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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/numpy/add_newdocs.py b/numpy/add_newdocs.py index 55bcf8ee1..b0306957e 100644 --- a/numpy/add_newdocs.py +++ b/numpy/add_newdocs.py @@ -4191,10 +4191,12 @@ add_newdoc('numpy.core.multiarray', 'ndarray', ('sort', last axis. kind : {'quicksort', 'mergesort', 'heapsort'}, optional Sorting algorithm. Default is 'quicksort'. - order : list, optional + order : str or list of str, optional When `a` is an array with fields defined, this argument specifies - which fields to compare first, second, etc. Not all fields need be - specified. + which fields to compare first, second, etc. A single field can + be specified as a string, and not all fields need be specified, + but unspecified fields will still be used, in the order in which + they come up in the dtype, to break ties. See Also -------- @@ -4258,10 +4260,12 @@ add_newdoc('numpy.core.multiarray', 'ndarray', ('partition', last axis. kind : {'introselect'}, optional Selection algorithm. Default is 'introselect'. - order : list, optional + order : str or list of str, optional When `a` is an array with fields defined, this argument specifies - which fields to compare first, second, etc. Not all fields need be - specified. + which fields to compare first, second, etc. A single field can + be specified as a string, and not all fields need be specified, + but unspecified fields will still be used, in the order in which + they come up in the dtype, to break ties. See Also -------- |