def sorted_boxes(dt_boxes):
    """
    Sort text boxes in order from top to bottom, left to right
    args:
        dt_boxes(array):detected text boxes with shape [4, 2]
    return:
        sorted boxes(array) with shape [4, 2]
    """
    num_boxes = dt_boxes.shape[0]
    sorted_boxes = sorted(dt_boxes, key=lambda x: (x[0][1], x[0][0]))
    _boxes = list(sorted_boxes)

    for i in range(num_boxes - 1):
        if abs(_boxes[i + 1][0][1] - _boxes[i][0][1]) < 10 and \
                (_boxes[i + 1][0][0] < _boxes[i][0][0]):
            tmp = _boxes[i]
            _boxes[i] = _boxes[i + 1]
            _boxes[i + 1] = tmp
    return _boxes

    Sort text boxes in order from top to bottom, left to right
    args:
        dt_boxes(array):detected text boxes with shape [4, 2]
    return:
        sorted boxes(array) with shape [4, 2]
    
tools/infer/predict_system.py