Pandas sort data frame by logical day












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I have the following resulting pandas DateFrame:
How can I get this to sort properly? For example have the sort so that Day 2 comes after Day 1, not Day 11. As seen in Group 2 below?










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    I have the following resulting pandas DateFrame:
    How can I get this to sort properly? For example have the sort so that Day 2 comes after Day 1, not Day 11. As seen in Group 2 below?










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      I have the following resulting pandas DateFrame:
      How can I get this to sort properly? For example have the sort so that Day 2 comes after Day 1, not Day 11. As seen in Group 2 below?










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      I have the following resulting pandas DateFrame:
      How can I get this to sort properly? For example have the sort so that Day 2 comes after Day 1, not Day 11. As seen in Group 2 below?







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          set_levels + sort_index



          The issue is your strings are being sorted as strings rather than numerically. First convert your first index level to numeric, then sort by index:



          # split by whitespace, take last split, convert to integers
          new_index_values = df.index.levels[1].str.split().str[-1].astype(int)

          # set 'Day' level
          df.index = df.index.set_levels(new_index_values, level='Day')

          # sort by index
          df = df.sort_index()

          print(df)

          Value
          Group Day
          A 0 1
          2 3
          11 2
          B 5 5
          7 6
          10 4


          Setup



          The above demonstration uses this example setup:



          df = pd.DataFrame({'Group': ['A', 'A', 'A', 'B', 'B', 'B'],
          'Day': ['Day 0', 'Day 11', 'Day 2', 'Day 10', 'Day 5', 'Day 7'],
          'Value': [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}).set_index(['Group', 'Day'])

          print(df)

          Value
          Group Day
          A Day 0 1
          Day 11 2
          Day 2 3
          B Day 10 4
          Day 5 5
          Day 7 6





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          • Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it!

            – TheCuriouslyCodingFoxah
            Nov 26 '18 at 15:20











          • Is there anyway to have the index still return as 'Day 0', 'Day 1', etc. instead of just the integer?

            – TheCuriouslyCodingFoxah
            Nov 26 '18 at 15:27













          • @TheCuriouslyCodingFoxah, Once you've done the conversion, no. Of course, you can calculate your string index from the integers if you wish. But there's a rarely a need.

            – jpp
            Nov 26 '18 at 15:31





















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          You need to sort integers instead of strings:



          import pandas as pd
          x = pd.Series([1,2,3,4,6], index=[3,2,1,11,12])
          x.sort_index()

          1 3
          2 2
          3 1
          11 4
          12 6
          dtype: int64

          y = pd.Series([1,2,3,4,5], index=['3','2','1','11','12'])
          y.sort_index()

          1 3
          11 4
          12 5
          2 2
          3 1
          dtype: int64


          I would suggest to have only numbers in the column instead of strings 'Day..'.






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            set_levels + sort_index



            The issue is your strings are being sorted as strings rather than numerically. First convert your first index level to numeric, then sort by index:



            # split by whitespace, take last split, convert to integers
            new_index_values = df.index.levels[1].str.split().str[-1].astype(int)

            # set 'Day' level
            df.index = df.index.set_levels(new_index_values, level='Day')

            # sort by index
            df = df.sort_index()

            print(df)

            Value
            Group Day
            A 0 1
            2 3
            11 2
            B 5 5
            7 6
            10 4


            Setup



            The above demonstration uses this example setup:



            df = pd.DataFrame({'Group': ['A', 'A', 'A', 'B', 'B', 'B'],
            'Day': ['Day 0', 'Day 11', 'Day 2', 'Day 10', 'Day 5', 'Day 7'],
            'Value': [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}).set_index(['Group', 'Day'])

            print(df)

            Value
            Group Day
            A Day 0 1
            Day 11 2
            Day 2 3
            B Day 10 4
            Day 5 5
            Day 7 6





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            • Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it!

              – TheCuriouslyCodingFoxah
              Nov 26 '18 at 15:20











            • Is there anyway to have the index still return as 'Day 0', 'Day 1', etc. instead of just the integer?

              – TheCuriouslyCodingFoxah
              Nov 26 '18 at 15:27













            • @TheCuriouslyCodingFoxah, Once you've done the conversion, no. Of course, you can calculate your string index from the integers if you wish. But there's a rarely a need.

              – jpp
              Nov 26 '18 at 15:31


















            3















            set_levels + sort_index



            The issue is your strings are being sorted as strings rather than numerically. First convert your first index level to numeric, then sort by index:



            # split by whitespace, take last split, convert to integers
            new_index_values = df.index.levels[1].str.split().str[-1].astype(int)

            # set 'Day' level
            df.index = df.index.set_levels(new_index_values, level='Day')

            # sort by index
            df = df.sort_index()

            print(df)

            Value
            Group Day
            A 0 1
            2 3
            11 2
            B 5 5
            7 6
            10 4


            Setup



            The above demonstration uses this example setup:



            df = pd.DataFrame({'Group': ['A', 'A', 'A', 'B', 'B', 'B'],
            'Day': ['Day 0', 'Day 11', 'Day 2', 'Day 10', 'Day 5', 'Day 7'],
            'Value': [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}).set_index(['Group', 'Day'])

            print(df)

            Value
            Group Day
            A Day 0 1
            Day 11 2
            Day 2 3
            B Day 10 4
            Day 5 5
            Day 7 6





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            • Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it!

              – TheCuriouslyCodingFoxah
              Nov 26 '18 at 15:20











            • Is there anyway to have the index still return as 'Day 0', 'Day 1', etc. instead of just the integer?

              – TheCuriouslyCodingFoxah
              Nov 26 '18 at 15:27













            • @TheCuriouslyCodingFoxah, Once you've done the conversion, no. Of course, you can calculate your string index from the integers if you wish. But there's a rarely a need.

              – jpp
              Nov 26 '18 at 15:31
















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            3








            set_levels + sort_index



            The issue is your strings are being sorted as strings rather than numerically. First convert your first index level to numeric, then sort by index:



            # split by whitespace, take last split, convert to integers
            new_index_values = df.index.levels[1].str.split().str[-1].astype(int)

            # set 'Day' level
            df.index = df.index.set_levels(new_index_values, level='Day')

            # sort by index
            df = df.sort_index()

            print(df)

            Value
            Group Day
            A 0 1
            2 3
            11 2
            B 5 5
            7 6
            10 4


            Setup



            The above demonstration uses this example setup:



            df = pd.DataFrame({'Group': ['A', 'A', 'A', 'B', 'B', 'B'],
            'Day': ['Day 0', 'Day 11', 'Day 2', 'Day 10', 'Day 5', 'Day 7'],
            'Value': [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}).set_index(['Group', 'Day'])

            print(df)

            Value
            Group Day
            A Day 0 1
            Day 11 2
            Day 2 3
            B Day 10 4
            Day 5 5
            Day 7 6





            share|improve this answer














            set_levels + sort_index



            The issue is your strings are being sorted as strings rather than numerically. First convert your first index level to numeric, then sort by index:



            # split by whitespace, take last split, convert to integers
            new_index_values = df.index.levels[1].str.split().str[-1].astype(int)

            # set 'Day' level
            df.index = df.index.set_levels(new_index_values, level='Day')

            # sort by index
            df = df.sort_index()

            print(df)

            Value
            Group Day
            A 0 1
            2 3
            11 2
            B 5 5
            7 6
            10 4


            Setup



            The above demonstration uses this example setup:



            df = pd.DataFrame({'Group': ['A', 'A', 'A', 'B', 'B', 'B'],
            'Day': ['Day 0', 'Day 11', 'Day 2', 'Day 10', 'Day 5', 'Day 7'],
            'Value': [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}).set_index(['Group', 'Day'])

            print(df)

            Value
            Group Day
            A Day 0 1
            Day 11 2
            Day 2 3
            B Day 10 4
            Day 5 5
            Day 7 6






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            • Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it!

              – TheCuriouslyCodingFoxah
              Nov 26 '18 at 15:20











            • Is there anyway to have the index still return as 'Day 0', 'Day 1', etc. instead of just the integer?

              – TheCuriouslyCodingFoxah
              Nov 26 '18 at 15:27













            • @TheCuriouslyCodingFoxah, Once you've done the conversion, no. Of course, you can calculate your string index from the integers if you wish. But there's a rarely a need.

              – jpp
              Nov 26 '18 at 15:31





















            • Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it!

              – TheCuriouslyCodingFoxah
              Nov 26 '18 at 15:20











            • Is there anyway to have the index still return as 'Day 0', 'Day 1', etc. instead of just the integer?

              – TheCuriouslyCodingFoxah
              Nov 26 '18 at 15:27













            • @TheCuriouslyCodingFoxah, Once you've done the conversion, no. Of course, you can calculate your string index from the integers if you wish. But there's a rarely a need.

              – jpp
              Nov 26 '18 at 15:31



















            Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it!

            – TheCuriouslyCodingFoxah
            Nov 26 '18 at 15:20





            Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it!

            – TheCuriouslyCodingFoxah
            Nov 26 '18 at 15:20













            Is there anyway to have the index still return as 'Day 0', 'Day 1', etc. instead of just the integer?

            – TheCuriouslyCodingFoxah
            Nov 26 '18 at 15:27







            Is there anyway to have the index still return as 'Day 0', 'Day 1', etc. instead of just the integer?

            – TheCuriouslyCodingFoxah
            Nov 26 '18 at 15:27















            @TheCuriouslyCodingFoxah, Once you've done the conversion, no. Of course, you can calculate your string index from the integers if you wish. But there's a rarely a need.

            – jpp
            Nov 26 '18 at 15:31







            @TheCuriouslyCodingFoxah, Once you've done the conversion, no. Of course, you can calculate your string index from the integers if you wish. But there's a rarely a need.

            – jpp
            Nov 26 '18 at 15:31















            1














            You need to sort integers instead of strings:



            import pandas as pd
            x = pd.Series([1,2,3,4,6], index=[3,2,1,11,12])
            x.sort_index()

            1 3
            2 2
            3 1
            11 4
            12 6
            dtype: int64

            y = pd.Series([1,2,3,4,5], index=['3','2','1','11','12'])
            y.sort_index()

            1 3
            11 4
            12 5
            2 2
            3 1
            dtype: int64


            I would suggest to have only numbers in the column instead of strings 'Day..'.






            share|improve this answer




























              1














              You need to sort integers instead of strings:



              import pandas as pd
              x = pd.Series([1,2,3,4,6], index=[3,2,1,11,12])
              x.sort_index()

              1 3
              2 2
              3 1
              11 4
              12 6
              dtype: int64

              y = pd.Series([1,2,3,4,5], index=['3','2','1','11','12'])
              y.sort_index()

              1 3
              11 4
              12 5
              2 2
              3 1
              dtype: int64


              I would suggest to have only numbers in the column instead of strings 'Day..'.






              share|improve this answer


























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                You need to sort integers instead of strings:



                import pandas as pd
                x = pd.Series([1,2,3,4,6], index=[3,2,1,11,12])
                x.sort_index()

                1 3
                2 2
                3 1
                11 4
                12 6
                dtype: int64

                y = pd.Series([1,2,3,4,5], index=['3','2','1','11','12'])
                y.sort_index()

                1 3
                11 4
                12 5
                2 2
                3 1
                dtype: int64


                I would suggest to have only numbers in the column instead of strings 'Day..'.






                share|improve this answer













                You need to sort integers instead of strings:



                import pandas as pd
                x = pd.Series([1,2,3,4,6], index=[3,2,1,11,12])
                x.sort_index()

                1 3
                2 2
                3 1
                11 4
                12 6
                dtype: int64

                y = pd.Series([1,2,3,4,5], index=['3','2','1','11','12'])
                y.sort_index()

                1 3
                11 4
                12 5
                2 2
                3 1
                dtype: int64


                I would suggest to have only numbers in the column instead of strings 'Day..'.







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