>>> df.sort_values(by=['col1'], ascending = False)
col1 col2 col3
0 A 2 0
1 A 1 1
2 B 9 9
5 C 4 3
4 D 7 2
3 NaN 8 4
>>> df.sort_values(by=['col1'])
col1 col2 col3
0 A 2 0
1 A 1 1
2 B 9 9
5 C 4 3
4 D 7 2
3 NaN 8 4
df.sort_values(by='col1', ascending=False)
col1 col2 col3 col4
4 D 7 2 e
5 C 4 3 F
2 B 9 9 c
0 A 2 0 a
1 A 1 1 B
3 NaN 8 4 D