# Python, Pandas
# Sorting dataframe df on the values of a column col1
# Return sorted array without modifying the original one
df.sort_values(by=["col1"])
# Sort the original array permanently
df.sort_values(by=["col1"], inplace = True)>>> df.sort_values(by=['col1'], ascending = False)
col1 col2 col3
0 A 2 0
1 A 1 1
2 B 9 9
5 C 4 3
4 D 7 2
3 NaN 8 4
>>> df.sort_values(by=['col1'])
col1 col2 col3
0 A 2 0
1 A 1 1
2 B 9 9
5 C 4 3
4 D 7 2
3 NaN 8 4
// Single sort
>>> df.sort_values(by=['col1'],ascending=False)
// ascending => [False(reverse order) & True(default)]
// Multiple Sort
>>> df.sort_values(by=['col1','col2'],ascending=[True,False])
// with apply()
>>> df[['col1','col2']].apply(sorted,axis=1)
// axis = [1 & 0], 1 = 'columns', 0 = 'index'DataFrame.sort_values(self, by, axis=0, ascending=True,
inplace=False, kind='quicksort',
na_position='last',
ignore_index=False)
# Example
df.sort_values(by=['ColToSortBy'])df.sort_values(by='col1', ascending=False)
col1 col2 col3 col4
4 D 7 2 e
5 C 4 3 F
2 B 9 9 c
0 A 2 0 a
1 A 1 1 B
3 NaN 8 4 D