diff --git a/doc/source/getting_started/basics.rst b/doc/source/getting_started/basics.rst
index 3f6f56376861f..66db7bbedce2a 100644
--- a/doc/source/getting_started/basics.rst
+++ b/doc/source/getting_started/basics.rst
@@ -762,8 +762,15 @@ Compare the following
 .. code-block:: python
 
    # f, g, and h are functions taking and returning ``DataFrames``
+   >>> def h(df):
+   ...     return df * df
+   >>> def g(df, arg1):
+   ...     return df + arg1
+   >>> def f(df, arg2, arg3):
+   ...     return df * (arg2 + arg3)
    >>> f(g(h(df), arg1=1), arg2=2, arg3=3)
 
+
 with the equivalent
 
 .. code-block:: python