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# pandas.DataFrame.sort_index

`DataFrame.``sort_index`(axis=0, by=None, ascending=True, inplace=False, kind='quicksort')

  Sort DataFrame either by labels (along either axis) or by the values in a column

  Parameters : | axis : {0, 1} Sort index/rows versus columns by : object Column name(s) in frame. Accepts a column name or a list or tuple for a nested sort. ascending : boolean or list, default True Sort ascending vs. descending. Specify list for multiple sort orders inplace : boolean, default False Sort the DataFrame without creating a new instance
  Returns : | sorted : DataFrame

  Examples

      >>> result = df.sort_index(by=['A', 'B'], ascending=[True, False])

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