1. Use proper variable names in tests. 2. Moved changelog to correct subsection. 3. Update another failing test

Author: Sumanau Sareen

pandas/tests/indexing/test_indexing.py

@@ -718,11 +718,11 @@ def test_index_type_coercion(self):
                     assert s2.index.is_object()
 
     def test_empty_index_for_empty_dataframe(self):
-        index=pd.Index([], name='idx')
-        df = pd.DataFrame(columns=['A'], index=index)
-        df2 = df.copy()
-        df['A'] = []
-        tm.assert_index_equal(df.index, df2.index)
+        index = pd.Index([], name='idx')
+        result = pd.DataFrame(columns=['A'], index=index)
+        result['A'] = []
+        expected = pd.DataFrame(columns=['A'], index=index)
+        tm.assert_index_equal(result.index, expected.index)
 
 
 class TestMisc(Base):

pandas/tests/indexing/test_partial.py

@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ def test_partial_set_empty_frame(self):
         # these work as they don't really change
         # anything but the index
         # GH5632
-        expected = DataFrame(columns=['foo'], index=Index([]))
+        expected = DataFrame(columns=['foo'], index=Index([], dtype='int64'))
 
         def f():
             df = DataFrame()