BUG: repr of np.datetime64('NaT') in Series/DataFrame with dtype object

doc/source/whatsnew/v0.25.0.rst

@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ Sparse
 Other
 ^^^^^
 
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+- Bug in :class:`Series` and :class:`DataFrame` repr where ``np.datetime64('NaT')`` and ``np.timedelta64('NaT')`` with ``dtype=object`` would be represented as ``NaN`` (:issue:`25445`)
 -
 -
 

pandas/_libs/tslibs/nattype.pyx

@@ -39,6 +39,18 @@ _nat_scalar_rules[Py_GE] = False
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
+cpdef bint is_np_nat(x):
+    """Compat check for np.datetime('NaT')"""
+    try:
+        return np.isnat(x)
+    except AttributeError:
+        # numpy 1.12 compat
+        return str(x) == 'NaT'
+    except TypeError:
+        # np.isnat only defined for datetime, timedelta
+        return False
+
+
 def _make_nan_func(func_name, doc):
     def f(*args, **kwargs):
         return np.nan

pandas/io/formats/format.py

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 from pandas._libs import lib
 from pandas._libs.tslib import format_array_from_datetime
 from pandas._libs.tslibs import NaT, Timedelta, Timestamp, iNaT
+from pandas._libs.tslibs.nattype import is_np_nat
 from pandas.compat import StringIO, lzip, map, u, zip
 
 from pandas.core.dtypes.common import (
@@ -946,7 +947,7 @@ def _format(x):
             if self.na_rep is not None and is_scalar(x) and isna(x):
                 if x is None:
                     return 'None'
-                elif x is NaT:
+                elif x is NaT or is_np_nat(x):
                     return 'NaT'
                 return self.na_rep
             elif isinstance(x, PandasObject):

pandas/tests/frame/test_repr_info.py

@@ -521,3 +521,11 @@ def test_repr_categorical_dates_periods(self):
 
         df = DataFrame({'dt': Categorical(dt), 'p': Categorical(p)})
         assert repr(df) == exp
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('arg', [np.datetime64, np.timedelta64])
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('box, expected', [
+        [Series, '0    NaT\ndtype: object'],
+        [DataFrame, '     0\n0  NaT']])
+    def test_repr_np_nat_with_object(self, arg, box, expected):
+        result = repr(box([arg('NaT')], dtype=object))
+        assert result == expected