import pandas as pd x = pd.DataFrame() x.drop(["a"], axis=1, inplace=True) x.y.drop(["a"], axis=1, inplace=True) x["y"].drop(["a"], axis=1, inplace=True) x.drop( inplace=True, columns=["a"], axis=1, ) if True: x.drop( inplace=True, columns=["a"], axis=1, ) x.drop(["a"], axis=1, **kwargs, inplace=True) x.drop(["a"], axis=1, inplace=True, **kwargs) f(x.drop(["a"], axis=1, inplace=True)) x.apply(lambda x: x.sort_values("a", inplace=True)) import torch torch.m.ReLU(inplace=True) # safe because this isn't a pandas call (x.drop(["a"], axis=1, inplace=True)) # This method doesn't take exist in Pandas, so ignore it. x.rotate_z(45, inplace=True)