Functional pipes in python like %>% from R's magritrr

Question

In R (thanks to magritrr) you can now perform operations with a more functional piping syntax via %>%. This means that instead of coding this: <

Answer 1

The pipe functionality can be achieved by composing pandas methods with the dot. Here is an example below.

Load a sample data frame:

import seaborn    
iris = seaborn.load_dataset("iris")
type(iris)
# 

Illustrate the composition of pandas methods with the dot:

(iris.query("species == 'setosa'")
     .sort_values("petal_width")
     .head())

You can add new methods to panda data frame if needed (as done here for example):

pandas.DataFrame.new_method  = new_method