >>> s.str.rsplit("/", n=1, expand=True)
                                        0           1
    0          this is a regular sentence        None
    1  https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial  index.html
    2                                 NaN         NaN
    """)

    @Appender(_shared_docs['str_split'] % {
        'side': 'beginning',
        'method': 'split'})
    def split(self, pat=None, n=-1, expand=False):
        result = str_split(self._parent, pat, n=n)
        return self._wrap_result(result, expand=expand)

    @Appender(_shared_docs['str_split'] % {
        'side': 'end',
        'method': 'rsplit'})
    def rsplit(self, pat=None, n=-1, expand=False):
        result = str_rsplit(self._parent, pat, n=n)
        return self._wrap_result(result, expand=expand)

    _shared_docs['str_partition'] = ("""
    Split the string at the %(side)s occurrence of `sep`.

    This method splits the string at the %(side)s occurrence of `sep`,
    and returns 3 elements containing the part before the separator,
    the separator itself, and the part after the separator.
    If the separator is not found, return %(return)s.

    Parameters
    ----------
    sep : str, default whitespace
        String to split on.
    pat : str, default whitespace
        .. deprecated:: 0.24.0
           Use ``sep`` instead
    expand : bool, default True
        If True, return DataFrame/MultiIndex expanding dimensionality.
        If False, return Series/Index.

    Returns
    -------
    DataFrame/MultiIndex or Series/Index of objects

    See Also
    --------
    %(also)s
    Series.str.split : Split strings around given separators.
    str.partition : Standard library version.

    Examples
    --------

    >>> s = pd.Series(['Linda van der Berg', 'George Pitt-Rivers'])
    >>> s
    0    Linda van der Berg
    1    George Pitt-Rivers
    dtype: object

    >>> s.str.partition()
            0  1             2
    0   Linda     van der Berg
    1  George      Pitt-Rivers

    To partition by the last space instead of the first one:

    >>> s.str.rpartition()
                   0  1            2
    0  Linda van der            Berg
    1         George     Pitt-Rivers

    To partition by something different than a space:

    >>> s.str.partition('-')
                        0  1       2
    0  Linda van der Berg
    1         George Pitt  -  Rivers

    To return a Series containining tuples instead of a DataFrame:

    >>> s.str.partition('-', expand=False)
    0    (Linda van der Berg, , )
    1    (George Pitt, -, Rivers)
    dtype: object

    Also available on indices:

    >>> idx = pd.Index(['X 123', 'Y 999'])
    >>> idx
    Index(['X 123', 'Y 999'], dtype='object')

    Which will create a MultiIndex:

    >>> idx.str.partition()
    MultiIndex(levels=[['X', 'Y'], [' '], ['123', '999']],
               codes=[[0, 1], [0, 0], [0, 1]])

    Or an index with tuples with ``expand=False``:

    >>> idx.str.partition(expand=False)
    Index([('X', ' ', '123'), ('Y', ' ', '999')], dtype='object')
    """)

    @Appender(_shared_docs['str_partition'] % {
        'side': 'first',
        'return': '3 elements containing the string itself, followed by two '
                  'empty strings',
        'also': 'rpartition : Split the string at the last occurrence of '
                '`sep`.'
    })
    @deprecate_kwarg(old_arg_name='pat', new_arg_name='sep')
    def partition(self, sep=' ', expand=True):
        f = lambda x: x.partition(sep)
        result = _na_map(f, self._parent)
        return self._wrap_result(result, expand=expand)

    @Appender(_shared_docs['str_partition'] % {
        'side': 'last',
        'return': '3 elements containing two empty strings, followed by the '
                  'string itself',
        'also': 'partition : Split the string at the first occurrence of '
                '`sep`.'
    })
    @deprecate_kwarg(old_arg_name='pat', new_arg_name='sep')
    def rpartition(self, sep=' ', expand=True):
        f = lambda x: x.rpartition(sep)
        result = _na_map(f, self._parent)
        return self._wrap_result(result, expand=expand)

    @copy(str_get)
    def get(self, i):
        result = str_get(self._parent, i)
        return self._wrap_result(result)

    @copy(str_join)
    def join(self, sep):
        result = str_join(self._parent, sep)
        return self._wrap_result(result)

    @copy(str_contains)
    def contains(self, pat, case=True, flags=0, na=np.nan, regex=True):
        result = str_contains(self._parent, pat, case=case, flags=flags, na=na,
                              regex=regex)
        return self._wrap_result(result, fill_value=na)

    @copy(str_match)
    def match(self, pat, case=True, flags=0, na=np.nan):
        result = str_match(self._parent, pat, case=case, flags=flags, na=na)
        return self._wrap_result(result, fill_value=na)

    @copy(str_replace)
    def replace(self, pat, repl, n=-1, case=None, flags=0, regex=True):
        result = str_replace(self._parent, pat, repl, n=n, case=case,
                             flags=flags, regex=regex)
        return self._wrap_result(result)

    @copy(str_repeat)
    def repeat(self, repeats):
        result = str_repeat(self._parent, repeats)
        return self._wrap_result(result)

    @copy(str_pad)
    def pad(self, width, side='left', fillchar=' '):
        result = str_pad(self._parent, width, side=side, fillchar=fillchar)
        return self._wrap_result(result)

    _shared_docs['str_pad'] = ("""
    Filling %(side)s side of strings in the Series/Index with an
    additional character. Equivalent to :meth:`str.%(method)s`.

    Parameters
    ----------
    width : int
        Minimum width of resulting string; additional characters will be filled
        with ``fillchar``
    fillchar : str
        Additional character for filling, default is whitespace

    Returns
    -------
    filled : Series/Index of objects
    """)

    @Appender(_shared_docs['str_pad'] % dict(side='left and right',
                                             method='center'))
    def center(self, width, fillchar=' '):
        return self.pad(width, side='both', fillchar=fillchar)

    @Appender(_shared_docs['str_pad'] % dict(side='right', method='ljust'))
    def ljust(self, width, fillchar=' '):
        return self.pad(width, side='right', fillchar=fillchar)

    @Appender(_shared_docs['str_pad'] % dict(side='left', method='rjust'))
    def rjust(self, width, fillchar=' '):
        return self.pad(width, side='left', fillchar=fillchar)

    def zfill(self, width):
        """
        Pad strings in the Series/Index by prepending '0' characters.

        Strings in the Series/Index are padded with '0' characters on the
        left of the string to reach a total string length  `width`. Strings
        in the Series/Index with length greater or equal to `width` are
        unchanged.

        Parameters
        ----------
        width : int
            Minimum length of resulting string; strings with length less
            than `width` be prepended with '0' characters.

        Returns
        -------
        Series/Index of objects

        See Also
        --------
        Series.str.rjust : Fills the left side of strings with an arbitrary
            character.
        Series.str.ljust : Fills the right side of strings with an arbitrary
            character.
        Series.str.pad : Fills the specified sides of strings with an arbitrary
            character.
        Series.str.center : Fills boths sides of strings with an arbitrary
            character.

        Notes
        -----
        Differs from :meth:`str.zfill` which has special handling
        for '+'/'-' in the string.

        Examples
        --------
        >>> s = pd.Series(['-1', '1', '1000', 10, np.nan])
        >>> s
        0      -1
        1       1
        2    1000
        3      10
        4     NaN
        dtype: object

        Note that ``10`` and ``NaN`` are not strings, therefore they are
        converted to ``NaN``. The minus sign in ``'-1'`` is treated as a
        regular character and the zero is added to the left of it
        (:meth:`str.zfill` would have moved it to the left). ``1000``
        remains unchanged as it is longer than `width`.

        >>> s.str.zfill(3)
        0     0-1
        1     001
        2    1000
        3     NaN
        4     NaN
        dtype: object
        """
        result = str_pad(self._parent, width, side='left', fillchar='0')
        return self._wrap_result(result)

    @copy(str_slice)
    def slice(self, start=None, stop=None, step=None):
        result = str_slice(self._parent, start, stop, step)
        return self._wrap_result(result)

    @copy(str_slice_replace)
    def slice_replace(self, start=None, stop=None, repl=None):
        result = str_slice_replace(self._parent, start, stop, repl)
        return self._wrap_result(result)

    @copy(str_decode)
    def decode(self, encoding, errors="strict"):
        result = str_decode(self._parent, encoding, errors)
        return self._wrap_result(result)

    @copy(str_encode)
    def encode(self, encoding, errors="strict"):
        result = str_encode(self._parent, encoding, errors)
        return self._wrap_result(result)

    _shared_docs['str_strip'] = (r"""
    Remove leading and trailing characters.

    Strip whitespaces (including newlines) or a set of specified characters
    from each string in the Series/Index from %(side)s.
    Equivalent to :meth:`str.%(method)s`.

    Parameters
    ----------
    to_strip : str or None, default None
        Specifying the set of characters to be removed.
        All combinations of this set of characters will be stripped.
        If None then whitespaces are removed.

    Returns
    -------
    Series/Index of objects

    See Also
    --------
    Series.str.strip : Remove leading and trailing characters in Series/Index.
    Series.str.lstrip : Remove leading characters in Series/Index.
    Series.str.rstrip : Remove trailing characters in Series/Index.

    Examples
    --------
    >>> s = pd.Series(['1. Ant.  ', '2. Bee!\n', '3. Cat?\t', np.nan])
    >>> s
    0    1. Ant.
    1    2. Bee!\n
    2    3. Cat?\t
    3          NaN
    dtype: object

    >>> s.str.strip()
    0    1. Ant.
    1    2. Bee!
    2    3. Cat?
    3        NaN
    dtype: object

    >>> s.str.lstrip('123.')
    0    Ant.
    1    Bee!\n
    2    Cat?\t
    3       NaN
    dtype: object

    >>> s.str.rstrip('.!? \n\t')
    0    1. Ant
    1    2. Bee
    2    3. Cat
    3       NaN
    dtype: object

    >>> s.str.strip('123.!? \n\t')
    0    Ant
    1    Bee
    2    Cat
    3    NaN
    dtype: object
    """)

    @Appender(_shared_docs['str_strip'] % dict(side='left and right sides',
                                               method='strip'))
    def strip(self, to_strip=None):
        result = str_strip(self._parent, to_strip, side='both')
        return self._wrap_result(result)

    @Appender(_shared_docs['str_strip'] % dict(side='left side',
                                               method='lstrip'))
    def lstrip(self, to_strip=None):
        result = str_strip(self._parent, to_strip, side='left')
        return self._wrap_result(result)

    @Appender(_shared_docs['str_strip'] % dict(side='right side',
                                               method='rstrip'))
    def rstrip(self, to_strip=None):
        result = str_strip(self._parent, to_strip, side='right')
        return self._wrap_result(result)

    @copy(str_wrap)
    def wrap(self, width, **kwargs):
        result = str_wrap(self._parent, width, **kwargs)
        return self._wrap_result(result)

    @copy(str_get_dummies)
    def get_dummies(self, sep='|'):
        # we need to cast to Series of strings as only that has all
        # methods available for making the dummies...
        data = self._orig.astype(str) if self._is_categorical else self._parent
        result, name = str_get_dummies(data, sep)
        return self._wrap_result(result, use_codes=(not self._is_categorical),
                                 name=name, expand=True)

    @copy(str_translate)
    def translate(self, table, deletechars=None):
        result = str_translate(self._parent, table, deletechars)
        return self._wrap_result(result)

    count = _pat_wrapper(str_count, flags=True)
    startswith = _pat_wrapper(str_startswith, na=True)
    endswith = _pat_wrapper(str_endswith, na=True)
    findall = _pat_wrapper(str_findall, flags=True)

    @copy(str_extract)
    def extract(self, pat, flags=0, expand=True):
        return str_extract(self, pat, flags=flags, expand=expand)

    @copy(str_extractall)
    def extractall(self, pat, flags=0):
        return str_extractall(self._orig, pat, flags=flags)

    _shared_docs['find'] = ("""
    Return %(side)s indexes in each strings in the Series/Index
    where the substring is fully contained between [start:end].
    Return -1 on failure. Equivalent to standard :meth:`str.%(method)s`.

    Parameters
    ----------
    sub : str
        Substring being searched
    start : int
        Left edge index
    end : int
        Right edge index

    Returns
    -------
    found : Series/Index of integer values

    See Also
    --------
    %(also)s
    """)

    @Appender(_shared_docs['find'] %
              dict(side='lowest', method='find',
                   also='rfind : Return highest indexes in each strings.'))
    def find(self, sub, start=0, end=None):
        result = str_find(self._parent, sub, start=start, end=end, side='left')
        return self._wrap_result(result)

    @Appender(_shared_docs['find'] %
              dict(side='highest', method='rfind',
                   also='find : Return lowest indexes in each strings.'))
    def rfind(self, sub, start=0, end=None):
        result = str_find(self._parent, sub,
                          start=start, end=end, side='right')
        return self._wrap_result(result)

    def normalize(self, form):
        """
        Return the Unicode normal form for the strings in the Series/Index.
        For more information on the forms, see the
        :func:`unicodedata.normalize`.

        Parameters
        ----------
        form : {'NFC', 'NFKC', 'NFD', 'NFKD'}
            Unicode form

        Returns
        -------
        normalized : Series/Index of objects
        """
        import unicodedata
        f = lambda x: unicodedata.normalize(form, compat.u_safe(x))
        result = _na_map(f, self._parent)
        return self._wrap_result(result)

    _shared_docs['index'] = ("""
    Return %(side)s indexes in each strings where the substring is
    fully contained between [start:end]. This is the same as
    ``str.%(similar)s`` except instead of returning -1, it raises a ValueError
    when the substring is not found. Equivalent to standard ``str.%(method)s``.

    Parameters
    ----------
    sub : str
        Substring being searched
    start : int
        Left edge index
    end : int
        Right edge index

    Returns
    -------
    found : Series/Index of objects

    See Also
    --------
    %(also)s
    """)

    @Appender(_shared_docs['index'] %
              dict(side='lowest', similar='find', method='index',
                   also='rindex : Return highest indexes in each strings.'))
    def index(self, sub, start=0, end=None):
        result = str_index(self._parent, sub,
                           start=start, end=end, side='left')
        return self._wrap_result(result)

    @Appender(_shared_docs['index'] %
              dict(side='highest', similar='rfind', method='rindex',
                   also='index : Return lowest indexes in each strings.'))
    def rindex(self, sub, start=0, end=None):
        result = str_index(self._parent, sub,
                           start=start, end=end, side='right')
        return self._wrap_result(result)

    _shared_docs['len'] = ("""
    Computes the length of each element in the Series/Index. The element may be
    a sequence (such as a string, tuple or list) or a collection
    (such as a dictionary).

    Returns
    -------
    Series or Index of int
        A Series or Index of integer values indicating the length of each
        element in the Series or Index.

    See Also
    --------
    str.len : Python built-in function returning the length of an object.
    Series.size : Returns the length of the Series.

    Examples
    --------
    Returns the length (number of characters) in a string. Returns the
    number of entries for dictionaries, lists or tuples.

    >>> s = pd.Series(['dog',
    ...                 '',
    ...                 5,
    ...                 {'foo' : 'bar'},
    ...                 [2, 3, 5, 7],
    ...                 ('one', 'two', 'three')])
    >>> s
    0                  dog
    1
    2                    5
    3       {'foo': 'bar'}
    4         [2, 3, 5, 7]
    5    (one, two, three)
    dtype: object
    >>> s.str.len()
    0    3.0
    1    0.0
    2    NaN
    3    1.0
    4    4.0
    5    3.0
    dtype: float64
    """)
    len = _noarg_wrapper(len, docstring=_shared_docs['len'], dtype=int)

    _shared_docs['casemethods'] = ("""
    Convert strings in the Series/Index to %(type)s.

    Equivalent to :meth:`str.%(method)s`.

    Returns
    -------
    Series/Index of objects

    See Also
    --------
    Series.str.lower : Converts all characters to lowercase.
    Series.str.upper : Converts all characters to uppercase.
    Series.str.title : Converts first character of each word to uppercase and
        remaining to lowercase.
    Series.str.capitalize : Converts first character to uppercase and
        remaining to lowercase.
    Series.str.swapcase : Converts uppercase to lowercase and lowercase to
        uppercase.

    Examples
    --------
    >>> s = pd.Series(['lower', 'CAPITALS', 'this is a sentence', 'SwApCaSe'])
    >>> s
    0                 lower
    1              CAPITALS
    2    this is a sentence
    3              SwApCaSe
    dtype: object

    >>> s.str.lower()
    0                 lower
    1              capitals
    2    this is a sentence
    3              swapcase
    dtype: object

    >>> s.str.upper()
    0                 LOWER
    1              CAPITALS
    2    THIS IS A SENTENCE
    3              SWAPCASE
    dtype: object

    >>> s.str.title()
    0                 Lower
    1              Capitals
    2    This Is A Sentence
    3              Swapcase
    dtype: object

    >>> s.str.capitalize()
    0                 Lower
    1              Capitals
    2    This is a sentence
    3              Swapcase
    dtype: object

    >>> s.str.swapcase()
    0                 LOWER
    1              capitals
    2    THIS IS A SENTENCE
    3              sWaPcAsE
    dtype: object
    """)
    _shared_docs['lower'] = dict(type='lowercase', method='lower')
    _shared_docs['upper'] = dict(type='uppercase', method='upper')
    _shared_docs['title'] = dict(type='titlecase', method='title')
    _shared_docs['capitalize'] = dict(type='be capitalized',
                                      method='capitalize')
    _shared_docs['swapcase'] = dict(type='be swapcased', method='swapcase')
    lower = _noarg_wrapper(lambda x: x.lower(),
                           docstring=_shared_docs['casemethods'] %
                           _shared_docs['lower'])
    upper = _noarg_wrapper(lambda x: x.upper(),
                           docstring=_shared_docs['casemethods'] %
                           _shared_docs['upper'])
    title = _noarg_wrapper(lambda x: x.title(),
                           docstring=_shared_docs['casemethods'] %
                           _shared_docs['title'])
    capitalize = _noarg_wrapper(lambda x: x.capitalize(),
                                docstring=_shared_docs['casemethods'] %
                                _shared_docs['capitalize'])
    swapcase = _noarg_wrapper(lambda x: x.swapcase(),
                              docstring=_shared_docs['casemethods'] %
                              _shared_docs['swapcase'])

    _shared_docs['ismethods'] = ("""
    Check whether all characters in each string are %(type)s.

    This is equivalent to running the Python string method
    :meth:`str.%(method)s` for each element of the Series/Index. If a string
    has zero characters, ``False`` is returned for that check.

    Returns
    -------
    Series or Index of bool
        Series or Index of boolean values with the same length as the original
        Series/Index.

    See Also
    --------
    Series.str.isalpha : Check whether all characters are alphabetic.
    Series.str.isnumeric : Check whether all characters are numeric.
    Series.str.isalnum : Check whether all characters are alphanumeric.
    Series.str.isdigit : Check whether all characters are digits.
    Series.str.isdecimal : Check whether all characters are decimal.
    Series.str.isspace : Check whether all characters are whitespace.
    Series.str.islower : Check whether all characters are lowercase.
    Series.str.isupper : Check whether all characters are uppercase.
    Series.str.istitle : Check whether all characters are titlecase.

    Examples
    --------
    **Checks for Alphabetic and Numeric Characters**

    >>> s1 = pd.Series(['one', 'one1', '1', ''])

    >>> s1.str.isalpha()
    0     True
    1    False
    2    False
    3    False
    dtype: bool

    >>> s1.str.isnumeric()
    0    False
    1    False
    2     True
    3    False
    dtype: bool

    >>> s1.str.isalnum()
    0     True
    1     True
    2     True
    3    False
    dtype: bool

    Note that checks against characters mixed with any additional punctuation
    or whitespace will evaluate to false for an alphanumeric check.

    >>> s2 = pd.Series(['A B', '1.5', '3,000'])
    >>> s2.str.isalnum()
    0    False
    1    False
    2    False
    dtype: bool

    **More Detailed Checks for Numeric Characters**

    There are several different but overlapping sets of numeric characters that
    can be checked for.

    >>> s3 = pd.Series(['23', '³', '⅕', ''])

    The ``s3.str.isdecimal`` method checks for characters used to form numbers
    in base 10.

    >>> s3.str.isdecimal()
    0     True
    1    False
    2    False
    3    False
    dtype: bool

    The ``s.str.isdigit`` method is the same as ``s3.str.isdecimal`` but also
    includes special digits, like superscripted and subscripted digits in
    unicode.

    >>> s3.str.isdigit()
    0     True
    1     True
    2    False
    3    False
    dtype: bool

    The ``s.str.isnumeric`` method is the same as ``s3.str.isdigit`` but also
    includes other characters that can represent quantities such as unicode
    fractions.

    >>> s3.str.isnumeric()
    0     True
    1     True
    2     True
    3    False
    dtype: bool

    **Checks for Whitespace**

    >>> s4 = pd.Series([' ', '\\t\\r\\n ', ''])
    >>> s4.str.isspace()
    0     True
    1     True
    2    False
    dtype: bool

    **Checks for Character Case**

    >>> s5 = pd.Series(['leopard', 'Golden Eagle', 'SNAKE', ''])

    >>> s5.str.islower()
    0     True
    1    False
    2    False
    3    False
    dtype: bool

    >>> s5.str.isupper()
    0    False
    1    False
    2     True
    3    False
    dtype: bool

    The ``s5.str.istitle`` method checks for whether all words are in title
    case (whether only the first letter of each word is capitalized). Words are
    assumed to be as any sequence of non-numeric characters seperated by
    whitespace characters.

    >>> s5.str.istitle()
    0    False
    1     True
    2    False
    3    False
    dtype: bool
    """)
    _shared_docs['isalnum'] = dict(type='alphanumeric', method='isalnum')
    _shared_docs['isalpha'] = dict(type='alphabetic', method='isalpha')
    _shared_docs['isdigit'] = dict(type='digits', method='isdigit')
    _shared_docs['isspace'] = dict(type='whitespace', method='isspace')
    _shared_docs['islower'] = dict(type='lowercase', method='islower')
    _shared_docs['isupper'] = dict(type='uppercase', method='isupper')
    _shared_docs['istitle'] = dict(type='titlecase', method='istitle')
    _shared_docs['isnumeric'] = dict(type='numeric', method='isnumeric')
    _shared_docs['isdecimal'] = dict(type='decimal', method='isdecimal')
    isalnum = _noarg_wrapper(lambda x: x.isalnum(),
                             docstring=_shared_docs['ismethods'] %
                             _shared_docs['isalnum'])
    isalpha = _noarg_wrapper(lambda x: x.isalpha(),
                             docstring=_shared_docs['ismethods'] %
                             _shared_docs['isalpha'])
    isdigit = _noarg_wrapper(lambda x: x.isdigit(),
                             docstring=_shared_docs['ismethods'] %
                             _shared_docs['isdigit'])
    isspace = _noarg_wrapper(lambda x: x.isspace(),
                             docstring=_shared_docs['ismethods'] %
                             _shared_docs['isspace'])
    islower = _noarg_wrapper(lambda x: x.islower(),
                             docstring=_shared_docs['ismethods'] %
                             _shared_docs['islower'])
    isupper = _noarg_wrapper(lambda x: x.isupper(),
                             docstring=_shared_docs['ismethods'] %
                             _shared_docs['isupper'])
    istitle = _noarg_wrapper(lambda x: x.istitle(),
                             docstring=_shared_docs['ismethods'] %
                             _shared_docs['istitle'])
    isnumeric = _noarg_wrapper(lambda x: compat.u_safe(x).isnumeric(),
                               docstring=_shared_docs['ismethods'] %
                               _shared_docs['isnumeric'])
    isdecimal = _noarg_wrapper(lambda x: compat.u_safe(x).isdecimal(),
                               docstring=_shared_docs['ismethods'] %
                               _shared_docs['isdecimal'])

    @classmethod
    def _make_accessor(cls, data):
        cls._validate(data)
        return cls(data)