Pandas DataFrame pipe() Method

Example

Apply a function to the DataFrame that will overwrite the "age" column:

import pandas as pd

def change_age(x):
x["age"]=[10, 20, 30]
return x

data = {
"name": ["Sally", "Mary", "John"],
"age": [50, 40, 30]
}

df = pd.DataFrame(data)
df.pipe(change_age)
print(df)

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Definition and Usage

The pipe() method allows you to apply one or more functions to the DataFrame object.

Syntax

dataframe.pipe(func, args, kwargs)

Parameters

Parameter	Description
func	Required. A function to apply to the DataFrame.
args	Optional, An iterable object with positional arguments that can be used in the function
kwargs	Optional. A dictionary with keyword arguments that can be used in the function