Question

How to sort pandas DataFrame by a column in descending order in Python

Answer 1

import pandas as pd
  
df = pd.DataFrame(
    [['Tom', 91, 80, 94],
     ['Emmy', 98, 95, 96],
     ['Rubeus', 87, 81, 87],
     ['Dumbledore', 99, 100, 98],
     ['Axel', 75, 85, 90]],
    columns=['name', 'algebra', 'python', 'java'])
  
sorted_df = df.sort_values(by='python', ascending=False)

print(sorted_df)

   
   
   
'''
run:
   
          name  algebra  python  c++
3  Dumbledore       99     100    98
1        Emmy       98      95    96
4        Axel       75      85    90
2      Rubeus       87      81    87
0         Tom       91      80    94
 
'''

 

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