def fill_binop(left, right, fill_value):
    """
    If a non-None fill_value is given, replace null entries in left and right
    with this value, but only in positions where _one_ of left/right is null,
    not both.

    Parameters
    ----------
    left : array-like
    right : array-like
    fill_value : object

    Returns
    -------
    left : array-like
    right : array-like

    Notes
    -----
    Makes copies if fill_value is not None
    """
    # TODO: can we make a no-copy implementation?
    if fill_value is not None:
        left_mask = isna(left)
        right_mask = isna(right)
        left = left.copy()
        right = right.copy()

        # one but not both
        mask = left_mask ^ right_mask
        left[left_mask & mask] = fill_value
        right[right_mask & mask] = fill_value
    return left, right
If a non-None fill_value is given, replace null entries in left and right
    with this value, but only in positions where _one_ of left/right is null,
    not both.

    Parameters
    ----------
    left : array-like
    right : array-like
    fill_value : object

    Returns
    -------
    left : array-like
    right : array-like

    Notes
    -----
    Makes copies if fill_value is not None