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# pandas.MultiIndex.swaplevel

MultiIndex.swaplevel(i=-2, j=-1)

  Swap level i with level j.

  Calling this method does not change the ordering of the values.

  Parameters:
    iint, str, default -2

      First level of index to be swapped. Can pass level name as string. Type of parameters can be mixed.

    jint, str, default -1

      Second level of index to be swapped. Can pass level name as string. Type of parameters can be mixed.

  Returns:
    MultiIndex

      A new MultiIndex.

  See also

  `Series.swaplevel`

    Swap levels i and j in a MultiIndex.

  `DataFrame.swaplevel`

    Swap levels i and j in a MultiIndex on a particular axis.

  Examples

      >>> mi = pd.MultiIndex(levels=[['a', 'b'], ['bb', 'aa']],
      ...                    codes=[[0, 0, 1, 1], [0, 1, 0, 1]])
      >>> mi
      MultiIndex([('a', 'bb'),
                  ('a', 'aa'),
                  ('b', 'bb'),
                  ('b', 'aa')],
                 )
      >>> mi.swaplevel(0, 1)
      MultiIndex([('bb', 'a'),
                  ('aa', 'a'),
                  ('bb', 'b'),
                  ('aa', 'b')],
                 )