# Buggy code
def white_tophat(
    input,
    size=None,
    footprint=None,
    structure=None,
    output=None,
    mode="reflect",
    cval=0.0,
    origin=0,
):
    """
    Multi-dimensional white tophat filter.

    Parameters
    ----------
    input : array_like
        Input.
    size : tuple of ints
        Shape of a flat and full structuring element used for the filter.
        Optional if `footprint` or `structure` is provided.
    footprint : array of ints, optional
        Positions of elements of a flat structuring element
        used for the white tophat filter.
    structure : array of ints, optional
        Structuring element used for the filter. `structure`
        may be a non-flat structuring element.
    output : array, optional
        An array used for storing the output of the filter may be provided.
    mode : {'reflect', 'constant', 'nearest', 'mirror', 'wrap'}, optional
        The `mode` parameter determines how the array borders are
        handled, where `cval` is the value when mode is equal to
        'constant'. Default is 'reflect'
    cval : scalar, optional
        Value to fill past edges of input if `mode` is 'constant'.
        Default is 0.0.
    origin : scalar, optional
        The `origin` parameter controls the placement of the filter.
        Default is 0.

    Returns
    -------
    output : ndarray
        Result of the filter of `input` with `structure`.

    See also
    --------
    black_tophat

    """
    tmp = grey_erosion(input, size, footprint, structure, None, mode, cval, origin)
    if isinstance(output, numpy.ndarray):
        grey_dilation(tmp, size, footprint, structure, output, mode, cval, origin)
        return numpy.subtract(input, output, output)
    else:
        tmp = grey_dilation(tmp, size, footprint, structure, None, mode, cval, origin)
        return input - tmp


# Traceback (TypeError)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
TypeError                                 Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-8-10525a989fdd> in <module>()
----> 1 ndi.morphology.white_tophat(a, footprint=ndi.generate_binary_structure(2,1))

/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/scipy/ndimage/morphology.py in white_tophat(input, size, footprint, structure, output, mode, cval, origin)
1695         tmp = grey_dilation(tmp, size, footprint, structure, None, mode,
1696                             cval, origin)
-> 1697         return input - tmp
1698
1699

TypeError: numpy boolean subtract, the `-` operator, is deprecated, use the bitwise_xor, the `^` operator, or the logical_xor function instead.

# Fixed code
def white_tophat(
    input,
    size=None,
    footprint=None,
    structure=None,
    output=None,
    mode="reflect",
    cval=0.0,
    origin=0,
):
    """
    Multi-dimensional white tophat filter.

    Parameters
    ----------
    input : array_like
        Input.
    size : tuple of ints
        Shape of a flat and full structuring element used for the filter.
        Optional if `footprint` or `structure` is provided.
    footprint : array of ints, optional
        Positions of elements of a flat structuring element
        used for the white tophat filter.
    structure : array of ints, optional
        Structuring element used for the filter. `structure`
        may be a non-flat structuring element.
    output : array, optional
        An array used for storing the output of the filter may be provided.
    mode : {'reflect', 'constant', 'nearest', 'mirror', 'wrap'}, optional
        The `mode` parameter determines how the array borders are
        handled, where `cval` is the value when mode is equal to
        'constant'. Default is 'reflect'
    cval : scalar, optional
        Value to fill past edges of input if `mode` is 'constant'.
        Default is 0.0.
    origin : scalar, optional
        The `origin` parameter controls the placement of the filter.
        Default is 0.

    Returns
    -------
    output : ndarray
        Result of the filter of `input` with `structure`.

    See also
    --------
    black_tophat

    """
    tmp = grey_erosion(input, size, footprint, structure, None, mode, cval, origin)
    tmp = grey_dilation(tmp, size, footprint, structure, output, mode, cval, origin)
    if tmp is None:
        tmp = output

    if input.dtype == numpy.bool_ and tmp.dtype == numpy.bool_:
        numpy.bitwise_xor(input, tmp, out=tmp)
    else:
        numpy.subtract(input, tmp, out=tmp)
    return tmp