#!/usr/bin/env python
# coding: utf-8

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import pandas as pd
import seaborn as sns
get_ipython().run_line_magic('matplotlib', 'inline')
sns.set_style('darkgrid')

def pipe(self, func, *args, **kwargs):
    if hasattr(func, 'pipe_arg'):
        kwargs[func.pipe_arg] = self
        return func(*args, **kwargs)
    return func(self, *args, **kwargs)

pd.DataFrame.pipe = pipe
sns.violinplot.pipe_arg = 'data'


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iris = sns.load_dataset('iris') 


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sns.violinplot(x='species', y='sepal_width', data=iris)


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sns.violinplot('species', 'sepal_width', data=iris)


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iris.pipe(sns.violinplot, 'species', 'sepal_width')


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iris.pipe(sns.violinplot, x='species', y='sepal_width')