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# numpy.msort

`numpy.``msort`(a)

  Return a copy of an array sorted along the first axis.

  Parameters: | a : array_like Array to be sorted.
  Returns: | sorted_array : ndarray Array of the same type and shape as a.

  See also

  `sort`

  Notes

  `np.msort(a)` is equivalent to `np.sort(a, axis=0)`.

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