How to sort mongodb with pymongo

Question

I\'m trying to use the sort feature when querying my mongoDB, but it is failing. The same query works in the MongoDB console but not here. Code is as follows:

Answer 1

TLDR: Aggregation pipeline is faster as compared to conventional .find().sort().

Now moving to the real explanation. There are two ways to perform sorting operations in MongoDB:

1. Using .find() and .sort().
2. Or using the aggregation pipeline.

As suggested by many .find().sort() is the simplest way to perform the sorting.

.sort([("field1",pymongo.ASCENDING), ("field2",pymongo.DESCENDING)])

However, this is a slow process compared to the aggregation pipeline.

Coming to the aggregation pipeline method. The steps to implement simple aggregation pipeline intended for sorting are:

1. $match (optional step)
2. $sort

NOTE: In my experience, the aggregation pipeline works a bit faster than the .find().sort() method.

Here's an example of the aggregation pipeline.

db.collection_name.aggregate([{
    "$match": {
        # your query - optional step
    }
},
{
    "$sort": {
        "field_1": pymongo.ASCENDING,
        "field_2": pymongo.DESCENDING,
        ....
    }
}])

Try this method yourself, compare the speed and let me know about this in the comments.

Edit: Do not forget to use allowDiskUse=True while sorting on multiple fields otherwise it will throw an error.