FIX: unstack(sort=False) data misalignment (#62816) #62818
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Fixed bug where unstack(sort=False) was reordering column labels but not the corresponding data values, causing incorrect data alignment. The issue was in _Unstacker._make_sorted_values() which was always reordering values regardless of the sort parameter. Changes: - Modified _make_sorted_values() to respect the sort parameter - Added FutureWarning for sort=False as it will be deprecated - Added regression test to verify column/data alignment Closes #62816
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| # Create a value_counts Series with specific order | ||
| result_series = df.value_counts(subset=["Department", "Gender", "Location"]) |
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Produce the input data directly, don't rely on other pandas methods (as much as is reasonable - some methods certainly have be called).
| # Unstack with sort=False should preserve the order of values | ||
| result = result_series.unstack(fill_value=0, sort=False) |
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Remove comments that repeat the code.
| # Verify that the data values match their column labels | ||
| # The key test is that column order matches the data order | ||
| for col in result.columns: | ||
| for idx in result.index: |
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Add expected = pd.DataFrame(...) and then use tm.assert_frame_equal(result, expected).
| def unstack( | ||
| obj: Series | DataFrame, level, fill_value=None, sort: bool = True | ||
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| if not sort: |
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There was indeed an intention to deprecate sort, but then it was discovered that sort=False had various bugs. I believe the situation has improved, but think we should still hold off for now. Can you revert adding in this deprecation.
In any case, introducing a deprecation and fixing a bug should be different PRs (assuming it's possible).
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Can you detail what this does.
| # The key test is that column order matches the data order | ||
| for col in result.columns: | ||
| for idx in result.index: | ||
| # Reconstruct the original MultiIndex tuple |
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Add expected = pd.DataFrame(...) and then use tm.assert_frame_equal(result, expected).
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Fixed bug where unstack(sort=False) was reordering column labels
but not the corresponding data values, causing incorrect data
alignment. The issue was in _Unstacker._make_sorted_values() which
was always reordering values regardless of the sort parameter.
Changes: