out.txt

$ python --version
Python 3.6.0 :: Anaconda 4.3.1 (x86_64)
$ python -c "import pandas as pd; print(pd.__version__)"
0.19.2
$ python
Python 3.6.0 |Anaconda 4.3.1 (x86_64)| (default, Dec 23 2016, 13:19:00) 
[GCC 4.2.1 Compatible Apple LLVM 6.0 (clang-600.0.57)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> exam1(False)
rise_error=False
>>> exam1(True)
rise_error=True
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "<stdin>", line 11, in exam1
  File "/Users/kmkm/.pyenv/versions/anaconda3-4.3.1/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pandas/core/frame.py", line 4555, in join
    rsuffix=rsuffix, sort=sort)
  File "/Users/kmkm/.pyenv/versions/anaconda3-4.3.1/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pandas/core/frame.py", line 4569, in _join_compat
    suffixes=(lsuffix, rsuffix), sort=sort)
  File "/Users/kmkm/.pyenv/versions/anaconda3-4.3.1/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pandas/tools/merge.py", line 62, in merge
    return op.get_result()
  File "/Users/kmkm/.pyenv/versions/anaconda3-4.3.1/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pandas/tools/merge.py", line 564, in get_result
    concat_axis=0, copy=self.copy)
  File "/Users/kmkm/.pyenv/versions/anaconda3-4.3.1/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pandas/core/internals.py", line 4825, in concatenate_block_managers
    placement=placement) for placement, join_units in concat_plan]
  File "/Users/kmkm/.pyenv/versions/anaconda3-4.3.1/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pandas/core/internals.py", line 4825, in <listcomp>
    placement=placement) for placement, join_units in concat_plan]
  File "/Users/kmkm/.pyenv/versions/anaconda3-4.3.1/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pandas/core/internals.py", line 4922, in concatenate_join_units
    for ju in join_units]
  File "/Users/kmkm/.pyenv/versions/anaconda3-4.3.1/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pandas/core/internals.py", line 4922, in <listcomp>
    for ju in join_units]
  File "/Users/kmkm/.pyenv/versions/anaconda3-4.3.1/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pandas/core/internals.py", line 5222, in get_reindexed_values
    fill_value=fill_value)
  File "/Users/kmkm/.pyenv/versions/anaconda3-4.3.1/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pandas/core/algorithms.py", line 1045, in take_nd
    return arr.take(indexer, fill_value=fill_value, allow_fill=allow_fill)
  File "/Users/kmkm/.pyenv/versions/anaconda3-4.3.1/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pandas/tseries/base.py", line 379, in take
    na_value=tslib.iNaT)
  File "/Users/kmkm/.pyenv/versions/anaconda3-4.3.1/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pandas/indexes/base.py", line 1534, in _assert_take_fillable
    taken = values.take(indices)
IndexError: cannot do a non-empty take from an empty axes.

pandas_multiindex_join_empty_error.py

import pandas as pd

def exam1(rise_error=False):
    print('rise_error={0}'.format(rise_error))
    t0_idx0 = pd.Index(data=['test_user1'], names=['id'])
    t0_df0 = pd.DataFrame(index=t0_idx0)
    
    t1_idx1 = pd.Index(data=[], names=['id'])
    t1_df1 = pd.DataFrame(index=t1_idx1, columns=['col1'], data=pd.to_datetime([]))
    if rise_error:
      t1_df1.col1 = t1_df1.col1.dt.tz_localize('utc').dt.tz_convert('Asia/Tokyo')
    
    t0_df0.join(t1_df1)
    
    
exam1(False)
exam1(True)