xarray.CFTimeIndex.argsort

CFTimeIndex.argsort(*args, **kwargs)

Return the integer indices that would sort the index.

Parameters:
  • *args – Passed to numpy.ndarray.argsort.
  • **kwargs – Passed to numpy.ndarray.argsort.
Returns:

Integer indices that would sort the index if used as an indexer.

Return type:

numpy.ndarray

See also

numpy.argsort()
Similar method for NumPy arrays.
Index.sort_values()
Return sorted copy of Index.

Examples

>>> idx = pd.Index(['b', 'a', 'd', 'c'])
>>> idx
Index(['b', 'a', 'd', 'c'], dtype='object')
>>> order = idx.argsort()
>>> order
array([1, 0, 3, 2])
>>> idx[order]
Index(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'], dtype='object')