If I do mt = mobile.PattLen.value_counts() # sort True by default I get 4 2831 3 2555 5 1561 [...] If I do mt = mobile.PattLen.value_counts(sort=False) I get 8 225 9 120 2 1234 [...] What I am trying to do is get the output in 2, 3, 4 ascending order (the left numeric column). Can I change value_counts somehow or do I need to use a different function. Continue reading...