scipp.sort#

scipp.sort(x, key, order='ascending')#

Sort variable along a dimension by a sort key or dimension label.

  • If order is ‘ascending’, sort such that values are non-decreasing according to key.

  • If order is ‘descending’, sort such that values are non-increasing according to key.

Parameters:

  • x (scipp.typing.VariableLike) – Data to be sorted.

  • key (str | Variable) – Either a 1D variable sort key or a dimension label.

  • order (Literal['ascending', 'descending'], default: 'ascending') – Sorting order.

Returns:

scipp.typing.VariableLike – The sorted equivalent of the input with the same type.

Raises:

scipp.DimensionError – If the key is a Variable that does not have exactly 1 dimension.