import pandas as pd import numpy as np from pandas import DataFrame plot_df = DataFrame(np.random.randn(100,2), columns=['x','y']) plot_df.head(20) %pylab inline plot_df.plot() %pylab inline plot_df2 = plot_df plot_df2['y'] = plot_df2['y'].map(lambda x : x+1) plot_df2.plot() %pylab inline plot_df2.hist() %pylab inline pd.Series([0,2,4,3,8]).plot()