ERR: frame construction with all scalars doesn't raise when columns are provided (original) (raw)

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[39] should raise.

In [38]: pd.DataFrame({'a':0.1})
ValueError: If using all scalar values, you must pass an index

In [39]: pd.DataFrame({'a':0.1}, columns=['b'])
Out[39]:
Empty DataFrame
Columns: [b]
Index: []