Potential fix for failed tests

pandas/core/series.py

@@ -235,8 +235,7 @@ def __init__(self, data=None, index=None, dtype=None, name=None,
                 if not is_list_like(data):
                     data = [data]
                 index = com._default_index(len(data))
-            else:
-                if not is_scalar(data) and len(index) != len(data):
+            elif is_list_like(data) and len(index) != len(data):
                     raise ValueError('Length of passed values is {val}, '
                                      'index implies {ind}'
                                      .format(val=len(data), ind=len(index)))