Get the row corresponding to the max in pandas GroupBy

Question

Simple DataFrame:

df = pd.DataFrame({'A': [1,1,2,2], 'B': [0,1,2,3], 'C': ['a','b','c','d']})
df
   A  B  C
0  1  0  a
1  1  1  b
2  2  2  c
3  2  3  d

I wish for every value (groupby) of column A, to get the value of column C, for which column B is maximum. For example for group 1 of column A, the maximum of column B is 1, so I want the value "b" of column C:

   A  C
0  1  b
1  2  d

No need to assume column B is sorted, performance is of top priority, then elegance.

Answer 1

Check with sort_values +drop_duplicates

df.sort_values('B').drop_duplicates(['A'],keep='last')
Out[127]: 
   A  B  C
1  1  1  b
3  2  3  d