def _try_coerce_args(self, values, other):
if np.any(notna(other)) and not self._can_hold_element(other):<EOL><INDENT>raise TypeError("<STR_LIT>".format(<EOL>type(other).__name__,<EOL>type(self).__name__.lower().replace('<STR_LIT>', '<STR_LIT>')))<EOL><DEDENT>return values, other<EOL>
provide coercion to our input arguments