python code to sort panda dataframe code example

Example 1: how to sort in pandas

// 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'

Example 2: how to sort the dataframe in python

import pandas as pd
df1=pd.read_csv("registration.csv")
df2=pd.read_csv("payment.csv")
df=pd.merge(df1,df2)
print(df.iloc[:,[0,1,3,4]].to_string(index=False))