pandas DataFrame to R data.frame conversion

gistfile1.py

from collections import OrderedDict
import numpy as np
py2ri_orig = rpy2.robjects.conversion.py2ri
def conversion_pydataframe(obj):
    if isinstance(obj, pandas.core.frame.DataFrame):
        od = OrderedDict()
        for name, values in obj.iteritems():
            if values.dtype.kind == 'O':
                od[name] = rpy2.robjects.vectors.StrVector(values)
            else:
                od[name] = rpy2.robjects.conversion.py2ri(values)
        return rpy2.robjects.vectors.DataFrame(od)
    elif isinstance(obj, pandas.core.series.Series):
        # converted as a numpy array
        #res = original_conversion(obj) 
        res = np.array(obj)
        # "index" is equivalent to "names" in R
        if obj.ndim == 1:
            res.names = ListVector({'x': ro.conversion.py2ri(obj.index)})
        else:
            res.dimnames = ListVector(ro.conversion.py2ri(obj.index))
        return res
    else:
        return py2ri_orig(obj) 
rpy2.robjects.conversion.py2ri = conversion_pydataframe