Getting started¶
Installation¶
To install the package, enter the following:
pip install dpiper
Note
Piper will also install numpy and pandas packages and a number of dependent data analysis libraries as part of the installation.
Pandas¶
For installing and getting started follow the Pandas Getting Started Guide.
To get the most out of piper, you should at least have followed the 10 minutes to pandas tutorial
Jupyter notebooks¶
Piper’s ability to ‘link’ Python functions which accept and receive dataframe object relies on the the custom Jupyter cell magic command ‘%%piper’. Therefore, you will need to install Jupyter notebooks on your machine or have someone install Piper on your Jupyter Hub.
For installing Jupyter notebooks follow the Jupyter Notebook Quick Start Guide.