How to sort Python dict (dictionary)
26th September 2007
Sample script (copypasted from Well House Consultants training course):
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PYTHON:
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#!/usr/local/bin/python
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author = {"php":"Rasmus Lerdorf",\
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"perl":"Larry Wall",\
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"tcl":"John Ousterhout",\
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"awk":"Brian Kernighan",\
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"java":"James Gosling",\
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"parrot":"Simon Cozens",\
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"python":"Guido van Rossum"}
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langs = author.keys()
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langs.sort()
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for language in langs:
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print language,"is the child of",author[language]
You can also define the Python ksort() function similar to that found in PHP:
PYTHON:
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def ksort(d, func = None):
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keys = d.keys()
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keys.sort(func)
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return keys
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# example use, assume 'd' is a dictionary
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for k in ksort(d):
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print k, d[k]
(example taken from TheScript forum)