larray.Array.sort_labels

Array.sort_labels(axes=None, ascending=True) → Array[source]

Sort labels of axes of the array.

Parameters

axesaxis reference (Axis, str, int) or list of them, optional: Axes to sort the labels of. Defaults None (all axes).
ascendingbool, optional: Sort labels in ascending order. Defaults to True.

Returns

Array: Array with sorted labels.

Examples

>>> a = ndtest("nat=EU,FO,BE; sex=M,F")
>>> a
nat\sex  M  F
     EU  0  1
     FO  2  3
     BE  4  5
>>> a.sort_labels('sex')
nat\sex  F  M
     EU  1  0
     FO  3  2
     BE  5  4
>>> a.sort_labels()
nat\sex  F  M
     BE  5  4
     EU  1  0
     FO  3  2
>>> a.sort_labels(('sex', 'nat'))
nat\sex  F  M
     BE  5  4
     EU  1  0
     FO  3  2
>>> a.sort_labels(ascending=False)
nat\sex  M  F
     FO  2  3
     EU  0  1
     BE  4  5