ENH: Fix multiprocessing pickling issue in NDArrayBacked with datetime64[ns] MultiIndex #63080
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Overview
This pull request fixes an issue (#63078) where pandas DataFrames with datetime64[ns] in MultiIndex would fail when processed using joblib or other multiprocessing libraries. The error occurred in the
NDArrayBacked.__setstate__method during unpickling, where unexpected state formats from multiprocessing contexts would trigger aNotImplementedError.Checklist
pandas/_libs/arrays.pyxto handle additional state formats inNDArrayBacked.__setstate__test_fix.pyto verify the fix works for the reported scenarioProof
The fix addresses the issue by adding handling for:
The test script
test_fix.pydemonstrates that the fix resolves the issue by:The changes maintain backward compatibility while adding robustness to handle multiprocessing-related pickling variations.
Closes #63078