# import necessary libraries
import pandas as pd
# create a sample series
s = pd.Series([1, 3, 2, 4, 3, 5, 4, 6, 5, 4])
# check if the series is empty or of dtype 'object'
if s.empty or s.dtype == 'object':
print("Error: The series is empty or of dtype 'object'.")
else:
# use for loop to find local maxima, idx = index
local_max = [ s[idx] for idx in range(1, len(s)-1)
if s[idx-1] < s[idx] > s[idx+1] ]
# print the results
if local_max:
print("The local maxima are:", local_max)
else:
print("There are no local maxima in the series.")