Update packages/bigframes/bigframes/dataframe.py

TrevorBergeron · gemini-code-assist[bot] · web-flow · commit 29453449e764 · 2026-04-16T12:41:05.000-07:00
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diff --git a/packages/bigframes/bigframes/dataframe.py b/packages/bigframes/bigframes/dataframe.py
@@ -2452,7 +2452,7 @@ def sort_index(
                 else order.descending_over(column, na_last)
                 for column in index_columns
             ]
-            is_stable = (kind or constants.DEFAULT_SORT_KIND) in ["stable", "mergesort"]
+            is_stable = (kind or constants.DEFAULT_SORT_KIND) in constants.STABLE_SORT_KINDS
             block = self._block.order_by(ordering, stable=is_stable)
         else:  # axis=1
             _, indexer = self.columns.sort_values(

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -2452,7 +2452,7 @@ def sort_index(`
`2452`	`2452`	`else order.descending_over(column, na_last)`
`2453`	`2453`	`for column in index_columns`
`2454`	`2454`	`]`
`2455`		`- is_stable = (kind or constants.DEFAULT_SORT_KIND) in ["stable", "mergesort"]`
	`2455`	`+ is_stable = (kind or constants.DEFAULT_SORT_KIND) in constants.STABLE_SORT_KINDS`
`2456`	`2456`	`block = self._block.order_by(ordering, stable=is_stable)`
`2457`	`2457`	`else: # axis=1`
`2458`	`2458`	`_, indexer = self.columns.sort_values(`