Get the sklearn classification report as a DataFrame object

classification_report_as_df.py

from sklearn import metrics

def get_classification_as_df(y_test: list, y_pred: list, sort_by: list =[])-> pd.DataFrame:
    ''' Get the classification report as a DataFrame'''
    report = metrics.classification_report(y_test, y_pred, output_dict=True)
    df_classification_report = pd.DataFrame(report).transpose()
    df_classification_report = df_classification_report.sort_values(
        by=sort_by, ascending=False)
    return df_classification_report