# Buggy code
def hstack(tup):
    """
    Stack arrays in sequence horizontally (column wise).

    Take a sequence of arrays and stack them horizontally to make
    a single array. Rebuild arrays divided by `hsplit`.

    This function continues to be supported for backward compatibility, but
    you should prefer ``np.concatenate`` or ``np.stack``. The ``np.stack``
    function was added in NumPy 1.10.

    Parameters
    ----------
    tup : sequence of ndarrays
        All arrays must have the same shape along all but the second axis.

    Returns
    -------
    stacked : ndarray
        The array formed by stacking the given arrays.

    See Also
    --------
    stack : Join a sequence of arrays along a new axis.
    vstack : Stack arrays in sequence vertically (row wise).
    dstack : Stack arrays in sequence depth wise (along third axis).
    concatenate : Join a sequence of arrays along an existing axis.
    hsplit : Split array along second axis.

    Notes
    -----
    Equivalent to ``np.concatenate(tup, axis=1)``

    Examples
    --------
    >>> a = np.array((1,2,3))
    >>> b = np.array((2,3,4))
    >>> np.hstack((a,b))
    array([1, 2, 3, 2, 3, 4])
    >>> a = np.array([[1],[2],[3]])
    >>> b = np.array([[2],[3],[4]])
    >>> np.hstack((a,b))
    array([[1, 2],
           [2, 3],
           [3, 4]])

    """
    arrs = [atleast_1d(_m) for _m in tup]
    # As a special case, dimension 0 of 1-dimensional arrays is "horizontal"
    if arrs[0].ndim == 1:
        return _nx.concatenate(arrs, 0)
    else:
        return _nx.concatenate(arrs, 1)


# Traceback (IndexError)
import numpy as np
np.hstack([ ])
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/numpy/core/shape_base.py", line 277, in hstack
if arrs[0].ndim == 1:
IndexError: list index out of range

# Fixed code
def hstack(tup):
    """
    Stack arrays in sequence horizontally (column wise).

    Take a sequence of arrays and stack them horizontally to make
    a single array. Rebuild arrays divided by `hsplit`.

    This function continues to be supported for backward compatibility, but
    you should prefer ``np.concatenate`` or ``np.stack``. The ``np.stack``
    function was added in NumPy 1.10.

    Parameters
    ----------
    tup : sequence of ndarrays
        All arrays must have the same shape along all but the second axis.

    Returns
    -------
    stacked : ndarray
        The array formed by stacking the given arrays.

    See Also
    --------
    stack : Join a sequence of arrays along a new axis.
    vstack : Stack arrays in sequence vertically (row wise).
    dstack : Stack arrays in sequence depth wise (along third axis).
    concatenate : Join a sequence of arrays along an existing axis.
    hsplit : Split array along second axis.

    Notes
    -----
    Equivalent to ``np.concatenate(tup, axis=1)``

    Examples
    --------
    >>> a = np.array((1,2,3))
    >>> b = np.array((2,3,4))
    >>> np.hstack((a,b))
    array([1, 2, 3, 2, 3, 4])
    >>> a = np.array([[1],[2],[3]])
    >>> b = np.array([[2],[3],[4]])
    >>> np.hstack((a,b))
    array([[1, 2],
           [2, 3],
           [3, 4]])

    """
    arrs = [atleast_1d(_m) for _m in tup]
    # As a special case, dimension 0 of 1-dimensional arrays is "horizontal"
    if arrs and arrs[0].ndim == 1:
        return _nx.concatenate(arrs, 0)
    else:
        return _nx.concatenate(arrs, 1)