Update describe.py

fix-60550
pandas-dev · Mar 1, 2025 · 92972e6 · 92972e6
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diff --git a/pandas/core/methods/describe.py b/pandas/core/methods/describe.py
@@ -354,9 +354,8 @@ def _refine_percentiles(
     # get them all to be in [0, 1]
     validate_percentile(percentiles)
 
-    # median should always be included
-    if 0.5 not in percentiles:
-        percentiles.append(0.5)
+    if percentiles == []:
+        percentiles.append(0.5)  # By default if percentiles is empty then append 50th percentile.
 
     percentiles = np.asarray(percentiles)