Add Series._repr_html_

Fixes #8829

pandas/core/series.py

@@ -1611,6 +1611,28 @@ def __repr__(self):
 
  return result
 
+ def to_html(self):
+ text = self.to_frame().to_html()
+
+ lines = text.split('\n')
+ head_start = [i for i, line in enumerate(lines) if line.strip().startswith("<thead>")][0]
+ head_stop = [i for i, line in enumerate(lines) if line.strip().startswith("</thead>")][0]
+ del lines[head_start:head_stop]
+
+ tail = """
+ <tr>
+ <td> name: </td>
+ <th> %s </th>
+ </tr>
+ """ % (self.name or "--")
+ body_end = [i for i, line in enumerate(lines) if line.strip().startswith("</tbody>")][0]
+ lines[body_end:body_end] = tail.split('\n')
+
+ return '\n'.join(lines)
+
+ def _repr_html_(self):
+ return self.to_html()
+
  def to_string(
  self,
  buf=None,

pandas/tests/io/formats/test_to_html.py

@@ -713,3 +713,14 @@ def test_to_html_with_col_space_units(unit):
  for h in hdrs:
  expected = '<th style="min-width: {unit};">'.format(unit=unit)
  assert expected in h
+
+
+def test_series():
+ df = DataFrame({'abc': range(1000)})
+
+ a = df.to_html()
+ b = df.abc.to_html()
+
+ assert a != b
+ assert 0.5 * len(b) < len(a) < 2 * len(b)
+ assert "abc" in b