> On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 11:32 AM, Alan G Isaac wrote: >> I'm wondering if `sort` intentionally does not accept >> a `key` >> or if this is just a missing feature?
On 3/24/2014 11:47 AM, Alexander Belopolsky wrote: > It would be very inefficient to call a key function on > every element compared during the sort. See np.argsort > and np.lexsort for faster alternatives. But the keys could be as in `lexsort`. I am currently using `argsort`, but I can do so because I don't need a lexicographically determined sort order for the indexes. To close with a related question: what is the preferred idiom for a descending sort? Thanks, Alan _______________________________________________ NumPy-Discussion mailing list NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
