How can I sort DataFrame by date in Python?

Question

I try to sort dataframe shown below by date using df.sort_values(by=\'date\') however it doesn\'t work. Any ideas how can I do this to be sure that it is sorted

Answer 1

df.sort_values() returns sorted DF, but it doesn't sort in place.

So either use:

df = df.sort_values(by='date') 

or

df.sort_values(by='date', inplace=True)