pandas from multiindex to single index

>>> tuples = [
...    ('cobra', 'mark i'), ('cobra', 'mark ii'),
...    ('sidewinder', 'mark i'), ('sidewinder', 'mark ii'),
...    ('viper', 'mark ii'), ('viper', 'mark iii')
... ]
>>> index = pd.MultiIndex.from_tuples(tuples)
>>> values = [[12, 2], [0, 4], [10, 20],
...         [1, 4], [7, 1], [16, 36]]
>>> df = pd.DataFrame(values, columns=['max_speed', 'shield'], index=index)
>>> df
                     max_speed  shield
cobra      mark i           12       2
           mark ii           0       4
sidewinder mark i           10      20
           mark ii           1       4
viper      mark ii           7       1
           mark iii         16      36

""" Check the link in the Source. 
    It works with MultiIndex after groupby and after pivot """