def _where(self, cond, other=np.nan, inplace=False, axis=None, level=None,
               errors='raise', try_cast=False):
        """
        Equivalent to public method `where`, except that `other` is not
        applied as a function even if callable. Used in __setitem__.
        """
        inplace = validate_bool_kwarg(inplace, 'inplace')

        # align the cond to same shape as myself
        cond = com.apply_if_callable(cond, self)
        if isinstance(cond, NDFrame):
            cond, _ = cond.align(self, join='right', broadcast_axis=1)
        else:
            if not hasattr(cond, 'shape'):
                cond = np.asanyarray(cond)
            if cond.shape != self.shape:
                raise ValueError('Array conditional must be same shape as '
                                 'self')
            cond = self._constructor(cond, **self._construct_axes_dict())

        # make sure we are boolean
        fill_value = bool(inplace)
        cond = cond.fillna(fill_value)

        msg = "Boolean array expected for the condition, not {dtype}"

        if not isinstance(cond, pd.DataFrame):
            # This is a single-dimensional object.
            if not is_bool_dtype(cond):
                raise ValueError(msg.format(dtype=cond.dtype))
        elif not cond.empty:
            for dt in cond.dtypes:
                if not is_bool_dtype(dt):
                    raise ValueError(msg.format(dtype=dt))

        cond = -cond if inplace else cond

        # try to align with other
        try_quick = True
        if hasattr(other, 'align'):

            # align with me
            if other.ndim <= self.ndim:

                _, other = self.align(other, join='left', axis=axis,
                                      level=level, fill_value=np.nan)

                # if we are NOT aligned, raise as we cannot where index
                if (axis is None and
                        not all(other._get_axis(i).equals(ax)
                                for i, ax in enumerate(self.axes))):
                    raise InvalidIndexError

            # slice me out of the other
            else:
                raise NotImplementedError("cannot align with a higher "
                                          "dimensional NDFrame")

        if isinstance(other, np.ndarray):

            if other.shape != self.shape:

                if self.ndim == 1:

                    icond = cond.values

                    # GH 2745 / GH 4192
                    # treat like a scalar
                    if len(other) == 1:
                        other = np.array(other[0])

                    # GH 3235
                    # match True cond to other
                    elif len(cond[icond]) == len(other):

                        # try to not change dtype at first (if try_quick)
                        if try_quick:

                            try:
                                new_other = com.values_from_object(self)
                                new_other = new_other.copy()
                                new_other[icond] = other
                                other = new_other
                            except Exception:
                                try_quick = False

                        # let's create a new (if we failed at the above
                        # or not try_quick
                        if not try_quick:

                            dtype, fill_value = maybe_promote(other.dtype)
                            new_other = np.empty(len(icond), dtype=dtype)
                            new_other.fill(fill_value)
                            maybe_upcast_putmask(new_other, icond, other)
                            other = new_other

                    else:
                        raise ValueError('Length of replacements must equal '
                                         'series length')

                else:
                    raise ValueError('other must be the same shape as self '
                                     'when an ndarray')

            # we are the same shape, so create an actual object for alignment
            else:
                other = self._constructor(other, **self._construct_axes_dict())

        if axis is None:
            axis = 0

        if self.ndim == getattr(other, 'ndim', 0):
            align = True
        else:
            align = (self._get_axis_number(axis) == 1)

        block_axis = self._get_block_manager_axis(axis)

        if inplace:
            # we may have different type blocks come out of putmask, so
            # reconstruct the block manager

            self._check_inplace_setting(other)
            new_data = self._data.putmask(mask=cond, new=other, align=align,
                                          inplace=True, axis=block_axis,
                                          transpose=self._AXIS_REVERSED)
            self._update_inplace(new_data)

        else:
            new_data = self._data.where(other=other, cond=cond, align=align,
                                        errors=errors,
                                        try_cast=try_cast, axis=block_axis,
                                        transpose=self._AXIS_REVERSED)

            return self._constructor(new_data).__finalize__(self)