Assign column values to non-unique DataFrame

[joeb1415]

Related: #2862

In [1]: from pandas import DataFrame

In [2]: df = DataFrame([[1,2],[3,4]], index=[0,0], columns=[0,0])

In [3]: df
Out[3]:
   0  0
0  1  2
0  3  4

In [4]: df.index=[0,1]

In [5]: df
Out[5]:
   0  0
0  1  2
1  3  4

In [6]: df.columns=[0,1]
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Exception                                 Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-6-538dde7e36b8> in <module>()
----> 1 df.columns=[0,1]

C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\pandas\core\frame.pyc in __setattr__(self, name, value)
   2016                 existing = getattr(self, name)
   2017                 if isinstance(existing, Index):
-> 2018                     super(DataFrame, self).__setattr__(name, value)
   2019                 elif name in self.columns:
   2020                     self[name] = value

C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\pandas\lib.pyd in pandas.lib.AxisProperty.__set__ (pandas\lib.c:28444)()

C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\pandas\core\generic.pyc in _set_axis(self, axis, labels)
    557
    558     def _set_axis(self, axis, labels):
--> 559         self._data.set_axis(axis, labels)
    560         self._clear_item_cache()
    561

C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\pandas\core\internals.pyc in set_axis(self, axis, value)
    920         if axis == 0:
    921             for block in self.blocks:
--> 922                 block.set_ref_items(self.items, maybe_rename=True)
    923
    924     # make items read only for now

C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\pandas\core\internals.pyc in set_ref_items(self, ref_items, maybe_rename)
     72             raise AssertionError('block ref_items must be an Index')
     73         if maybe_rename:
---> 74             self.items = ref_items.take(self.ref_locs)
     75         self.ref_items = ref_items
     76

C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\pandas\core\internals.pyc in ref_locs(self)
     57     def ref_locs(self):
     58         if self._ref_locs is None:
---> 59             indexer = self.ref_items.get_indexer(self.items)
     60             indexer = com._ensure_platform_int(indexer)
     61             if (indexer == -1).any():

C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\pandas\core\index.pyc in get_indexer(self, target, method, limit)
    847
    848         if not self.is_unique:
--> 849             raise Exception('Reindexing only valid with uniquely valued Index '
    850                             'objects')
    851

Exception: Reindexing only valid with uniquely valued Index objects

[jreback]

closed by #3483 among others and functional in 0.12

pls try with master

[jreback]

In [9]: pd.__version__
Out[9]: '0.12.0.dev-f09a03c'

In [10]: df = DataFrame([[1,2],[3,4]], index=[0,0], columns=[0,0])

In [11]: df.index=[0,1]

In [12]: df.columns=[0,1]

In [13]: df
Out[13]: 
   0  1
0  1  2
1  3  4