Example 1: Sort the dictionary based on values
dt = {5:4, 1:6, 6:3}
sorted_dt = {key: value for key, value in sorted(dt.items(), key=lambda item: item[1])}
print(sorted_dt)
Output
{6: 3, 5: 4, 1: 6}
- Here,
key=lambda item: item[1]
returns the values of each key:value pair. - From each key:value pair of
dt.item()
,sorted()
sorts the items based on values.
Learn more about sorted()
and its parameter key at Python sorted().
Example 2: Sort only the values
dt = {5:4, 1:6, 6:3}
sorted_dt_value = sorted(dt.values())
print(sorted_dt_value)
Output
[3, 4, 6]
In this example, sorted()
is used for sorted values only. The values are fed into sorted()
using dt.values()
.
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