pandas.api.extensions.ExtensionArray.argsort

ExtensionArray.argsort(ascending=True, kind='quicksort', *args, **kwargs)[source]

Return the indices that would sort this array.

Parameters
ascendingbool, default True

Whether the indices should result in an ascending or descending sort.

kind{‘quicksort’, ‘mergesort’, ‘heapsort’}, optional

Sorting algorithm.

*args, **kwargs:

Passed through to numpy.argsort().

Returns
ndarray

Array of indices that sort self. If NaN values are contained, NaN values are placed at the end.

See also

numpy.argsort

Sorting implementation used internally.