def _slow_pivot(index, columns, values):
    """
    Produce 'pivot' table based on 3 columns of this DataFrame.
    Uses unique values from index / columns and fills with values.

    Parameters
    ----------
    index : string or object
        Column name to use to make new frame's index
    columns : string or object
        Column name to use to make new frame's columns
    values : string or object
        Column name to use for populating new frame's values

    Could benefit from some Cython here.
    """
    tree = {}
    for i, (idx, col) in enumerate(zip(index, columns)):
        if col not in tree:
            tree[col] = {}
        branch = tree[col]
        branch[idx] = values[i]

    return DataFrame(tree)