from datetime import datetime
import numpy as np
from pandas import Index, Period, Series, period_range
def test_multiindex_period_datetime():
# GH4861, using datetime in period of multiindex raises exception
idx1 = Index(['a', 'a', 'a', 'b', 'b'])
idx2 = period_range('2012-01', periods=len(idx1), freq='M')
s = Series(np.random.randn(len(idx1)), [idx1, idx2])
# try Period as index
expected = s.iloc[0]
result = s.loc['a', Period('2012-01')]
assert result == expected
# try datetime as index
result = s.loc['a', datetime(2012, 1, 1)]
assert result == expected