VertexFrame sort

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sort(self, columns, ascending=True)

[BETA] Sort the data in a frame.

Parameters:

columns : str | list of str | list of tuples

Either a column name, a list of column names, or a list of tuples where each tuple is a name and an ascending bool value.

ascending : bool (default=True)

True for ascending, False for descending.

Sort a frame by column values either ascending or descending.

Examples

Sort a single column:

>>> frame.sort('column_name')

Sort a single column ascending:

>>> frame.sort('column_name', True)

Sort a single column descending:

>>> frame.sort('column_name', False)

Sort multiple columns:

>>> frame.sort(['col1', 'col2'])

Sort multiple columns ascending:

>>> frame.sort(['col1', 'col2'], True)

Sort multiple columns descending:

>>> frame.sort(['col1', 'col2'], False)

Sort multiple columns: ‘col1’ ascending and ‘col2’ descending:

>>> frame.sort([ ('col1', True), ('col2', False) ])