Revisions to Sorting columns in pandas dataframe based on column name

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edited Jan 21, 2019 at 21:02

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You can also do more succinctly:

df.sort_index(axis=1)

df.sort_index(axis=1)

Edit:

Make sure you holdassign the valueresult back:

df = df.sort_index(axis=1)

df = df.sort_index(axis=1)

Or, do it in place-place:

df.sort_index(axis=1, inplace=True)

df.sort_index(axis=1, inplace=True)

You can also do more succinctly:

df.sort_index(axis=1)

Edit:

Make sure you hold the value

df = df.sort_index(axis=1)

Or do it in place

df.sort_index(axis=1, inplace=True)

You can also do more succinctly:

df.sort_index(axis=1)

Make sure you assign the result back:

df = df.sort_index(axis=1)

Or, do it in-place:

df.sort_index(axis=1, inplace=True)

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edited Mar 30, 2017 at 16:00

Mohamed Taher Alrefaie

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You can also do more succinctly:

df.sort_index(axis=1)

Edit:

Make sure you hold the value

df = df.sort_index(axis=1)

Or do it in place

df.sort_index(axis=1, inplace=True)

You can also do more succinctly:

df.sort_index(axis=1)

You can also do more succinctly:

df.sort_index(axis=1)

Edit:

Make sure you hold the value

df = df.sort_index(axis=1)

Or do it in place

df.sort_index(axis=1, inplace=True)

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answered Jul 8, 2012 at 18:56

Wes McKinney

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You can also do more succinctly:

df.sort_index(axis=1)

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