PandasdrillSort by two columns
A pandas exercise from Pandasdrill. Solve it with a Python editor in your browser running real pandas, and it is checked the moment you submit.
The task
Sort `emp` by department A to Z, and within each department by salary from highest to lowest. Keep the original row labels.
What this exercise teaches
With two sort keys, pandas sorts by the first and breaks ties with the second. Passing ascending=[True, False] sets the direction for each key separately.
A hint if you get stuck
sort_values accepts a list of columns and a matching list of True/False values for ascending.
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