CLN/BUG: Fix test errors in IEX

Fix test errors in IEX
Mark API as unstable

pandas_datareader/exceptions.py

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+"""Custom warnings and exceptions"""
+
+class UnstableAPIWarning(Warning):
+    pass

pandas_datareader/iex/__init__.py

@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ def url(self):
 
     def read(self):
         df = super(IEX, self).read()
+        if isinstance(df, pd.DataFrame):
+            df = df.squeeze()
+            if not isinstance(df, pd.DataFrame):
+                df = pd.DataFrame(df)
         return df
 
     def _get_params(self, symbols):

pandas_datareader/iex/deep.py

@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
 class Deep(IEX):
     def __init__(self, symbols=None, service=None, start=None, end=None,
                  retry_count=3, pause=0.001, session=None):
+        if isinstance(symbols, str):
+            symbols = symbols.lower()
+        else:
+            symbols = [s.lower() for s in symbols]
+
         super(Deep, self).__init__(symbols=symbols,
                                    start=start, end=end,
                                    retry_count=retry_count,

pandas_datareader/iex/stats.py

@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
-import pandas as pd
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+
+import pandas as pd
+
+from pandas_datareader.exceptions import UnstableAPIWarning
 from pandas_datareader.iex import IEX
 
+
 # Data provided for free by IEX
 # Data is furnished in compliance with the guidelines promulgated in the IEX
 # API terms of service and manual
@@ -12,6 +16,9 @@
 class DailySummaryReader(IEX):
     def __init__(self, symbols=None, start=None, end=None, retry_count=3,
                  pause=0.001, session=None):
+        import warnings
+        warnings.warn('Daily statistics is not working due to issues with the IEX API',
+                      UnstableAPIWarning)
         self.curr_date = start
         super(DailySummaryReader, self).__init__(symbols=symbols,
                                                  start=start, end=end,

pandas_datareader/tests/test_iex.py

@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-import pytest
-
-import pandas.util.testing as tm
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
+import pytest
 from pandas import DataFrame
-from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+
 from pandas_datareader.data import (DataReader, get_summary_iex, get_last_iex,
                                     get_dailysummary_iex, get_iex_symbols,
                                     get_iex_book)
@@ -25,8 +24,9 @@ def test_historical(self):
 
     def test_false_ticker(self):
         df = get_last_iex("INVALID TICKER")
-        tm.assert_frame_equal(df, DataFrame())
+        assert df.shape[0] == 0
 
+    @pytest.mark.xfail(reason='IEX daily history API is returning 500 as of Jan 2018')
     def test_daily(self):
         df = get_dailysummary_iex(start=datetime(2017, 5, 5),
                                   end=datetime(2017, 5, 6))
@@ -43,6 +43,5 @@ def test_live_prices(self):
         assert df["price"].mean() > 0
 
     def test_deep(self):
-        dob = get_iex_book('GS', service='system-event')
-        assert len(dob['eventResponse']) > 0
-        assert dob['timestamp'] > datetime.now() - timedelta(days=1)
+        dob = get_iex_book('GS', service='book')
+        assert 'GS' in dob