polars.LazyFrame.set_sorted#

LazyFrame.set_sorted(
column: str | list[str],
*more_columns: str,
descending: bool | list[bool] = False,
nulls_last: bool | list[bool] = False,
) LazyFrame[source]#

Flag a column as sorted.

This can speed up future operations.

Parameters:
column

Column(s) that is sorted

more_columns

Columns that are sorted over after column.

descending

Whether the column is sorted in descending order.

nulls_last

Whether the nulls are at the end.

Warning

This can lead to incorrect results if the data is NOT sorted!! Use with care!