Pandas: Split a dataset to group by two columns and then sort the aggregated results within the groups

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9. Grouping by Two Columns and Sorting Aggregated Results

Write a Pandas program to split a dataset to group by two columns and then sort the aggregated results within the groups.

In the following dataset group on 'customer_id', 'salesman_id' and then sort sum of purch_amt within the groups

Test Data:

    ord_no  purch_amt    ord_date  customer_id  salesman_id
0    70001     150.50  2012-10-05         3005         5002
1    70009     270.65  2012-09-10         3001         5005
2    70002      65.26  2012-10-05         3002         5001
3    70004     110.50  2012-08-17         3009         5003
4    70007     948.50  2012-09-10         3005         5002
5    70005    2400.60  2012-07-27         3007         5001
6    70008    5760.00  2012-09-10         3002         5001
7    70010    1983.43  2012-10-10         3004         5006
8    70003    2480.40  2012-10-10         3009         5003
9    70012     250.45  2012-06-27         3008         5002
10   70011      75.29  2012-08-17         3003         5007
11   70013    3045.60  2012-04-25         3002         5001

Sample Solution:

Python Code :

import pandas as pd
pd.set_option('display.max_rows', None)
#pd.set_option('display.max_columns', None)
df = pd.DataFrame({
'ord_no':[70001,70009,70002,70004,70007,70005,70008,70010,70003,70012,70011,70013],
'purch_amt':[150.5,270.65,65.26,110.5,948.5,2400.6,5760,1983.43,2480.4,250.45, 75.29,3045.6],
'ord_date': ['2012-10-05','2012-09-10','2012-10-05','2012-08-17','2012-09-10','2012-07-27','2012-09-10','2012-10-10','2012-10-10','2012-06-27','2012-08-17','2012-04-25'],
'customer_id':[3001,3001,3005,3001,3005,3001,3005,3001,3005,3001,3005,3005],
'salesman_id': [5002,5005,5001,5003,5002,5001,5001,5006,5003,5002,5007,5001]})
print("Original Orders DataFrame:")
print(df)
df_agg = df.groupby(['customer_id','salesman_id']).agg({'purch_amt':sum})
result = df_agg['purch_amt'].groupby(level=0, group_keys=False)
print("\nGroup on 'customer_id', 'salesman_id' and then sort sum of purch_amt within the groups:")
print(result.nlargest())

Sample Output:

Original Orders DataFrame:
    ord_no  purch_amt    ord_date  customer_id  salesman_id
0    70001     150.50  2012-10-05         3001         5002
1    70009     270.65  2012-09-10         3001         5005
2    70002      65.26  2012-10-05         3005         5001
3    70004     110.50  2012-08-17         3001         5003
4    70007     948.50  2012-09-10         3005         5002
5    70005    2400.60  2012-07-27         3001         5001
6    70008    5760.00  2012-09-10         3005         5001
7    70010    1983.43  2012-10-10         3001         5006
8    70003    2480.40  2012-10-10         3005         5003
9    70012     250.45  2012-06-27         3001         5002
10   70011      75.29  2012-08-17         3005         5007
11   70013    3045.60  2012-04-25         3005         5001

Group on 'customer_id', 'salesman_id' and then sort sum of purch_amt within the groups:
customer_id  salesman_id
3001         5001           2400.60
             5006           1983.43
             5002            400.95
             5005            270.65
             5003            110.50
3005         5001           8870.86
             5003           2480.40
             5002            948.50
             5007             75.29
Name: purch_amt, dtype: float64

For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

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Write a Pandas program to group the dataframe by customer_id and salesman_id and then apply a custom sort to the aggregated values.
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