CODE EXAMPLE FOR PYTHON

python sort_values

df = pd.DataFrame({
...    "time": ['0hr', '128hr', '72hr', '48hr', '96hr'],
...    "value": [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]
... })
>>> df
    time  value
0    0hr     10
1  128hr     20
2   72hr     30
3   48hr     40
4   96hr     50
>>> from natsort import index_natsorted
>>> df.sort_values(
...    by="time",
...    key=lambda x: np.argsort(index_natsorted(df["time"]))
... )
    time  value
0    0hr     10
3   48hr     40
2   72hr     30
4   96hr     50
1  128hr     20