plots with missing and NaN data

[deszoeke]

Missing and missing are first class types/values in Julia Base. PythonPlot should simply not plot missing data. It errors in PythonPlot.

julia> plot([1, missing, 2])
ERROR: Python: ValueError: setting an array element with a sequence.

Here is a type translation inspired by one that works for PyCall (JuliaPy/PyPlot.jl#593):

using PythonPlot
using PythonCall

"Recast julia Arrays with missing as python masked arrays."
function PythonCall.Py(a::Array{Union{T,Missing},N}) where {T,N}
    np = PythonCall.pyimport("numpy")
    np.ma.masked_invalid(np.array(replace(a, missing => NaN)))
end

# test
plot([1,2,missing,4,5], marker="o")