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What is argsort() in NumPy?
In Python, the NumPy library has a function called argsort(), which computes the indirect sorting of an array.
It returns an array of indices along the given axis of the same shape as the input array, in sorted order.
Syntax
numpy.argsort(array, axis, kind, order)Parameters
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array(array_like): This specifies the array we want to sort. -
axis(int or None), optional: This specifies the axis along which we want to sort. The default value is -1 specifying the last used axis. To use a flattened array, None is used. -
kind(quicksort, mergesort, heapsort, stable), optional: This specifies the sorting algorithm to be used. The default value is “quicksort”. -
order(str or list of str), optional: This specifies the order in which to compare fields.
Return value
ndarray, int: This returns indices of sorted array according to the specified parameters.
Code
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#importing numpy libararyimport numpy as np#initializing input numpy arrayarray1 = np.array([[ 4, 6, 2], [ 5, 1, 3]])#computing merge sortresult1 = np.argsort(array1, kind ='mergesort', axis = 0)print ("merge sort indices", result1)#computing heapsortresult2 = np.argsort(array1, kind ='heapsort', axis = 1)print ("heap sort indices", result2)#computing quicksortresult3 = np.argsort(array1, kind ='quicksort', axis = 1)print ("quick sort indices", result3)
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