only read section of order list pandas code example
Example: pandas sort by list
df.Tm = df.Tm.astype("category")
df.Tm.cat.set_categories(sorter, inplace=True)
print(df.Tm)
Out[48]:
0 CHH
1 VAN
2 TOT
3 OKC
4 DAL
Name: Tm, dtype: category
Categories (38, object): [TOT < ATL < BOS < BRK ... UTA < VAN < WAS < WSB]
df.sort_values(["Tm"])
Out[49]:
Age G Player Tm Year id
2 22 60 Ratko Varda TOT 2001 13950
0 27 6 Cedric Hunter CHH 1991 2967
4 31 81 Adrian Caldwell DAL 1997 6169
3 34 52 Ryan Bowen OKC 2009 6141
1 25 7 Maurice Baker VAN 2004 5335