[Numpy-discussion] Conservative order in .argsort

[Berthold Höllmann]

Robert Kern <robert.kern at gmail.com> writes:

> Berthold Höllmann wrote:
>
>> My question is, is "kind='merge'" sorting garanteed to be conservative?
>
> Yes, such a sort is called "stable" (at least in US computer science) and is
> documented in the docstring.

I looked in the numpy book, but this information is missing
there. Thanks for your help.

Kind regards

Berthold Höllmann
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