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Pandas Sort Index Values in descending order

Sort Index in descending order:

import pandas as pd

df = pd.DataFrame({'DateOfBirth': ['1986-11-11', '1999-05-12', '1976-01-01',
                                   '1986-06-01', '1983-06-04', '1990-03-07',
                                   '1999-07-09'],
                   'State': ['NY', 'TX', 'FL', 'AL', 'AK', 'TX', 'TX']
                   },
                  index=['Jane', 'Pane', 'Aaron', 'Penelope', 'Frane',
                         'Christina', 'Cornelia'])

print(df.sort_index(ascending=False))


C:\pandas>python example.py
          DateOfBirth State
Penelope   1986-06-01    AL
Pane       1999-05-12    TX
Jane       1986-11-11    NY
Frane      1983-06-04    AK
Cornelia   1999-07-09    TX
Christina  1990-03-07    TX
Aaron      1976-01-01    FL
 
C:\pandas>