table column formatting is not saved in notebook

[scottdraves]

hence cannot be saved or shared.

also, need API control over the table options settings.
at worst you could have a function to add this information where it is being returned

# python computes regular dataframe df, then as last line of cell:
beaker.columnFormat(df, {'col name': 'format xyz', ...})

or perhaps store the formatting dict in the data frame, could we subclass?

is there a way to store the formatting so it survives evaluation?

[scottdraves]

in pandas looks like you can set precision and date formatting for the whole dataframe, not per column.
but we could import and preserve: http://pandas.pydata.org/pandas-docs/stable/options.html

[scottdraves]

this was done eventually
#3685