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@@ -363,8 +363,10 @@ add_newdoc('numpy.core.multiarray','lexsort',
key[0], then the resulting list of indices is further manipulated by
sorting on key[1], and so forth. The result is a sort on multiple
keys. If the keys represented columns of a spreadsheet, for example,
- this would sort using multiple columns. The keys argument must be a
- sequence of things that can be converted to arrays of the same shape.
+ this would sort using multiple columns (the last key being used for the
+ primary sort order, the second-to-last key for the secondary sort order,
+ and so on). The keys argument must be a sequence of things that can be
+ converted to arrays of the same shape.
""")